Chapter 31: Yazid II Conditions of the Empire 424
Rising in Khurasan 426
Affairs in the Viceroyalty of Ifriqiyah 426
Risings of the Alids and Abbasids 427
Death ,..”.. 427
Chapter 32: Hisham Hisham 428
Khalid al-Qasri 429
Rebellions in Khurasan and Transoxiana 429
Yusuf bin Umar 432
Khazar Incursion : 433
Khariji and Berber Rebellions in North Africa 433
Battle of Tours „ 434
War with the Greeks 436
Character 436
Chapter 33: Marwan II Transfer of Capital 440
Marwan as-Governor and Military Commander 441
Racial Pride of the Arabs 442
Nasr and Abu Muslim 444
Marwan as a Ruler 446
Suppression of the Khawarij Revolt 447
Character 447
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Chapter 34: Decline and Fall of the Umayyad Dynasty Causes of the Decline 45!
Incapable Rulers 451
Indulgence in Luxuries 451
Tribal Jealousies and Resentment in Khurasan 452
Discrimination with Mawalis 453
Internal Feuds between Tribes 455
Mai administration 455
Hereditary Monarchy 456
Rebellion of Ibn Mu’awiya 456
Later Umayyad Caliphs 456
Rebellion of Sulayman 457
Rebellions of the Kharijis 457
Rise of the Abbasids 458
RoleofHarith 459
Role of Abu Muslim 459
Battle of the Zab 461
Preponderance of the Persians 462
