Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
Politics, religion and culture in the late Samanid state
The transmission of the Tarikhnama's text
Balʿamī's reshaping of Tabari's history
The contents and purpose of Balʿamis alterations to Tabari's history
The Tarikhnama after Balʿamī
General conclusions
Comparison of postulated redactions of the Tarikhnama
Comparison of the Arabic translation of the Tarikhnama and the Persian text addenda and corrigenda to Daniel's "Annotated inventory of Balʿamī's Manuscripts"
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Mediaeval Islamic historiography and political legitimacy : Bal'amī's Tārīkhnāma by A. C. S. Peacock. ISBN 9780203964224. Published by Routledge in 2007. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.