Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgements vii
3. Preface ix
4. Contents xi
5. Abbreviations Employed xix
6. Translator’s Foreword 1
7. Genealogical able of the ‘Abbasids (with special reference those members of the family mentioned in his section of al-Tabari’s History) 4
8. Maps. Al-‘Iraq in the Caliphate of al-Ma'mun 5
9. 2. aghdad and its environs 6
10. The Caliphate of ‘Abdallah b. Harfin al-Ma’mun 9
11. The Events of the Year 199 (August 22, 814—August 10, 815) 12
12. The Events of the Year 201 (July 30, 816—11111 19, 817) 46
13. The Events of the Year 202 (July 20, 817—)uly 8, 818) 66
14. Events of the Year 203 (IULY 9, 818—IUNE 27, 819) 84
15. The Events of the Year 204 (JUNE 28, 819-JUNE 16, 820) 94
16. The Events of the Year 205 (JUNE 17, 820—JUNE 5, 821) 99
17. The Events of the Year 206 (JUNE 6, 82.1—MAY 26, 822) 108
18. The Events of the Year 207 (MAY 27, 822—MAY 15, 823) 130
19. The Events of the Year 208 (MAY 16, 823—MAY 3, 824) 136
20. The Events of the Year 209 (MAY 4, 824—APRIL 23, 825) 138
21. The Events of the Year 210 (APRIL 24, 825-APRIL 12, 826) 145
22. The Events of the Year 211 (APRIL 13, 826—APRIL 1, 827) 168
23. The Events of the Year 212 (APRIL 2, 827—MARCH 21, 828) 176
24. The Events of the Year 213 (MARCH 22, 828—MARCH 10, 829) 178
25. The Events of the Year 214 (MARCH 11, 82.9—FEBRUARY 27, 830) 181
26. The Events of the Year 215 (FEBRUARY 28, 830—EEBRUARY 17, 831) 184
27. The Events of the Year 216 FEBRUARY 18,831—FEBRUARY 6,832) 187
28. The Events of the Year 217 FEBRUARY 7,832—JANUARY26,83M 191
29. The Events of the Year 218 (JANUARY 27, 833—JANUARY 15, 834) 198
30. Index 267