1st Edition
Social Change in Medieval Iran 132-628 AH (750-1231 AD) The Perspectives of Persian Historiography
By Maryam Kamali
Copyright 2023
282 Pages
by
Routledge
282 Pages
by
Routledge
282 Pages
by
Routledge
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This study contributes to the history of social changes in Iran during the Abbasid Caliphate (AH 132–656, AD 750–1258) by foregrounding the perspective of Persian language historians – from Abu Ali Bal'ami (AH 363, AD 974), the first known Persian historian, to Atamelak Joveyni (AH 623–681, AD 1226–1283), the great historian of the Mongol Era. By applying the insights of Anthony Giddens and the... Read more
Preface, Introduction, Author’s Notes Part I The Formation of Iranian Authority under the ?Abb?sid Caliphate 1 The Formation of the ?Abb?sid Caliphate From Secret Da?va to the Rise of Siy?h-J?meg?n (The Black Garments) 2 Establishment of the ?Abb?sid Caliphate The Restructuring or Displacement of Agents 3 Split in the ?Abb?sid Political Structure A Prelude to the Independence of Khor?s?n Part II The Structure of Iranian Dynasties From Dependence to Independence 4 The Rule of the T?herids in the Shadow of the ?Abb?sid Caliphate 5 The Structure of the S?m?nid Government Moving in the Direction of Cultural Independence 6 The Saff?rid Dynasty A Power outside the ?Abb?sid Structure 7 The ?Alawites of Tabarest?n, the First Shi?ite Dynasty in Iran 8 The Buyid Dynasty A Turning Point in Iran’s Social Change Part III The Rise of Solt?nates in the Power Structure 9 The Formation of the Ghaznavid Solt?nate 10 The Saljuq Dynasty The First Islamic Empire in Iran. 11 The Khw?razmsh?hi Dynasty: Emerging from the Saljuq Structure, Conclusion, Bibliography, Index.
Biography
Maryam Kamali is a lecturer at Fairfield University, the director of the website IranianMedievalHistory.com and the author of a number of publications on the history of Iran.
