Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgement vii
3. Preface ix
4. Contents xi
5. Translator's Foreword xv
6. The Caliphate of Marwān b. Muḥammad
7. The Year 127 (1745) 1
8. The Events of the Year 128 (OCTOBER 3, 745-SEPTEMBER 21, 746) 28
9. The Events of The Year 129 (SEPTEMBER 22, 746-SEPTEMBER 10, 747) 54
10. The Events of the Year 130 (SEPTEMBER II, 747-AUGUST 30, 748) 93
11. The Events of the Year 131 (AUGUST 31, 748-AUGUST 19, 749) 124
12. The Events of the Year 132 (AUGUST 20, 749-AUGUST 8, 750) 134
13. The Caliphate of Abū al-'Abbās al-Saffhāh
14. Introduction 158
15. THE EVENTS OF THE YEAR I33 (AUGUST 9,750-29 JULY, 751) 196
16. THE EVENTS OF THE YEAR 134 (JULY JO, 751-JULY 17, 752) 199
17. THE EVENTS OF THE YEAR 135 (July 18, 752-JULY 7, 753) 205
18. THE EVENTS OF THE YEAR 136 (JULY 7, 753-JUNE 26, 754) 209
19. BIBLIOGRAPHY 213
20. Index 217