Contents

pp 5-6

Dedication

pp 7-8

Preface

pp 9-10

Introduction

pp 11-38

Author’s Notes

pp 39-40

Part I - The Formation of Iranian Authority under the ʿAbbāsid Caliphate

pp 41-44

1 - The Formation of the ʿAbbāsid Caliphate: From Secret Daʿva to the Rise of Siyāh-Jāmegān (The Black Garments)

pp 45-62

2 - Establishment of the ʿAbbāsid Caliphate: The Restructuring or Displacement of Agents

pp 63-80

3 - Split in the ʿAbbāsid Political Structure: A Prelude to the Independence of Khorāsān

pp 81-98

Part II - The Structure of Iranian Dynasties From Dependence to Independence

pp 99-102

4 - The Rule of the Tāherids in the Shadow of the ʿAbbāsid Caliphate

pp 103-112

5 - The Structure of the Sāmānid Government: Moving in the Direction of Cultural Independence

pp 113-128

6 - The Saffārid Dynasty: A Power outside the ʿAbbāsid Structure

pp 129-140

7 - The ʿAlawites of Tabarestān, the First Shiʿite Dynasty in Iran

pp 141-150

8 - The Buyid Dynasty: A Turning Point in Iran’s Social Change

pp 151-170

Part III - The Rise of Soltānates in the Power Structure

pp 171-174

9 - The Formation of the Ghaznavid Soltānate

pp 175-208

10 - The Saljuq Dynasty: The First Islamic Empire in Iran

pp 209-234

11 - The Khwārazmshāhi Dynasty: Emerging from the Saljuq Structure

pp 235-254

Conclusion

pp 255-262

Bibliography

pp 263-274

Index

pp 275-281