Table of Contents
Dedication
Preface
Introduction
Author’s Notes
Part I
The Formation of the Iranian Authority under the .Abb.sid Caliphate
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Formation of the .Abb.sid Caliphate: from Secret Da.va to the Rise of Siy.h-J.meg.n (the Black Garments)
Bibliography
Chapter 2: Establishment of the .Abb.sid Caliphate, Restructuring or Displacement of Agents
Keywords: .Abb.sids, D..ies, Abu Moslem, Iranian Vazirs, Barmakids
Bibliography
Chapter 3: Split in the .Abb.sid Political Structure, A Prelude to the Independence of Khor.s.n
Keywords: The .Abb.sids, Khor.s.n, Baghdad, Ma.mun, T.her
Bibliography
Part II
The Structure of Iranian Dynasties: From Dependence to Independence
Introduction
Chapter 4: T.herid's Rule in the Shadow of .Abb.sid Caliphate
Keywords: The T.herid dynasty, B.bak, M.ziy.r, Afshin
Bibliography
Chapter 5: The Structure of the S.m.nid Government, Moving in the Direction of Cultural Independence
Keywords: The S.m.nid Dynasty, Iranian border guards and bureaucrats, Ism..ilis
Bibliography
Chapter 6: The Saff.rid Dynasty, a Power outside the .Abb.sid Structure
Keywords: The Saff.rid dynasty, Ya.qub-e Leys, Sist.n, The Ayy.rs
Chapter 7: .Alawites of Tabarest.n, the First Shi.ite Dynasty in Iran
Keywords: The Buyid Dynasty, Deylamis, the Shi.ites, the Eqt..
Chapter 8: The Buyid Dynasty: A Turning Point in Iran's Social Change
Bibliography
Part III
The Rise of Solt.nates in the Power Structure
Chapter 9: The Formation of the Ghaznavid Solt.nate
Chapter 10: The Saljuq Dynasty, the First Islamic Empire in Iran
Chapter 11: The Khw.razmsh.hi Dynasty Emerging from the Saljuq Structure
Bibliography
Conclusion
References