Introduction
Introduction to Before Archaeology
Islamic history
Appendix I - Istakhr in the Islamic Era: Arabic and Persian Sources
This is a collection of Arabic and Persian medieval sources concerning the city of Istakhr in the Islamic era. All passages found in the main historiographical and geographical texts have been selected, translated from Arabic or Persian, and made available for scholarly research on the topic.
The Rebel City: fragments from Istakhr in the Islamic Era
The information provided in Arabic and Persian sources with regard to the city of Istakhr in the Islamic era mainly concerns exterior details of the city as a site of clashes and passage, rather than a history of the city’s development. The resulting fragmentary portrait is that of a city that brought about a strong resistance to foreign conquest, in a cycle of various rebellions, until its apparent final destruction in the 11th century.