The Political and Social History of Khurasan Under Abbasid Rule, 747-820

By Elton L. Daniel. Half Title: Khurasan Under Abbasid Rule, 747-820. A Publication Of The Iran-america Foundation. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 201-214. Title......Page 3 Acknowledgments......Page 6 Preface......Page 7 Abbreviations......Page 10 Contents......Page 11 Introduction......Page 13 1. The Abbasid Revolt in Khurasan......Page 25 2. The Consolidation of Abbasid Power......Page 73 3. Abū Muslim and the Abbasid Counter Revolution......Page 100 4. Rural Discontent and the Ghulāt Revolts......Page 125 5. Khurasan and the Central Government......Page 157 6. Conclusion......Page 189 Bibliography......Page 201 Index......Page 215