The History of al-Ṭabarī v29 Al-Manṣūr and al-Mahdī AD 763-786 AH 146-169.pdf

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Al-Mansur
and al-Mated
Al-Mansur and al-Mahdi
Volume XXIX
Translated by Hugh Kennedy
This volume opens when the caliph al-Mansur has just
defeated the rebellion of Muhammad the Pure Soul in
145/762-3 and is now securely established in power. The
main concerns of the remaining thirteen years of his
reign are the building of his new capital at Baghdad, on
which al-Tabari's text contains details not previously
published in English, and his efforts to have his nephew
'lsa b. Musa replaced as heir apparent by his own son
Muhammad al-Mahdi,
a maneuver
that required all his
political skills.
The circumstances
of al-Mansur
'
s death in
158/775 are
described in vivid detail, and this
section is
followed by a
series of anecdotes, some serious, some humorous, most
vivid and lively, that illustrate his character and habits.
The last section of the volume describes the reign of al-
Mahdi, more pious than his father but also more liberal
and open-handed. Along with routine administration,
space is devoted to the bizarre intrigues that accom-
panied the rise and fall of the vizier Ya'qub b. Dawud and
the mysterious circumstances of the caliph's own death
in 169/785, followed by a short collection of character
stories. In addition, the volume also contains important
information about warfare on the Byzantine frontier and
in Khurasan.
SUNY
Series in Near Eastern Studies
Said Amir Ariomand, Editor ISBN: 0.7914.0143-X
The State University of
New York Press
THE HISTORY OF AL
-TABARI
AN ANNOTATED TRANSLATION
VOLUME XXIX
Al-Man$ur and al-Mahdi
A.D. 763-786/A.H. 146-1[69
e
The History
of al-Tabari
Editorial Board
Ihsan Abbas, University of Jordan, Amman
C. E. Bosworth, The University of Manchester
Franz
Rosenthal, Yale University
Ehsan Yar-Shater, Columbia University
(General Editor)
SUNY
SERIES IN NEAR
EASTERN STUDIES
Said Amir Arjomand, Editor
q1
The preparation of this volume was made possible in part by a
grant from the
National
Endowment for the Humanities,
an
independent federal agency.
Bibliotheca Persica
Edited by Ehsan Yar-Shater
The History of al-Tabari
(Ta'rikh al-rusul
wa
'l
muluk)
VOLUME XXIX
Al-
Man$ur
and al
-Mahdi
translated and annotated
by
Hugh Kennedy
University of St Andrews
State University of New York Press

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