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| Preface | |
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| Abbreviations | |
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| Translator's Foreword | |
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| Map I. The Lower Part of Southern Iraq in the Third/Ninth Century | |
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| The Caliphate of Ibn al-Wathiq: A1-Muhtadi bi-Allah | |
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| The Events of the Year 255 (cont'd) (868/869) | |
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| An Account of the Causes and Consequences of [the] Disturbances [in Baghdad] | |
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| An Account of [the] Deaths of [Ahmad b. Isra'il and Abu Nuh] | |
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| An Account of [the] Events [of Ramadan 255] | |
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| An Account of Musa's Departure | |
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| The First `Alawite Rebellion in al-Basrah | |
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| An Account of [`Ali b. Muhammad b. `Abd al-Rahim's] Expedition and What Determined Him to Revolt There | |
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| An Account of the Zanj Leader's Advance upon al-Basrah with His Army | |
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| The Events of the Year 256 (869/870) | |
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| An Account of Salih's Discovery in Hiding and His Death | |
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| An Account of [al-Muhtadi's] Removal and Death | |
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| Other Accounts of al-Muhtadi's Death | |
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| News of [the] Encounter [between Ju`lan and the Zanj] | |
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| An Account of the Zanj Occupation of al-Ubullah | |
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| The Account of [the Zanj Leader's] Summons for [the] Surrender [of the Inhabitants of `Abbadan] | |
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| An Account of [the Occupation of al-Ahwaz] | |
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| The Caliphate of al-Muctamid `ala-Allah | |
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| The Events of the Year 256 (cont'd) (869/870) | |
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| The Events of the Year 257 (870/871) | |
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| An Account of the Battle [between Sa`id al-Hajib and the Zanj] | |
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| An Account of the Battle [between Manstir b. Ja`far and the Zanj] | |
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| The Death of Shahin b. Bistam and the Flight of Ibrahim b. Sima | |
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| The Events that Led up to [the] Entry of al-Basrah[by the Zanj] and What Transpired Thereafter | |
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| An Account of al-Muwallad's Expedition | |
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| The Events of the Year 258 (871/872) | |
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| An Account of [Manstir b. Ja`far's] Death | |
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| An Account of [Muflih's] Death | |
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| An Account of [Yahya b. Muhammad's] Capture and Death | |
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| An Account of [Abu Ahmad's] Withdrawal to Wasit | |
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| The Events of the Year 259 (872/873) | |
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| An Account of [Kanjur's] Death | |
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| An Account of [the] Battle [at Suq al-Ahwaz] and How the Army Commander of the Central Authorities Was Killed | |
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| An Account of How [Musa b. Bugha's Commanders] Fared against the Zanj | |
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| An Account of [Ya`qub b. al-Layth's Entry into Naysabur] | |
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| The Events of the Year 260 (873/874) | |
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| An Account of [the] Battle [in Tabaristan] | |
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| An Account of [al-Azdi's] Death | |
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| The Events of the Year 261 (874/875) | |
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| An Account of [the] Battle [of Ramhurmuz] | |
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| The Events of the Year 262 (875/876) | |
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| An Account of [the Zanj Attack on the Salt Flats] | |
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| An Account of the Battle and Capture of al-Su`luk | |
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| The Events of the Year 263 (876/877) | |
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| An Account of [the] Battle [at `Askar Mukram] | |
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| An Account of [Ya`qub] al-Saffar's Activities This Year | |
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| The Events of the Year 264 (877/878) | |
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| An Account of [the] Capture [of `Abdallah b.Rashid] | |
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| An Account of [the] Battle [at Wasit] | |
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| An Account of How the Abominable One Prepared His Zanj to Occupy Wasit (and Other Events of the Year 264) | |
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| The Events of the Year 265 (878/879) | |
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| An Account of [the] Battle [of Junbula'] | |
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| An Account of Takin's Arrival in al-Ahwaz | |
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| Bibliography of Cited Works | |
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| Index | |