A history of the Abbasid Caliphate from its foundation in 750 and golden age under Harun al-Rashid to the conquest of Baghdad by the Mongols in 1258, this study examines the Caliphate as an empire and an institution, and its imprint on the society and culture of classical Islamic civilization.
Author(s): Tayeb El-Hibri
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Year: 2021
Language: English
Pages: 288
City: Cambridge
01.0_pp_i_ii_The_Abbasid_Caliphate
02.0_pp_iii_iii_The_Abbasid_Caliphate
03.0_pp_iv_iv_Copyright_page
04.0_pp_v_vi_Dedication
05.0_pp_vii_vii_Contents
06.0_pp_viii_x_Figures
07.0_pp_xi_xi_Maps
08.0_pp_xii_xiii_Acknowledgments
09.0_pp_xiv_xiv_Note_on_Transliteration
10.0_pp_xv_xxiv_Chronology
11.0_pp_xxv_xxv_Abbreviations
12.0_pp_xxvi_xxvii_Genealogical_Chart_of_the_Caliphs
13.0_pp_xxviii_xxxii_Maps
14.0_pp_1_27_Introduction
1 Introduction
15.0_pp_28_68_From_Revolution_to_Foundations_750775
2 From Revolution to Foundations (750–775)
16.0_pp_69_130_The_Golden_Age_of_the_Abbasid_Caliphate_775833
3 The Golden Age of the Abbasid Caliphate (775–833)
17.0_pp_131_192_From_Triumph_to_Tribulation_833990
4 From Triumph to Tribulation (833–990)
18.0_pp_193_245_The_Caliphate_as_a_Religious_Authority_9901225
5 The Caliphate as a Religious Authority (990–1225)
19.0_pp_246_276_The_Twilight_of_the_Abbasid_Caliphate_12251258
6 The Twilight of the Abbasid Caliphate (1225–1258)
20.0_pp_277_285_Conclusion
7 Conclusion
21.0_pp_286_287_Appendix_The_Abbasid_Caliphs
Appendix: The Abbasid Caliphs
22.0_pp_288_296_Glossary
23.0_pp_297_319_Bibliography
Bibliography
24.0_pp_320_330_Index
Index
25.0_pp_331_334_Plate_Section
