num_pages: 224
description: This volume covers the years 21-23/641-43 of the caliphate of Umar b. as-Khattab. It can be divided into two distinct and almost equal parts: The first concerning the Muslim conquest in Iran and the east, and the second concerning Umar himself, his assassination, and an assessment of caliph and the man.
language: Arabic
title: The History of Al-Tabari, Volume 4: The Ancient Kingdoms
titlecomplete: The History of Al-Tabari, Volume 4: The Ancient Kingdoms
genres: History, Religion, Islam
ratings_count: 61
series: تاریخ الرسل و الملوک, History of Al-Tabari
publisher: State University of New York Press