The Crisis of the Abbasid Caliphate (35) (Series in Near Eastern Studies) (English and Arabic Edition) - Hardcover

Tabari; Muhammad, Aby Ja'Far

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0873958837 ISBN 13: 9780873958837

Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr, 1985

Synopsis

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.

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Language Notes:

Text: English, Arabic (translation)

About this edition

• Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0873958837
• ISBN 13: 9780873958837
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 200
• Editor: Saliba George