The History of al-Ṭabarī Vol. 38: The Return of the Caliphate to Baghdad: The Caliphates of al-Muʿtaḍid, al-Muktafī and al-

by Franz Rosenthal and Muhammad Ibn Jarir Al-Tabari

The concluding pages of al-Ṭabarī's History cover the caliphates of al-Muʿtaḍid and al-Muktafī and the beginning of the reign of al-Muqtadir--altogether a period of 23 turbulent years in world history. Although al-Ṭabarī has woven skillful narratives and quoted important documents verbatim, much of the information consists of brief notes jotted down by an observant and well-placed contemporary who witnessed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791406261
• ISBN13: 9780791406267
• Release Date: July 1990
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"