A Short Chronicle on the End of the Sasanian Empire and Early Islam : 590-660 A.D.

The Short Chronicle is an eyewitness report on the demise of the Sasanian and Byzantines Empires and the beginning of the Islamic period. It uses official Sasanian sources and Syriac church documents and mentions for the first time new Arab cities, including Mosul, Kufa, and Baṣra.

The Short Chronicle is an eyewitness report on the demise of the Sasanian and Byzantines Empires and the beginning of the Islamic period. It uses official Sasanian sources and Syriac church documents and mentions for the first time new Arab cities, including Mosul, Kufa, and Ba?ra.

TABLE OF CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS INTRODUCTION TEXT AND TRANSLATION CHRONOLOGY OF THE SHORT CHRONICLE BIBLIOGRAPHY INDIVIDUALS MENTIONED IN THE CHRONICLE LIST OF WORKS RELATING TO THE CHRONICLE MAPS AND TABLES INDEXES