The History of al-Ṭabarī Vol. 27: The ʿAbbāsid Revolution A.D. 743-750/A.H. 126-132

Book Overview

By 735 an Arab empire stretched from Arles and Avignon in southern France to the Indus River and Central Asia, and a vital young civilization fostered by a new world religion was taking root. Yet the Muslim conquerors were divided by tribal quarrels, tensions among new converts, and religious revolts. In 745 a vigorous new successor to the Prophet took control in Damascus and began to restore the waning power of the Umayyad dynasty. Marwān II's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791406253
• ISBN13: 9780791406250
• Release Date: July 1990
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 233 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"