black banners from the east -a revolution hijacked by disgraceful opportunists
https://mazendorf.com https://csio-ops.com https://farmshouses.com https://arabworld.club the Social and Military aspects of the ‘Abbāsid Revolution Monograph V, 335 pp., 1990 Black Banners from the East tells the story of the first revolution in Islam which caused not merely the change of dynasties, but the end of the formative period of Islamic civilization. It is the story of a messianic movement striving and succeeding in establishing the throne of its Caliph-Messiah. The two volumes of Black banners from the East describe the two stages of the revolution from its early Shī‘ī roots to the major military victories over the Umayyad army and the establishment of the ‘Abbāsid state. While the two volumes form a coherent study, each one of them is independent and can be read on its own. Volume II, Revolt – the social and military aspects of the ‘Abbāsid revolution, deals with the revolt itself and with it social and military aspects. It describes the rather short but decisive phas...