The history of al-Ṭabarī =
Subtitle: Taʾrīkh al-rusul wa'l mulūk.
Series: SUNY series in Near Eastern studies; Bibliotheca Persica; Bibliotheca Persica (Albany, N.Y.)
Publisher: State University of New York Press; State Univ of New York Pr
Published: 1985
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 213
Subjects: World history -- Early works to 1800; Islamic Empire -- History.
Genres: Early works to 1800
Other titles: Taʾrīkh al-rusul waʾl mulūk.; General introduction and from the creation to the flood.; Prophets and patriarchs.; The ancient kingdoms.; Muḥammad at Mecca.; The foundation of the community.; The last years of the Prophet.; The conquest of Arabia.; The challenge to the empire.; The battle of al-Qādisiyyah and the conquest of Syria and Palestine.; The conquest of Iraq, Southwestern Persia, and Egypt, the middle years of Umar's caliphate.; The crisis of the early caliphate.; Between civil wars: The caliphate of Muʻāwiyah.; The caliphate of Yazīd b. Muʻāwiyah.; The collapse of Sufyānid authority and the coming of Marwānids.; The Marwānid restoration.; The zenith of the Marwānid House.; The empire in transition: The caliphate of Sulaymān, ʻUmar andYazīd.; The end of expansion.; The waning of the Umayyad Caliphate.; The ʻAbbāsid revolution.; Al-Manṣūr and al-Mahdī.; The ʻAbbāsid caliphate in Equilibrium.; The war between brothers.; The reunification of the ʻAbbāsid caliphate.; Storm and stress along the northern frontiers of the ʻAbbāsidcaliphate.; Incipient decline.; The revolt of the Zanj.; The ʻAbbāsid recovery.; The return of the caliphate to Baghdad.; The children of Isreal; The crisis of the Abbasid caliphate.; The conquest of Iran.
Work titles: Taʾrīkh al-rusul wa-al-mulūk.
Notes: Translation of: Taʾrīkh al-rusul wa-al-mulūk.

Translators vary.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: v. 1.General introduction and from the creation to the flood.; title: v. 2. Prophets and patriarchs.; title: v. 3. The children of Israel.; title: v. 4. The ancient kingdoms.; title: v. 5. The Sāsānids, the Byzantines, the Lakhmids, and Yemen.; title: v. 6. Muḥammadat Mecca.; title: 7. The foundation of the community.; title: v. 8. The victory of Islam.; title: v. 9. The last years of the Prophet.; title: v. 10. The conquest of Arabia.; title: v. 11. The challenge to the empires.; title: v. 12. The battle of al-Qādisiyyah and the conquest of Syria and Palestine.; title: v. 13. The conquest of ʻIrāq, Southwestern Persia and Egypt, the middle years of ʻUmar's caliphate.; title: v. 14. The conquest of Iran; title: v. 15. The crisis of the early caliphate.; title: v. 16. The community divided; title: v. 18. Between civil wars: the caliphate of Muʻāwiyah.; title: v. 19. The caliphate of Yazīd ibn Muʻāwiyah.; title: v. 20. The collapse of Sufyānid authority and the coming of the Marwānids.; title: v. 22. The Marwānid restoration.; title: v. 23. The zenith of the Marwānid House.; title: v. 24. The empire in transition: The caliphate of Sulaymān, ʻUmar, and Yazīd.; title: v. 25. The end of expansion.; title: v. 26. The waning of the Umayyad caliphate.; title: v. 27. The ʻAbbāsid revolution.; title: v. 28. ʻAbbāsid Authority Affirmed.; title: v. 29. Al-Manṣūr and al-Mahdī.; title: v. 30. The ʻAbbāsid caliphate in Equilibrium.; title: v. 31. The war between brothers.; title: v. 32. The reunification of the ʻAbbāsid caliphate.; title: v. 33. Storm and stress along the northern frontiers of the ʻAbbāsid caliphate.; title: v. 34. Incipent decline.; title: v. 35. The crisis of the ʻAbbāsid caliphate.; title: v. 36. The revolt of the Zanj.; title: v. 37. The ʻAbbāsid recovery.; title: v. 38. The return of the caliphate to Baghdad.; title: v. 39. Biographies of the Prophet's companions and their successors; title: v. 40. Index: Comprising an index of proper names and subjects and an index of Qur'ānic citations and illusions.