At a glance
- Era
- Abbasid Fragmentation
- Region
- Persia & Central Asia
In time
Overview
During his half-century in Baghdad al-Tabari left only twice, both times for his native Tabaristan; the second journey fell in 289-90/902-3 2.
Al-Shammasiyya
By 290/903 he was installed in the al-Shammasiyya quarter on the eastern side of Baghdad, where he lived until his death — and where his troubles with the Hanbalis played out 3.
Connections
- Had participant
- al-Tabari
- Occurred at
- Tabaristan
People and things also explored
al-Tabari enters Egypt and studies with its scholars· al-Tabari studies in Baghdad and southern Iraq· al-Tabari leaves Amul for Rayy in search of knowledge· al-Tabari returns to Baghdad and settles there· Conquest of Tabaristan· Hayyan's Treaty with the Ispahbadh· Ibn al-Ash'ath's Tabaristan Campaign· Marzuq's Ruse upon the Ispahbadh
Sources
- Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition (Leiden: Brill, 1954–2008), 13 volumes , vol. 10 p. 21-22
- Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition (Leiden: Brill, 1954–2008), 13 volumes , vol. 10 p. 21
- Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition (Leiden: Brill, 1954–2008), 13 volumes , vol. 10 p. 22
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islam.museum contributors. “al-Tabari's second journey home to Tabaristan”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/tabari-tabaristan-visit-289/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-01.
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