Al-Tabari: The Early 'Abb?s? Empire by John Alden Williams (English) Paperback B

Al-Tabari by John Alden Williams

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Description The revolutionary Ab Ja'far al-Mansr came to power in 754 AD and died in 775, after destroying every threat to his own supremacy. Here are the reminiscences of those who witnessed these years, woven by the great historiographer al-Tabar (d. 923) into a vivid account and translated for the first time.

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The Islamic world in its year 132 (570 AD) was ruled by a new revolutionary regime. The dynasty that it brought to power was revered as the Imams of the Sunni Muslims for the next 767 years. In good part, this stability and longevity were founded by the remarkable grandfather of Hrn al-Rashd, Ab Ja'far al-Mansr, who came to power in 754 AD and died in 775. Al-Mansr destroyed every threat to his own supremacy, leaving an opulent autocracy to his son. Here are the reminiscences of those who witnessed these years, woven by the great historiographer al-Tabar (d. 923) into a vivid account, translated for the first time into a western language from its source, hitherto available to a few specialists. This deft translation gives access to the world of eighth-century Baghdad, but also transcends that time in an account of permanent significance.

Author Biography

JOHN ALDEN WILLIAMS is a former director of the American University in Cairo's Center for Arabic Studies, and retired in 2001 as a William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of the Humanities at the College of William and Mary in Virginia. He is the author of a number of books on Islamic civilization.

Details ISBN 0521159350 ISBN-13 9780521159357 Title Al-Tabari Author John Alden Williams Format Paperback Year 2010 Pages 284 Publisher Cambridge University Press GE_Item_ID:34995284; About Us

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