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| Preface | |
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| Abbreviations | |
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| Translator's Foreword | |
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| The Eastern Lands of the Caliphate | |
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| Baghdad between A.H. 150 and 300 | |
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| Al-Karkh and Neighboring Suburbs | |
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| Al-Harbiyyah with the Three Quarters of al-Rusafah, al-Shammasiyyah, and al-Mukharrim | |
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| Quarters on the Muhawwal Road | |
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| The Events of the Year 193 (cont'd) (808-809) | |
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| The Succession of Muhammad al-Amin as Caliph | |
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| Causes of the Discord between al-Amin and al-Ma'mun | |
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| The Letter of Muhammad al-Amin to His Brother `Abdallah al-Ma'mun | |
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| The Letter of Muhammad al-Amin to His Brother Salih | |
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| Various Items of Information | |
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| The Events of the Year 194 (809-810) | |
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| Reasons for the Falling out between Muhammad al-Amin and `Abdallah al-Ma'mun | |
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| Various Items of Information | |
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| The Events of the Year 195 (810-811) | |
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| Al-Amin Forbids Prayer for al-Ma'mun and al-Qasim as Heirs | |
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| `All b. `Isa b. Mahan Assigned Command of al-Jabal | |
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| `All b. `Isa b. Mahan Goes to al-Rayy to Fight the Forces of al-Ma'mun | |
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| Al-Amin Sends `Abd al-Rahman b. Jabalah to Fight Tahir | |
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| Tahir b. al-Husayn Named Dhu al-Yaminayn | |
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| The Rebellion of al-Sufyani in Syria | |
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| Tahir Expels al-Amin's Agents from al-Jibal Province | |
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| The Death of `Abd al-Rahman b. Jabalah al-Abnawi | |
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| Various Items of Information | |
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| The Events of the Year 196 (811-812) | |
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| Al-Amin Imprisons Asad b. Yazid and Dispatches Ahmad b. Mazyad to Fight Tahir | |
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| Al-Ma'mun Raises the Rank of al-Fadl b. Sahl | |
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| `Abd al-Malik b. Salih Appointed Governor of Syria | |
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| `Abd al-Malik b. Salih Recruits Troops in Syria for al-Amin | |
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| The Abortive Coup of al-Husayn b. `Ali b. `Isa b.Mahan against al-Amin in Baghdad | |
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| The Death of Muhammad b. Yazid al-Muhallabi and Tahir's Entry into al-Ahwaz | |
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| Tahir Takes al-Mada'in and Marches toward Sarsar | |
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| The Governor of Mecca Casts off Allegiance to al-Amin | |
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| Harthamah b. A`yan Defeats al-Amin's Forces | |
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| Some of Tahir's Men Go over to al-Amin | |
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| The Events of the Year 597 (812-813) | |
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| Details and Results of the Siege of Baghdad | |
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| The Battle at Qasr Salih | |
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| Tahir Forbids Boatmen to Bring Anything to Baghdad | |
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| The Battle of al-Kunasah | |
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| The Battle of Darb al-Hijarah | |
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| The Battle of al-Shammasiyyah Gate | |
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| The Events of the Year 198 (813-814) | |
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| Tahir Captures Baghdad | |
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| The Death of al-Amin | |
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| The Army Mutinies against Tahir | |
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| A Description of Muhammad b. Harem, His Agnomen, the Length of His Reign, and His Age | |
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| Poems Composed about Muhammad b. Harun and Elegies for Him | |
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| Some Aspects of the Conduct and Mode of Life of the Deposed Muhammad b. Harun | |
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| Bibliography of Cited Works | |
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| Index | |