The History of al-Ṭabarī Vol. 26: The Waning of the Umayyad Caliphate: Prelude to Revolution A.D. 738-745/A.H. 121-127

by Carole Hillenbrand and Muhammad Ibn Jarir Al-Tabari

The years 738-745/121-127, which this volume covers, saw the outbreak in Syria of savage internecine struggles between prominent members of the Umayyad family, which had ruled the Islamic world since 661/41. After the death of the caliph Hishām in 743-/125, the process of decay at the center of the Umayyad power--the ruling family itself--was swift and devastating. Three Umayyad caliphs (al-Walīd II, Yazīd III, and Ibrahim) followed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 088706812X
• ISBN13: 9780887068126
• Release Date: August 1987
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"