num_pages: 284
description: The events described in this volume took place during al-Tabari's own time. Al-Tabari was thus writing "contemporary history," and his narrative, often based on first-hand reports, is drawn in vivid and arresting detail. The volume portrays the summit of "the Samarra period," following al-Mu'tasim's transfer of the 'Abbasid capital upstream from Baghdad to Samarra.
language: English
title: The History of al-Tabari, Volume 34: Incipient Decline
titlecomplete: The History of al-Tabari, Volume 34: Incipient Decline
ratings_count: 5
series: History of Al-Tabari
publisher: SUNY series in Near Eastern Studies