Sykes' History of Persia Vol 2 (pdf) - Heritage Institute

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HISTORY OF PERSIA
A.H. 247-256 (861-870) The Rise of the Saffar Dynasty
Motamid, A.H. 256-279 (870-892) The Zanj Insurrection, A.H.
255-270 (869-883) The Brilliant Career of Yakub bin Lais
The Origin of the Ismaili Sect The Carmathians The Rise of
the Samanid Dynasty The Career of Amr-ul-Lais, A.H. 265-290
(878-903) The Samanid Dynasty at its Zenith Its
Decay and
Downfall The Ziyarid Dynasty, A.H. 316-434 (928-1042) The
Buwayhid or Daylamite Dynasty, A.H. 320-447 (932-1055) The
Dynasty of Ghazna, A.H. 351-582 (9621186).
CHAPTER LII
HE COMING OF THE SELJUK TURKS .
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The Importance of the Seljuks Their Origin Masud of
Ghazna The Founding of the Seljuk Dynasty, A.H. 429 (1037)
The Career of Toghril Beg, A.H. 429-455 (1037-1063) Malik
Kaward of Kerman, A.H. 433-465 (1041-1072) Alp Arslan, A.H.
455465 (1063-1072) The Seljuk Empire at its Zenith under
Malik Shah, A.H. 465-485 (1072-1092) The Downfall of the
Nizam-ul-Mulk The Death of Malik Shah, A.H. 485 (1092)
The Assassins The Fatimid Dynasty, A.H. 297567 (9091171)
The Career of Hasan Sabbah "The Old Man of the Mountain"
The Initiation of the Devotees Mahmud, A.H. 485 (1092) ;
Barkiyaruk, A.H. 487 (1094) Malik Shah A.H. ; II., 498 (1104) >
Mohamed, A.H. 498-511 (1104-1117) The Seljuks of Kerman,
A.H. 433-583 (1041-1187) The Origin of the Crusades The First
Crusade, A.D. 1095-1099 The Defeat of the First
Army by the
The Capture of Nicaea and of Antioch by the Crusaders
Seljuks
The Storming of Jerusalem, A.H. 492 (1099).
CHAPTER LIII
THE DISRUPTION OF THE SKLJUK EMPIRE . . .118
Sultan Sanjar at the Height of his Fame An Episode of the
Assassins The Ghorid Dynasty, A.H. 543-612 (1148-1215) The
Rise of the Shahs of Khwarazm The Kara Khitai Dynasty The
Defeat of Sultan Sanjar by the Kara Khitai, A.H. 536(1 141) The
Capture of Sultan Sanjar by the Ghuzz, A.H. 548 (1153) The
Atrocities committed by the Ghuzz Their Ravages in the Kerman
Pmvim-e-- Tin- Escape and Death of Sultan Sanjar, A.H. 552
(1157) His Character The Revival of the The
Caliphate
Khwarazm Dynasty at its Zenith The Atabegs The End of a
Great Period.
CHAPTER LIV
PERSIAN LITERATURE BEFORE THE MONGOL INVASION . 1 30
The Birth of Persian Literature Rudagi Al-Biruni
Avicenna Firdausi The Siasat-Nama Nasir-i-Khusru Omar
Khayyam The Kahus-Nama Al-Ghazali Muizzi Nizamial-Arudi
Anwari and Khakani Nizami Attar A Criticism.