History of al-Tabari Vol. 38: The Return of the Caliphate to Baghdad: The Caliphates of al-Muʿtadid, al-Muktafi and al-Muqt
State University of New York Press, July 1990. Trade Paperback. 264pp. Clean, sharp copy. 'The concluding pages of al-Tabari's History cover the caliphates of al-Mu'tadid and al-Muktafi and the beginning of the reign of al-Muqtadir--altogether a period of 23 turbulent years in world history. Although al-Tabari has woven skillful narratives.....