The History of al-Ṭabarī Vol. 27

The ʿAbbāsid Revolution A.D. 743-750/A.H. 126-132

John Alden Williams

• Publisher: SUNY Press
• Year: 2015
• Print ISBN: 9780791406250, 9780873958844
• eBook ISBN: 9781438424118
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Religion

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. Marw?n II's attempts were thwarted, however, by revolts on every hand, even among his own relatives. The main body of dissidents was a well-trained group of revolutionaries in Khurasan, led by the remarkable Abu Muslim. By 748 they had seized control of the province and drive the governor, Na?r ibn Sayy?r al-L?ythi, to his death and were advancing westward. This volume tells of the end of the Umayyad caliphate, the ?Abb?sid Revolution, and the establishment of the new dynasty.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• The History of al-Tabari: Editorial Board
• The History of al-Tabari: Vol. XXVII
• Copyright
• Acknowledgement
• Preface
• The Caliphate of Marwan b. Muhammad
• The Caliphate of Abu Al-‘Abbas' Abdallah b. Muhammad b. 'Ali b. ‘Abdallah b. 'Abbas
• Bibliography
• Index
• Back Cover