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The History of al-Tabari, vols. 34-38.
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The period covered by the volumes under review runs from A.H. 227/841-42 A.D. to 302/914-15, that is, from the accession of the Caliph al-Wathiq to the early years of al-Muqtadir. Tabari's history, entitled the Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk, began with the creation and, in the present edition, it takes 27 volumes to reach the beginning of the Abbasid period. Al-Tabari, who was born in 225/839, was an infant when al-Wathiq came to power. The Zanj revolt took place while al-Tabari was in his early thirties. He continued to lecture on history until 294/907. Copies of the history were ...
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The History of al-Tabari, vols. 34-38.
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society
; ...42 A.D. to 302/914-15, that is, from the accession of the Caliph al-Wathiq to the early years of al-Muqtadir. Tabari's history, entitled the Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk, began with the creation and, in the present edition...
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