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  • Front Cover ; The History of al-Tabari: Editorial Board; The History of al-Tabari: Vol. XXXI; Copyright; Preface; Table of Contents; Abbreviations; Translator's Foreword; A Note on the Text; Map 1. The Eastern Lands of the Caliphate; Map 2. Baghdad between A.D. 150 and 300; Map 3. Al-Karkh and Neighboring Suburbs; Map 4. Al-Harbiyyah with the Three Quarters of al-Rusafah; Map 5. Quarters on the Muhawwal Road; The Events of the Year 193 (cont'd) (October 25, 808
  • October 14, 809); The Succession of Muhammad al-Amin as Caliph; Causes of the Discord between al-Amin and al-Ma'mun
  • The Letter of Muhammad al-Amin to His Brother 'Abdallah al-Ma'munThe Letter of Muhammad al-Amin to His Brother Salih; Various Items of Information; The Events of the Year 194 (October 15, 809
  • October 3, 810); Reasons for the Falling out between Muhammad al-Amin and 'Abdallah al-Ma'mun; Various Items of Information; The Events of the Year 195 (October 4, 810
  • September 22, 811); Al-Amin Forbids Prayer for al-Ma'mun and al-Qasim as Heirs; 'Ali b. 'lsa b. Mahan Assigned Commandof al-Jabal; 'Ali b. 'lsa b. Mahan Goes to al-Rayy to Fight the Forces of al-Ma'mun
  • Al-Amin Sends 'Abd al-Rahman b. Jabalah to Fight TahirTahir b. al-Husayn Named Dhu al-Yaminayn; The Rebellion of al-Sufyani in Syria; Tahir Expels al-Amin's Agents from al-Jibal Province; The Death of 'Abd al-Rahman b. Jabalah al-Abnawi; Various Items of Information; The Events of the Year 196 (September 23, 811
  • September 11, 812); Al-Amin Imprisons Asad b. Yazid and Dispatches Ahmad b. Mazyad to Fight Tahir; Al-Ma'mum Raises the Rank of al-Fadl b. Sahl; 'Abd al-Malik b. Salih Appointed Governor of Syria; 'Abd al-Malik b. Salih Recruits Troops in Syria for al-Amin
  • The Abortive Coup of al-Husayn b. 'Ali b. 'Isa b. Mahan against al-Amin in BaghdadThe Death of Muhammad b. Yazid al-Muhallabi and Tahir's Entry into al-Ahwaz; Tahir Takes al-Mada'in and Marches toward Sarsar; The Governor of Mecca Casts off Allegiance to al-Amin; Harthamah b. A'yan Defeats al-Amin's Forces; Some of Tahir's Men Go over to al-Amin; The Events of the Year 197 (September 12, 812
  • August 31, 813); Details and Results of the Siege of Baghdad; The Battle at Qasr Salih; Tahir Forbids Boatmen to Bring Anything to Baghdad; The Battle of al-Kunasah; The Battle of Darb al-Hijarah
  • The Battle of al-Shammasiyyah GateThe Events of the Year 198 (September 1, 813
  • August 21, 814); Tahir Captures Baghdad; The Death of al-Amin; The Army Mutinies against Tahir; A Description of Muhammad b. Harun, His Agnomen, the Length of His Reign, and His Age; Poems Composed about Muhammad b. Harun and Elegies for Him; Some Aspects of the Conduct and Mode of Life of the Deposed Muhammad b. Harun; Bibliography of Cited Works; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W; Y; Z; Back Cover