Islamic History
Subtitle: A New Interpretation
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: November 30, 1978
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9780521294539
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: c 500 to c 1500; BCE to c 500 CE; Prehistory; c 1000 CE to c 1500; Islam - General; History; History - General History; History: World; ASIA; Islamic countries; Middle East - General; History / Middle East; History-Middle East - General; Islamic Empire - History - 750-1258; Islamic Empire - History - 750-1258 Islamic E; Religion / Islam
First sentence: Abu al- 'Abbas served as the first 'Abbasid Amir al- Mu'minin for a little over four years 749-54/132-6; a period that seems to have been only a prelude to the coming to power of his older and stronger brother Abu Ja'far.