Khalifa Ibn Khayyat's History on the Umayyad Dynasty (660-750) |
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| Translator:
| Wurtzel, Carl |
| Editor:
| Hoyland, Robert G. |
| Series title: | Translated Texts for Historians LUP Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-78138-175-5 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2015 |
| Publisher: | Liverpool University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $54.99 |
Book Description:
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Khalifa ibn Khayyat is the author of the earliest extant Arabic chronicle. The work principally deals with fighting between Arab groups, external conquests, and administrative matters. After the death of each caliph it lists those who held office during his reign; also notes leaders of the pilgrimage in each year and deaths of prominent persons.
Khalifa ibn Khayyat is the author of the earliest extant Arabic chronicle. The work principally deals with fighting between Arab groups, external conquests, and administrative matters. After the death of each caliph it lists those who held office during his reign; also notes leaders of the pilgrimage in each year and deaths of prominent persons.