Al-Madāʾinī and the Narratives of the ʿAbbāsid Dawla

This is a study on the Arabic historical narratives of the ʿAbbāsid revolution and its aftermath that occurred in 747–755 CE. Its main focus is a medieval work on these events, called the Kitāb al-Dawla, composed by an Arabic Muslim collector and composer of historical narratives, Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī b...

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Main Author: Ilkka Lindstedt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Finnish Oriental Society 2017-05-01
Series:Studia Orientalia Electronica
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Online Access:https://journal.fi/store/article/view/63285