The History of al-Ṭabarī Vol. 30: The ʿAbbāsid Caliphate in Equilibrium: The Caliphates of Mūsā al-Hādī and H

by محمد بن جرير الطبري

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 088706566X
• ISBN13: 9780887065668
• Release Date: June 1989
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 394 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 9.1"