Social Change in Medieval Iran 132-628 AH (750-1231 AD) : The Perspectives of Persian Historiography (Paperback)

Preface, Introduction, Author’s Notes Part I The Formation of Iranian Authority under the ?Abb?sid Caliphate 1 The Formation of the ?Abb?sid Caliphate From Secret Da?va to the Rise of Siy?h-J?meg?n (The Black Garments) 2 Establishment of the ?Abb?sid Caliphate The Restructuring or Displacement of Agents 3 Split in the ?Abb?sid Political Structure A Prelude to the Independence of Khor?s?n Part II The Structure of Iranian Dynasties From Dependence to Independence 4 The Rule of the T?herids in the Shadow of the ?Abb?sid Caliphate 5 The Structure of the S?m?nid Government Moving in the Direction of Cultural Independence 6 The Saff?rid Dynasty A Power outside the ?Abb?sid Structure 7 The ?Alawites of Tabarest?n, the First Shi?ite Dynasty in Iran 8 The Buyid Dynasty A Turning Point in Iran’s Social Change Part III The Rise of Solt?nates in the Power Structure 9 The Formation of the Ghaznavid Solt?nate 10 The Saljuq Dynasty The First Islamic Empire in Iran. 11 The Khw?razmsh?hi Dynasty: Emerging from the Saljuq Structure, Conclusion, Bibliography, Index.