The History of al-Ṭabarī, Vol. 35: The Crisis of the by George Saliba

The History of al-Ṭabarī, Vol. 35: The Crisis of the by George Saliba

By George Saliba

The interval coated during this quantity is likely one of the so much tumultuous sessions of Islamic background. In it, al-Tabari info with nice luck the elaborate occasions that formed actual political strength in Samarra and Baghdad through the heart of the 9th century, laying naked the dynamics wherein the military generals--who have been regularly of crucial Asian Turkish extraction--consolidated their grip at the caliphate. The political maneuvering that enabled them to cross the reins of actual strength to their descendants, making a dynasty parallel to the "legitimate" caliphal dynasty, can also be truly published.

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Yahya b. Husayn b. Zayd b. `Ali b. al-Husayn b. 'All b. Abi Talib, the one who is nicknamed Abu al-Husayn. He rebelled in al-Kufah and was killed there. The Causes and Consequences of His Uprising It is reported that Abu al-Husayn Yahya b. `Umar, whose mother was Umm al-Husayn Fatimah bt. al-Husayn b. `Abdallah b . Ismail b. `Abdallah b. Ja`far b. Abi Talib, was hard pressed by his creditors. One day he met `Umar b. Faraj who was entrusted with the affairs of the Talibids; the latter had just arrived from Khurasan during the reign of al-Mutawakkil.

He waited for the latter to get out. " He then took to insulting Dulayl, whereupon Bugha replied, "If you had wished to kill my son Faris I wouldn 't have stopped you. Why should I concern myself with Dulayl al-Nasrani ? But my affairs, as well as those of the caliphate, are in his hands. " Following this, Bugha sent word to Dulayl ordering him not to ride out . It is also said that one of Bugha's physicians , called Ibn Sarjawayh, met Dulayl and told him the news, whereupon the latter returned to his residence and hid.

The latter called upon Muhammad to undertake the same pledge to him as was given by the others who swore allegiance to his caliphate and the deposition of al-Musta'in. He reminded Muhammad b. `Abdallah of the pledge that (al-Mu'tazz's father) al-Mutawakkil, had extracted 85. See Lane, Lexicon, 1, 274, col. 3. 86. It is not clear whether the price is for all the mats (too low) or for each (too high). 87. The text is li-sab'in, which could not be Thursday. It should be read li-tis`in, which is very close orthographically, to coincide with Thursday which was indeed the twenty-first of Muharram.

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