The History of al Tabari : Vol. 22 : The Marwanid Restoration: The Caliphate of 'Abd al-Malik A.D. 693-701/A.H. 74-81
Description
ISBN: 0887069762
Author: Abu Ja'far Muhammad bin Jarir al Tabari; /Everett K. Rowson
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Pages: 228 Binding: Paperback
Description from the publisher:
This volume chronicles the history of the Islamic state in the years A. H. 74-81 (A. D. 693-701), after the final defeat of Ibn al-Zubayr in Mecca put an end to twelve years of civil war and reunited the empire under the rule of the Marwanid caliph 'Abd al-Malik. Syria and the Hijaz enjoyed a period of relative peace during this time, and stability and consolidation were furthered by such basic administrative reforms as the institution of an official Islamic coinage. Pacification of Iraq, where Kharijite rebel bands still roamed and mutiny was spreading among the government forces, was entrusted by 'Abd al-Malik to the victorious general al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf. Al-Tabari gives a detailed account of this iron-fisted governor's administration, concentrating on his war against the redoubtable Shabib b. Yazid, a Kharijite guerilla leader with a band of a few hundred men who held out against all odds and twice even entered the capital at al-Kufah and prayed in its mosque. Vivid eyewitness reports from participants on both sides of this conflict provide a valuable picture of Arab life in Iraq at this time, as well as evidence for the ideology of the Kharijites and the sources of discontent in the wider society.
Attention is also given to developments in the frontier provinces of the east, eventually also placed under the authority of al-Hajjaj. In Khurasan, the vicious tribal feuds that had interrupted the policy of continued conquest were gradually resolved and campaigning resumed. In Sijistan, a crushing defeat of Arab troops led al-Hajjaj to outfit the "Peacock Army," a force of unprecedented size and impressiveness, which, when it rebelled under its leader, Ibn al-Ash'ath, was to offer the governor the gravest challenge of his career.
Table Of Contents
Preface
Abbreviations
Translator's Foreword
The Events of the Year 74 (693/694)
The Important Events of This Year
Al-Muhallab and the War against the Azraqites
The Reason for the Dismissal of Bukayr and Appointment of Umayyah
The Events of the Year 75 (694/695)
The Events of This Year
The Revolt of the Basran Troops against al-Hajjaj
Al-Muhallab and the War against the Azraqites
The Rebellious Activities of Salih during This Year
The Events of the Year 76 (695/696)
The Events of This Year
The Rebellion of Salih b. Musarrih and the Reason for It
Shabib's Entry into al-Kufah and His Dealings with al-Hajjaj There, and Why Shabib Did This
`Abd al-Malik Reforms the Coinage
The Events of the Year 77 (696/697)
Shabib Kills `Attab b. Warqa' and Zuhrah b.Hawiyyah
Shabib's Second Entry into al-Kufah and His Battle with al-Hajjaj
Account of Shabib's End
Account of Mutarrif's Rebelling and Throwing Off His Allegiance to `Abd al-Malik b. Marwan
Account of the Dissension among the Azraqites and the Reason for Its Breaking Out, until They Came to Ruin
Destruction of the Azraqites
Umayyah b. `Abdallah Kills Bukayr b. Wishah in Khurasan
The Events of the Year 78 (697/698)
The Important Events Occurring in This Year
The Officials Whom al-Hajjaj Appointed in Khurasan and Sijistan, and Why He Appointed Whom He Did, with Further Details
The Events of the Year 79 (698/699)
The Important Events of This Year
The Campaign by `Ubaydallah b. Abi Bakrah in Sijistan
The Events of the Year 80 (699/700)
The Important Events of This Year
Al-Muhallab Attacks Kish
`Abd al-Rahman b. al-Ash`ath Campaigns in Sijistan
The Events of the Year 81 (700/701)
The Events of This Year
Account of Bahir b. Warqa''s Death in Khurasan
Bibliography of Cited Works
Index