The History of Al-Tabari Vol. 32: The Reunification of the 'abbasid Caliphate: The Caliphate of Al-Ma'mun A.D. 813-833/A.H. 198-218

by Muhammad Ibn Jarir Al-Tabari

Book Overview

The 20 years' caliphate of al-Ma'mum began as a stormy period in Middle Eastern history; after the comparatively peaceful reign of his father Harun al-Rashid, the caliphate was plunged into violent civil warfare in both Iraq and Arabia, involving the sons of al-Rashid, rivals for the supreme authority, and various other sectarian rebels and aspirants for power. Yet once peace was secured and the caliphate lands united once more, al-Ma'mum's reign...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0887060587
• ISBN13: 9780887060588
• Release Date: March 1987
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 300 Pages