The History of Al-Tabari Al-Mansur and Al-Mahdi

Name: The History of Al-Tabari Al-Mansur and Al-Mahdi
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ISBN: 9780791401439

ISBN-10: 079140143X

ISBN-13: 9780791401439

Edition: N/A

Authors: Hugh Kennedy

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We join Abbasid Caliph al-Mansur after his victory over the Alids, as he founds Baghdad and finally dies in a very detailed manner. Then his son, al-Mahdi reigns quietly, building mosques and urging someone else to go fight the Manichaeans and Byzantines. Covers A.H. 146-169 (A.D. 763-786). Paper edition (unseen), $16.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book details

List price: $34.95
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Publication date: 7/12/1990
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 298
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.924
Language: English



Preface


Abbreviations


Translator's Foreword


The Caliphate of al-Mansur


The Events of the Year 146 (763/764)


The Events of the Year 147 (764/765)


The Events of the Year 148 (765/766)


The Events of the Year 149 (766/767)


The Events of the Year 150 (767/768)


The Events of the Year 151 (768/769)


The Events of the Year 152 (769/770)


The Events of the Year 153 (770)


The Events of the Year 154 (770/771)


The Events of the Year 155 (771/772)


The Events of the Year 156 (772/773)


The Events of the Year 157 (773/774)


The Events of the Year 158 (774/775)


Some Stories about al-Mansur and His Conduct


Information about His Wills


The Caliphate of al-Mahdi


The Events of the Year 158 (cont'd) (774/775)


The Events of the Year 159 (775/776)


The Events of the Year 160 (776/777)


The Events of the Year 161 (777/778)


The Events of the Year 162 (778/779)


The Events of the Year 163 (779/780)


The Events of the Year 164 (780/781)


The Events of the Year 165 (781/782)


The Events of the Year 166 (782/783)


The Events of the Year 167 (783/784)


The Events of the Year 168 (784/785)


The Events of the Year 169 (785/786)


Some of the Doings of al-Mahdi and Stories about Him


Bibliography of Cited Works


Index