This study contributes to the history of social changes in Iran during the Abbasid Caliphate (AH 132–656, AD 750–1258) by foregrounding the perspective of Persian language historians – from Abu Ali Bal'ami (AH 363, AD 974), the first known Persian historian, to Atamelak Joveyni (AH 623–681, AD 1226–1283), the great historian of the Mongol Era. By applying the insights of Anthony Giddens and the theory of structuration to address the interactions of social agents and structures, this book provides a coherent narrative of social transformation in medieval Iran.
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Author’s Notes
- Part I. The Formation of Iranian Authority under the ʿAbbāsid Caliphate
- 1. The Formation of the ʿAbbāsid Caliphate
- From Secret Daʿva to the Rise of Siyāh-Jāmegān (The Black Garments)
- 2. Establishment of the ʿAbbāsid Caliphate
- The Restructuring or Displacement of Agents
- 3. Split in the ʿAbbāsid Political Structure
- A Prelude to the Independence of Khorāsān
- Part II. The Structure of Iranian Dynasties. From Dependence to Independence
- 4. The Rule of the Tāherids in the Shadow of the ʿAbbāsid Caliphate
- 5. The Structure of the Sāmānid Government
- Moving in the Direction of Cultural Independence
- 6. The Saffārid Dynasty
- A Power outside the ʿAbbāsid Structure
- 7. The ʿAlawites of Tabarestān, the First Shiʿite Dynasty in Iran
- 8. The Buyid Dynasty
- A Turning Point in Iran’s Social Change
- Part III. The Rise of Soltānates in the Power Structure
- 9. The Formation of the Ghaznavid Soltānate
- 10. The Saljuq Dynasty
- The First Islamic Empire in Iran
- 11. The Khwārazmshāhi Dynasty: Emerging from the Saljuq Structure
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
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