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  • Front Cover ; The History of al-Tabari: Editorial Board; Copyright ; Preface; Table of Contents; Abbreviations; Translator's Foreword; Historical Background; The Conquests; The Peace Documents; Control of the Conquests; Dates of the Conquests; 'Umar-the Caliph and the Man; The Texts Used and Parallel Texts; The Translation; Footnotes and Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Map 1. The Area of the Conquests of Iran, 21-23/641-44; The Events of the Year 21 (cont'd) (December 10, 641
  • November 30, 642); What Happened in This Year, 21-'Umar's Previously Mentioned Orders to the Two Armies; Isfahan
  • The Account of [the Attack on Isfahan]The Events of the Year 22 (November 30, 642
  • November 19, 643); The Conquest of al-Rayy; The Conquest of Qumis; The Conquest of Jurjan; The Conquest of Tabaristan; The Conquest of Azerbaijan; The Conquest of al-Bab; Information on ['Umar's Division of the Conquered Lands]; The Reason for [the Dismissal of 'Ammar]; Yazdajird's Journey to Khurasan and the Reason for It; The Events of the Year 23 (November 19, 643
  • November 7, 644); The Conquest of Tawwaj; The Conquest of Istakhr; The Conquest of Fasa and Darabjird; The Conquest of Kirman
  • The Conquest of SijistanThe Conquest of Makran; Bayrudh in al-Ahwaz; Salamah b. Qays al-Ashja'i and the Kurds; 'Umar's Assassination; The Sources of [the Conflicting Report of 'Umar's Death]; 'Umar's Genealogy; The Sources of [the Report that Muhammad First Called 'Umar al-Faruq]; The Sources of [the Report that the People of the Book Did That]; A Description of 'Umar; His Birth and Age; Some of the Sources of [the Report that He Was Fifty-Five Years Old]; The Sources of [the Report that He Was Fifty-Three Years Old]; The Sources of [the Report that He Was Sixty-Three Years Old]
  • The Sources of [the Report that He Was Sixty-One Years Old]The Sources of [the Report that He Was Sixty Years Old]; The Names of His Children and Wives; When He Became a Muslim; The Sources of This Report; Some of His Memorable Deeds; Relevant Information on ['Umar's Night Visits]; 'Umar's Being Called Commander of the Faithful; Information on This Matter; His Institution of the [Islamic] Dating System; ['Umar's] Carrying a Whip and His Instituting the State Registers; Some Excerpts from His Addresses; Another Address; Another Address; Another Address
  • Those Who Have Lamented and Elegized 'Umar-Some of the Elegies Written about HimSome of 'Umar's Meritorious Deeds Not Previously Recorded; The Account of the Electoral Council; 'Umar's Governors in the Garrison Towns; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; 0; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W; Y; Z; Back Cover