This Volume Of Al-tabari's History Covers Nearly A Quarter Of A Century, And After Covering The Very Brief Caliphate Of Al-hadi, Concentrates On That Of Harun Al-rashid. During These Years, The Caliphate Was In A State Of Balance With Its External Foes; The Great Enemy, Christian Byzantium, Was Regarded With Respect By The Muslims, And The Two Great Powers Of The Near East Treated Each Other Essentially As Equals, While The Caucasian And Central Asian Frontiers Were Held Against Pressure From The Turkish Peoples Of Inner Eurasia. The Main Stresses Were Internal, Including Shi'ite Risings On Behalf Of The Excluded House Of 'ali, And Revolts By The Radical Equalitarian Kharijites; But None Of These Was Serious Enough To Affect The Basic Stability Of The Caliphate. Harun Al-rashid's Caliphate Has Acquired In The West, Under The Influence Of A Misleading Picture From The Arabian Nights, A Glowing Image As A Golden Age Of Islamic Culture And Letters Stemming From The Caliph's Patronage Of The Exponents Of These Arts And Sciences. In Light Of The Picture Of The Caliph Which Emerges From Al-tabari's Pages, However, This Image Seems To Be Distinctly Exaggerated. Al-rashid Himself Does Not Exhibit Any Notable Signs Of Administrative Competence, Military Leadership Or Intellectual Interests Beyond Those Which Convention Demanded Of A Ruler. For Much Of His Reign, He Left The Business Of Government To The Capable Viziers Of The Barmakid Family--the Account Of Whose Spectacular Fall From Power Forms One Of The Most Dramatic Features Of Al-tabari's Narratives Here--and His Decision To Divide The Islamic Empire After His Death Between His Sons Was To Lead Subsequently To A Disastrous Civil War. Nevertheless, Al-tabari's Story Is Full Of Interesting Sidelights On The Lives Of Those Involved In The Court Circle Of The Time And On The Motivations Which Impelled Medieval Muslims To Seek Precarious Careers There. A Discounted Price Is Available When Purchasing The Entire 39-volume History Of Al-tabari Set. Contact Suny Press For More Information.

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The History of al-Tabari Vol. 30: The 'Abbasid Caliphate in Equilibrium: The Caliphates of Musa al-Hadi and Harun al-Rashid A.D. 785-809/A.H. 169-193 (SUNY series in Near Eastern Studies)

The History of Al-Ṭabarī Vol. 30 : The ʿAbbāsid Caliphate in Equilibrium: The Caliphates of Mūsā Al-Hādī and Hārūn Al-Rashīd A.D. 785-809/A.H. 169-193

The 'Abbasid Caliphate in Equilibrium - The Caliphates of Musa Al-Hadi and Harun Al-Rashid, A. D. 785-809/A. H. 169-193

The ʻAbbāsid Caliphate in equilibrium

Tarīkh al-rusul wa-al-mulūk

translated and annotated by C. E. Bosworth

Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari

Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad ibn Jarīr al-Ṭabarī

Muḥammad Ibn-Ǧarīr aṭ- Ṭabarī, 839-923

Ṭabarī; Bosworth, Clifford Edmund

طبري, 838?-923

SUNY series in Near Eastern studies, The history of al-Ṭabarī =, Taʼrikh al-rusul wa'l-mulūk ;, v. 30, Bibliotheca Persica, Bibliotheca Persica (Albany, N.Y.), Albany, New York State, 1989

SUNY series in Near Eastern studies, Bibliotheca Persica, Albany, N.Y, United States, 1989

State University of New York Press, Albany, N.Y., 1989

United States, United States of America

1st, 1989

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Includes index.
Bibliography: p.(337)-349.
Translation of extracts from, Tarīkh al-rusul wa-al-mulūk.

Bibliography: p. [337]-349.
Translation of extracts from: Tārīkh al-rusul wa-al-mulūk.
Includes index.

This volume of al-Ṭabarī's History covers nearly a quarter of a century, and after covering the very brief caliphate of al-Hādī, concentrates on that of Hārūn al-Rashīd. During these years, the caliphate was in a state of balance with its external foes; the great enemy, Christian Byzantium, was regarded with respect by the Muslims, and the two great powers of the Near East treated each other essentially as equals, while the Caucasian and Central Asian frontiers were held against pressure from the Turkish peoples of Inner Eurasia. The main stresses were internal, including Shī'ite risings on behalf of the excluded house of'Alī, and revolts by the radical equalitarian Khārijites; but none of these was serious enough to affect the basic stability of the caliphate.Hārūn ar-Rashīd's caliphate has acquired in the West, under the influence of a misleading picture from the Arabian Nights, a glowing image as a golden age of Islamic culture and letters stemming from the Caliph's patronage of the exponents of these arts and sciences. In light of the picture of the Caliph which emerges from al-Ṭabarī's pages, however, this image seems to be distinctly exaggerated. Al-Rashīd himself does not exhibit any notable signs of administrative competence, military leadership or intellectual interests beyond those which convention demanded of a ruler. For much of his reign, he left the business of government to the capable viziers of the Barmakīd family--the account of whose spectacular fall from power forms one of the most dramatic features of al-Ṭabarī's narratives here--and his decision to divide the Islamic empire after his death between his sons was to lead subsequently to a disastrous civil war. Nevertheless, al-Ṭabarī's story is full of interesting sidelights on the lives of those involved in the court circle of the time and on the motivations which impelled medieval Muslims to seek precarious careers there.A discounted price is available when purchasing the entire 39-volume History of al-Ṭabarī set. Contact SUNY Press for more information.

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