The History of al-Ṭabarī Vol. 25: The End of Expansion: The Caliphate of Hishām A.D. 724-738/A.H. 105-120This volume deals with the part of Ṭabarī's great History covering the first fifteen years of the caliphate of the Umayyad Hishām ibn 'Abd al-Malik, which represents almost the last period of universal political unity in Islamic history. Tabari's work is generally recognized as among the most important sources for Hishām's reign. Here the bitter fighting faced by the Muslim forces on the frontiers receives extensive and graphic coverage. In particular, the unrewarding and continous war against the pagan Turks in Khurasan, a struggle that did so much to alienate the troops and thus to spread disaffection with Umayyad rule, is recorded in much more detail than elsewhere. Military disasters such as the Day of Thirst, the Day of Kamarjah, and the Day of the Defile are vividly portrayed. Ṭabarī also devotes considerable attention to the growing internal problems that clouded the latter days of Hishām's rule, including the persistent contest for power between the great tribal groupings and the struggle of non-Arab Muslims for better status for themselves in the Islamic state. The burgeoning fiscal difficulties that threatened the state under Hishām are also highlighted. Additionally, there are many reports of the easliest 'Abbāsid revolutionary activity. This volume is not only essential for the study of the reign of Hishām but also for understanding the background of the Umayyads' downfall and the establishment of 'Abbāsid rule, laying bare some of the roots of the final breakdown of Islmaic political unity. A discounted price is available when purchasing the entire 39-volume History of al-Ṭabarī set. Contact SUNY Press for more information. |
Contents
The Events of the Year 105 723724 | 1 |
Governors | 7 |
Muslim b Saids Campaign the Day of Thirst | 14 |
Asad b Abdallah alQasrī in Khurāsān | 20 |
The Attack of Asad in This Campaign to alGhur | 26 |
The Events of the Year 108 726727 | 29 |
Hishams Removal of Khalid and | 35 |
Thabit Qutnahs Anger at Asad | 41 |
The Events of the Year 116 734735 | 102 |
Pilgrimage and Governors | 110 |
The Events of the Year 117 735736 | 117 |
Punishment of Abbasid Missionaries in Khurāsān | 123 |
Ali b Abdallah b alAbbas Dies | 129 |
The Campaign of Kharīstān | 143 |
The Execution of alMughirah b Said | 154 |
The Rebellion and Execution of Bahlul b Bishr | 155 |
The Battle of Baykand | 51 |
Pilgrimage and Governors | 63 |
The Events of the Year 112 730731 | 71 |
The Killing of Sawrah b alHurr alTamimi | 77 |
Pilgrimage and Governors | 94 |
The Events of the Year 113 731732 | 95 |
The Execution of Wazir alSakhtiyāni | 161 |
The Events of the Year 120 737738 | 167 |
The Action of Hisham in Removing Khalid When | 178 |
The Reason for Nasr b Sayyars Governorship | 188 |
Pilgrimage and Governors | 194 |
Common terms and phrases
Abbasid Abd al-Malik Abd al-Rahman Abdallah Abū According Aḥmad al-Başrah al-Harith al-Junayd al-Jūzjān al-Khuttal al-Kirmānī al-Kufah al-Madīnah Al-Mujashshir al-Qasrī al-Raḥmān al-Sughd al-Sulami al-Ta'if al-Tirmidh al-Walid amir answered appointed Arab Conquests Asad Asad's Ashras Āṣim asked Badr Bahlul Bakr Balkh Banu Banu Tamim Barthold battle brother Bukayr Bukhārā Cairo Caliph camp campaign cavalry charge Commander companions Crone Defile dirhams enemy Faithful farsakhs fight forces fought Gibb governor of Khurasan Ḥayyan Hisham horse Ibn al-Athir Ibn al-Kalbi Ibn Hajar Ibn Hazm Ibn Qutaybah Ibrāhīm Iraq Jamharah Khalid Khaqan Khurasan killed Lands led the pilgrimage Marw Marwan Maslamah mawla Mecca Muḥammad Mūsā Muslim Nasab Nasr Nu'aym Oxus Qays Qur'an Quraysh Qutaybah Rabi'ah reached Sa'id Samarqand Sawrah saying Sayyar sent slain Slaves Sulayman Surayj Syrian Tabari Tahdhīb Tamim Tariq Text Thabit thousand tribal troops Turkestan Turks Ubaydallah Umar Umarah Umayyad whereupon wrote Yaman Yazid Yusuf Ziyad