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History of the Arab Invasions: The Conquest of the Lands: A New Translation of Al-Baladhuri's Futuh Al-Buldan (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781788314190)
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xAhmad bin Yahuya al-Baladhuri's History of the Arab Invasions is perhaps the most important single source for the history of the great Arab conquests of the Middle East in the sixth and early seventh centuries. The author, who died in 892, was a historian working at court of the Abbasid caliphs in Baghdad. He had access to a wide variety of earlier writings on the conquests and has preserved accounts that are not found anywhere else. But the book is much more than a series of accounts of battles. Baladhuri was very interested in the origins of the Islamic state and its institutions. His work contains a wealth of information about government, land-holding and economic developments. It is, in short, a key text for anyone interested in the formation of the Islamic world.
In this new modern translation, fully annotated with a scholarly apparatus and commentary on the places, events and individuals mentioned, a key source on the Arab conquests is made available in English. It will be essential reading for scholars and students of Islamic Studies and Middle East history.Author: Ahmad B. Yahya Al-Baladhuri
ISBN-10: 1788314190
ISBN-13: 9781788314190
Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
Language: English
Published: 12/15/2022
Pages: 592
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.05lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.50d
By Ahmad B. Yahya Al-Baladhuri
xAhmad b. Yahuya al-Baladhuri (d. 892) was a leading historian of his day. Persian by birth, he spent much of his life in Baghdad living at the court of various caliphs and he was tutor to the son of one of them. His two extant works are Kitab Futuh al-Buldan (Book of the Conquests of Lands) and Ansab al-Ashraf (Lineage of the Nobles).
Hugh Kennedy is Professor of Arabic at SOAS, University of London, UK, and a leading scholar of the Arab conquests and Abbasid caliphate. His most recent book is Caliphate (2016). His other books include The Great Arab Conquests (2007) and The Court of the Caliphs (2004).Recently Viewed Products
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