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THE HISTORY OF AL-TABARI VOL. 26: THE WANING OF THE UMAYYAD CALIPHATE: PRELUDE TO REVOLUTION A.D. 738-745/A.H. 121-127 (SUNY SERIES IN NEAR EASTERN STUDIES) By Carole Hillenbrand **BRAND NEW**.

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Number of Pages328 Pages

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Publication NameHistory of Al-ṬAbarī : the Waning of the Umayyad Caliphate

Publication Year1987

SubjectGeneral, Middle East / General

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaReligion, History

AuthorCarole Hillenbrand

SeriesSuny Series in Near Eastern Studies

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Volume NumberVol. 26

Table Of ContentPreface Abbreviations Translator's Foreword Tables Table I. Genealogy of the Later Umayyads Table II. Genealogy of the Prophet's Family (The Shi'ah and the 'Abbasids) Maps Map I. Khurasan Map II. Transoxiana Map III. Syria in the Umayyad Period Map IV. Al-Kufah and Its Environs The Caliphate of Hisham The Events of the Year 121 (738/739) The Reason for [Zayd b. 'Ali's] Death, an Account of His Circumstances, and the Cause of His Rebellion The Raids of Nasr b. Sayyar The Events of the Year 122 (739/740) The Killing of Zayd b. 'Ali The Events of the Year 123 (740/741) The [Treaty with the Soghdians] and the Reason for It The Reason for Yusuf's Request and the Outcome of It An Account of [the Denunciation of Nasr] and of the Part Played in It by Hisham and Yusuf b. 'Umar The Events of the Year 124 (741/742) The Reason Why Bukayr b. Mahan Bought Abu Muslim The Events of the Year 125 (742/743) The Malady That Caused Hisham's Death Some Biographical Details about Hisham The Caliphate of al-Walid b. Yazid b. 'Abd al-Malik b. Marwan The Events of the Year 125 (cont'd) (742/743) Some of the Reasons Why al-Walid Acceded to the Caliphate What Transpired between Yusuf and Nasr in the Matter [of Tribute] The Killing of Yahya b. Zayd b. 'Ali The Events of the Year 126 (743/744) The Reason for Yazid's Killing of al-Walid and the Manner of His Killing Part of the Account of al-Walid's Causing Disaffection among the Sons of His Two Uncles, Hisham and al-Walid The Killing of Khalid al-Qasri and the Reason for It The Caliphate of Yazid b. al-Walid The Events of the Year 126 (cont'd) (743/744) The Discords That Occurred The Uprising in Hims The Rebellion of the People of Palestine and Jordan and the Treatment They Received from Yazid b. al-Walid The Dismissal of Yusuf b. 'Umar and the Appointment of Mansur b. Jumhur (as Governor of Iraq) The Text of Marwan's Letter to al-Ghamr The Dismissal of Mansur b. Jumhur from the Post of Governor of Iraq The Discord between Nasr and al-Kirmani and What Had Caused It The Reason for Granting Safe-Conduct to al-Harith b. Surayj The Account of [Marwan's Rebellion] and of the Reason That Prompted Marwan to Oppose (Yazid) and Then to Give Allegiance to Yazid The Caliphate of Abu Ishaq Ibrahim b. al-Walid and the Rise of Marwan II The Events of the Year 126 (cont'd) (743/744) The Events of the Year 127 (744/745) The Account of Marwan's Journey and What Caused the Battle [at 'Ayn al-Jarr] The Account of the Cause of the Uprising of 'Abdallah (b. Mu'awiyah) and of His Summoning the People to Himself The Account of the Affair of al-Harith and Nasr after al-Harith Came to See Him Appendix I. Problems of Translation Appendix II. Al-Walid's Letter Appointing His Two Sons, al-Hakam and 'Uthman, as His Successors Bibliography of Cited Works Index

SynopsisThe 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 Hish?m 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-Wal?d II, Yaz?d III, and Ibrahim) followed Hish?m within little more than a year, and the subsequent intervention of their distant cousin Marw?n b. Muhammad (the future Marw?n II) could not arrest the forces of opposition that were shortly to culminate in the ?Abb?sid Revolution of 750/132. In this volume al-?abar? deals extensively with the end of Hish?m's reign, providing a rich store of anecdotes on this most able of Umayyad caliphs. He also covers in depth the notorious lifestyle of al-Wal?d II, the libertine prince and poet, whose career has attracted much scholarly attention in recent years. Moreover, al-?abar? chronicles at great length the events of the rebellion and death of the Shi'ite pretender, Zayd ibn ?Al?, at al-K?fah, as well as recording in detail the activities farther to the east, where Na?r ibn Sayy?r was serving as the last Umayyad governor of Transoxiana and Khurasan, the very area from which the ?Abb?sid Revolution was to spring. The text also contains several official letters which shed much light on Umayyad propaganda and on early Islamic epistolary style. The hindsight conferred by subsequent centuries highlights the full significance of these half-dozen years or so. Al-?abar? documents the incubation of the ?Abb?sid Revolution, an event of great importance in world history, and traces the failure of the principal Shi'ite revolt of the eighth century, a debacle which was also to have serious repercussions, for it generated the foundation of Zaydi principalities in Iran and the Yemen. Yet even these major themes are secondary to the epic tale that al-?abar? unfolds of the tragic downfall of the first dynasty in Islam., 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 Hisham 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-Walid II, Yazid III, and Ibrahim) followed Hisham within little more than a year, and the subsequent intervention of their distant cousin Marwan b. Muhammad (the future Marwan II) could not arrest the forces of opposition that were shortly to culminate in the Abbasid Revolution of 750/132. In this volume al-abari deals extensively with the end of Hisham's reign, providing a rich store of anecdotes on this most able of Umayyad caliphs. He also covers in depth the notorious lifestyle of al-Walid II, the libertine prince and poet, whose career has attracted much scholarly attention in recent years. Moreover, al-abari chronicles at great length the events of the rebellion and death of the Shi'ite pretender, Zayd ibn Ali, at al-Kufah, as well as recording in detail the activities farther to the east, where Nar ibn Sayyar was serving as the last Umayyad governor of Transoxiana and Khurasan, the very area from which the Abbasid Revolution was to spring. The text also contains several official letters which shed much light on Umayyad propaganda and on early Islamic epistolary style. The hindsight conferred by subsequent centuries highlights the full significance of these half-dozen years or so. Al-abari documents the incubation of the Abbasid Revolution, an event of great importance in world history, and traces the failure of the principal Shi'ite revolt of the eighth century, a debacle which was also to have serious repercussions, for it generated the foundation of Zaydi principalities in Iran and the Yemen. Yet even these major themes are secondary to the epic tale that al-abari unfolds of the tragic downfall of the first dynasty in Islam., 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 Hisham 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-Walid II, Yazid III, and Ibrahim) followed Hisham within little more than a year, and the subsequent intervention of their distant cousin Marwan b. Muhammad (the future Marwan II) could not arrest the forces of opposition that were shortly to culminate in the 'Abbasid Revolution of 750/132. In this volume al-Tabari deals extensively with the end of Hisham's reign, providing a rich store of anecdotes on this most able of Umayyad caliphs. He also covers in depth the notorious lifestyle of al-Walid II, the libertine prince and poet, whose career has attracted much scholarly attention in recent years. Moreover, al-Tabari chronicles at great length the events of the rebellion and death of the Shi'ite pretender, Zayd b. 'Ali, at al-Kufah, as well as recording in detail the activities farther to the east, where Nasb. Sayyar was serving as the last Umayyad governor of Transoxiana and Khurasan, the very area from which the 'Abbasid Revolution was to spring. The text also contains several official letters which shed much light on Umayyad propaganda and on early Islamic epistolary style. The hindsight conferred by subsequent centuries highlights the full significance of these half-dozen years or so. Al-Tabari documents the incubation of the 'Abbasid Revolution, an event of great importance in world history, and traces the failure of the principal Shi'ite revolt of the eighth century, a debacle which was also to have serious repercussions, for it generated the foundation of Zaydi principalities in Iran and the Yemen. Yet even these major themes are secondary to the epic tale that al-Tabari unfolds of the tragic downfall of the first dynasty in Islam.

LC Classification NumberDS38.2.T313