Mu?ammad Ibn-?ar?r a?- ?abar?

Ṭabarī

طبري

Muḥammad Ibn-Ǧarīr aṭ- Ṭabarī

Muḥammad ibn Ğarīr Al- Ṭabarī

This volume 16 of Tabari's great 40-volume history of the Arabs treats the Caliphate of 'Ali I, 656-651

The Community Divided

Muhammad ibn Yarir al- Tabari

Abū-Ǧaʻfar Muḥammad Ibn-Ǧarīr Ṭabarī (aṭ-)

Abū Ǧaʻfar Muḥammad Ibn Ǧarīr Ṭabarī

Aby Ja'Far Muhammad

abû Ja3far Muh:ammad ibn Jarîr Al-T:abarî

Muḥammad ibn Ǧarīr ibn Yazīd al- Ṭabarī

The period covered in this volume is one of the most tumultuous periods of Islamic history. In it, al-Tabari details with great success the intricate events that shaped real political power in Samarra and Baghdad during the middle of the ninth century, laying bare the dynamics through which the army generals--who were mainly of Central Asian Turkish extraction--consolidated their grip on the caliphate. The political maneuvering that enabled them to pass the reins of real power to their descendants, creating a dynasty parallel to the "legitimate" caliphal dynasty, is also clearly revealed. A discounted price is available when purchasing the entire 39-volume History of al-Tabari set. Contact SUNY Press for more information.

The Crisis of the 'Abbasid Caliphate: The Caliphates of al-Musta'in and al-Mu'tazz A.D. 862-869/A.H. 248-255

The History of al-Tabari Vol. 35

Said Amir Arjomand

Abū Ğa`far Muḥammad ibn Ğarīr al- Ṭabarī

The Community Divided: The Caliphate of 'Ali I A.D. 656-657/A.H. 35-36

Ta'rīkh al-rusul wa'l-mulūk

Muḥammad Ibn-Ǧarīr aṭ- Ṭabarī

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