History of al-Tabari Vol. 24, The
The Empire in Transition: The Caliphates of Sulayman, 'Umar, and Yazid A.D. 715-724/A.H. 97-105
In this volume, which covers the caliphates of Sulayman, 'Umar II, and Yazid II, al-Tabari provides vivid and detailed accounts of the events spanning the period from 97-105/715-724. We listen to the stirring speeches of Qutaybah b. Muslim, in which he urges his followers to renounce their allegiance to Sulayman; are present at the disastrous third and final attempt to take Constantinople; watch from behind the scenes as Raja'b. Haywah skillfully engineers the accession of 'Umar II; and follow the remarkable career of Yazid b. al-Muhallab, first as governor and conqueror, then as prisoner, and finally as rebel.Throughout this volume we observ…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-4384-1643-4
- EAN: 9781438416434
- Produktnummer: 35073372
- Verlag: State University of New York Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
- Seitenangabe: 236 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 3'841 KB
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