The caliphate : its rise, decline, and fall : from original sources / by Sir William Muir.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CHAPTER I. Death of Mahomet - Election of Abu Bekr - Omar, Aly, Abu Obeida -- CHAPTER II. Expedition of Osama to Syrian border -- CHAPTER III. Attack of Bedouins on Medina ; repelled by Abu Bekr -- CHAPTER IV. Return of Osama - Bedouins chastised - Expeditions organised against apostate tribes -- CHAPTER V. Khalyd's Arabian campaign - Țoleiḥa - Battle of Bozakha - Oyeina - Malyk ibn Noweira - Al-Yemama - Moseilama - Garden of Death -- CHAPTER VI. Apostasy crushed - Bahrein, Oman, The Hejaz, Ibn Madekerib, Ashath - Freebooter burned to death -- CHAPTER VII. Review - Reclaimed tribes at first sullen - Enthusiasm kindled by Syrian and Chaldæan campaigns - Arabs become aristocracy of the world - Arab slaves set free -- CHAPTER VIII. Mothanna's campaign in Irac - Joined by KhAly d - Battle of Chains - River of Blood - Hira capitulates - Ain Tamar - Duma stormed - Firadh - Khalyd's incognito pilgrimage -- CHAPTER IX. Syrian campaign - Moslem defeat - Advance on Yermuk, opposed by Greek army - Khalyd joins from Irac - Battle of Wacusa - KhAly d deposed -- CHAPTER X. Irac- Battle of Babylon - Mothanna's appeal for reinforcements -- CHAPTER XI. Abu Bekr's death - Omar nominated by him CAly ph -- CHAPTER XII. Omar's accession - Reinforcements for Irac - Rustem - Battle of the Bridge - Abu Obeid's defeat - Battle of Boweib - Death of Mothanna -- CHAPTER XIII. Syria - Fall of Damascus - Church of St. John - Battle of Fihl - Jordan reduced -- CHAPTER XIV. Irac- Fresh levies - Sad -Yezdegird - Rustem's advance - Battle of Cadesiya - Discomfiture of Persian army -- CHAPTER XV. Hira reoccupied - Fall of Medain -- CHAPTER XVI. Battle of Jalola - Omar forbids advance - Kufa and Bussorah - Land settlement of Irac -- CHAPTER XVII. Northern Syria, Hims, Antioch - Heraclius retires -- CHAPTER XVIII. Palestine - Battle of Ajnadein - Palestine submits to Omar - His visit - Ordinance of Omar -- CHAPTER XIX. Northern Syria and Mesopotamia - Attack by Greeks and Bedouins - Beni Iyadh and Taghlib - Fall of Caesarea - KhAly d's trial and deposition -- CHAPTER XX. Jews and Christians expelled from Arabia - Register of Arab tribes - Civil and military administration - Coran “ collected " -- CHAPTER XXI. Famine - Plague - Omar visits Syria - Muavia - Bilal -- CHAPTER XXII. Conquest of Egypt - Alexandria -- CHAPTER XXIII. Southern Persia - Sus - Tomb of Daniel - Hormuzan -- CHAPTER XXIV. Conquest of Persia - Battle of Nehavend - Flight of Yezdegird -- CHAPTER XXV. Domestic events - Court of Kaaba enlarged - Moghira's trial - Kufa - Bussorah - Era of Hegjra - Laxity of morals - Omar's simple life - CHAPTER XXVI. Death of Omar - Appointment of Electors -- CHAPTER XXVII. Othman - Murder of Hormuzan -- CHAPTER XXVIII. Arabs and Coreish - Hashimites and Omeyyads - Campaigns in East and West - Naval victory -- CHAPTER XXIX. Unpopularity of Othman - Discontent at Kufa and Bussorah - Recension of Coran - Abu Dzarr - Other causes - Naila -- CHAPTER XXX. Growing disaffection - Outbreak at Kufa - Aly warns Othman -- CHAPTER XXXI. Outlook darkens - Conference of Governors - Muaviya's help declined -- CHAPTER XXXII. Conspirators attack Medina - Palace besieged - Othman slain -- CHAPTER XXXIII. Election of Aly - Excitement at Damascus - War proclaimed against Muavia -- CHAPTER XXXIV. Ayesha at Mecca - Joined by Țalha and Zobeir - They seize Bussorah -- CHAPTER XXXV. Aly's advance on Bussorah- Battle of the Camel - Talha and Zobeir killed - Ayesha retires to Medina -- CHAPTER XXXVI. Kufa seat of Government - Egypt - Muavia at Damascus threatens regicides -- CHAPTER XXXVII. Hostilities between Aly and Muavia - Battle of Siffin - Arbitration - Abu Musa and Amru, Umpires -- CHAPTER XXXVIII. Khawarijtes rebel against Aly - Yield to him -- CHAPTER XXXIX. Decision of Umpires - Muavia Caliph at Damascus -- CHAPTER XL. Aly marches against Muavia - Recalled by Kharejite outbreak - Battle of Nehrwan - Kharejite -- CHAPTER XLI. Amru takes Egypt for Muavia -- CHAPTER XLII. Kharejite risings - Ziad - Treaty between Aly and Muavia -- CHAPTER XLIII. Kharejite conspiracy - Aly assassinated - Muavia escapes -- CHAPTER XLIV. Hasan - Abdicates in favour of Muavia - Death of Hasan -- CHAPTER XLV. Muavia sole Caliph - Death of Amru and Moghira - Ziad - Africa ; Cairawan - Attack on Constantinople - Mahomet's pulpit -- CHAPTER XLVI. Yezid declared Heir-apparent - Forms a precedent - Yezid's Bedouin mother -- CHAPTER XLVII. Yezid - Ibn Zobeir at Mecca - Al-Hosein marches on Kufa - Tragedy of Kerbala - Death of Hosein - The Moharram -- CHAPTER XLVIII. Alyite d reaction - Ibn Zobeir affects Caliphate - Mecca besieged - Death of Yezid -- CHAPTER XLIX. Muavia II - Merwan - Abd al Melik - Tribal hostilities - Mukhtar seizes Kufa - Slays Murderers of Hosein - Musab beaten - Kufa gained - Hajjaj storms Mecca - Ibn Zubeir's death -- CHAPTER L. Abd al Melik (continued) - Hajjaj - Azrackites - Mohallab - Ibn al Ashath - Wasit - Mint - Ibn Khazim -- CHAPTER LI. Welid - Omar at Medina - Death of Hajjaj - Coteiba - Khorasan - Multan - India - Africa - Spain - Fall of Musa - Glory of Welid -- CHAPTER LII. Soleiman - Khorasan - Coteiba's rebellion - Yezid - Attack on Constantinople -- CHAPTER LIII. Omar II - Fall of Yezid - Efforts at conversion -- CHAPTER LIV. Yezid II - Yazid’s Rebellion - Narbonne - Hashimite canvass - Collectors of tradition -- CHAPTER LV. Hisham - Hashimites; Alyites ds and Abbasides - Kufa - Yusuf - Zeid - Central Asia - India - Armenia - Africa - France - Charles Martel - Just reign -- CHAPTER LVI. Welid II-Yezid III - Khorasan - Nasr - Abbaside canvass - Merwan's advance - Compromise - Death of Yezid III -- CHAPTER LVII. Ibrahim - Merwan II - Ibn Muavia - Soleiman - Dhahhaķ - Kharejites - Spain slips from Caliphate -- CHAPTER LVIII. Merwan II (continued) - Abbasides in Khorasan - Abu Muslim - Nasr's flight - Kufa taken by Abbasides - Battle of Zab - Merwan's death -- CHAPTER LIX. Abbaside Dynasty - General features -- CHAPTER LX. Abul Abbas - Hashimiya - Persecution of Omeyyads - Ibn Hobeira - Abu Muslim's pilgrimage -- CHAPTER LXI. Abu Jafar, Mansur - Abu Muslim put to death - Rawendies - Khorasan, Mehdy - Ibrahim's rebellion - Bagdad - Omeyyads in Spain - Barmecides - Pilgrimage - Literature -- CHAPTER LXII. Mehdy - Growing laxity - Manichæans - War with Greece -- CHAPTER LXIII. Hady - Harun al Rashid - Nicephorus - Fall of Barmecides - Harun dies at Țus - Glory of his reign -- CHAPTER LXIV. Amin - Mamun - Bagdad besieged - Tahir and Harthama - Death of Al-Amin -- CHAPTER LXV. -- -- CHAPTER LXV. Mamun (continued) - Alyite predilections - Bagdad revolts - Aly - Rida - Ibrahim rival Caliph - Mamun at Bagdad - Tahirides - Babek - Heterodoxy - Brilliant reign -- CHAPTER LXVI. Motassim - Turkish soldiery - Samira - Babek - Amoriun - Wathic - Heterodoxy - Ahmed the Martyr -- CHAPTER LXVII. Mutawakkil - Return to Orthodoxy - Ordinance against Jews and Christians - Saffarides - Assassination -- CHAPTER LXVIII. Muntassir - Mustain - Rebellion - Siege of Bagdad - Mutazz - Wassif and Bogha - Aḥmed ibn Țulun - Mohtady - Riot at Bagdad -- CHAPTER LXIX. Motamid and Mowaffac - Zenj rebellion - Saffarides - Tulunide Dynasty -- CHAPTER LXXI. Motadhid - Muktafy - Egypt - War with Greeks -- CHAPTER LXX. Ismailians and Carmathians - Fațimide Dynasty - Druses- Assassins -- CHAPTER LXXII. Muķtadir - Cahir - Rady -- CHAPTER LXXIII. Muttaķy - Hamadan Chiefs - Ikshiditess - Mustakfy - Buyides -- CHAPTER LXXIV. Buyide Dynasty - Muti, Taie, Cadir, and Caim, Caliphs -- CHAPTER LXXV. Bagdad under Seljuķs - Toghril Beg - Muctady and four following Caliphs - Crusades - Capture of Jerusalem - End of Fațimides -- CHAPTER LXXVI. Nasir, his Son and Grandson - Kharizm Shah - Jenghiz Khan -- CHAPTER LXXVII. Mustassim, last of the Caliphs - Holagu takes Bagdad - Caliph put to death - End of Abbasside Dynasty -- CHAPTER LXXVIII. Spurious Caliphate under Mameluke Kings of Egypt - Osmanly Conquest -- MAPS : I. ARARIA - 2. SYRIA AND IRAN - 3. ASIA MINOR, PERSIA, AND KHORASAN.