Encyclopaedia of Islamic Empires and Dynasties, Vols. 1 to 15

Contents: Vol. I. Early Leaders in Islam: Preface.1. Introduction. 2. Early prophets. 3. Middle age prophets. 4. Later age prophets. Bibliography. Index.

Vol. 2. First Islamic Head of State: Preface. 1. The ideal head. 2. Early life of the prophet. 3. Formation of a state. 4. Life at Medina. 5. Era of peace. 6. War policy. 7. Peace, the goal. 8. Benefactor of mankind. Bibliography. Index.

Vol. 3. Abu Bakr's Rule: Preface. 1. Hadrat Abu Bakr. 2. Period of caliphate. 3. Great victories. 4. The achievements. 5. Place in history. 6. Illustrious daughter. Bibliography. Index.

Vol. 4. Umar's Rule: Preface. 1. Hadrat Umar. 2. Confident of the prophet. 3. Conquest of Roman Empire. 4. Conquest of Iran. 5. An eventful life. 6. The achievements. 7. Illustrious daughter. Bibliography. Index.

Vol. 5. Uthman's Rule: Preface. 1. Hadrat Uthman. 2. Period of caliphate. 3. Troubled days. 4. The controversies. 5. The achievements. 6. Esteemed position. 7. Tragic event. 8. Prominent holy administrators. Bibliography. Index.

Vol. 6. Ali's Rule: Preface. 1. Hadrat Ali. 2. Life of a brave man. 3. Centre of power. 4. Brave caliph. 5. Kufa years. 6. The achievements. 7. Principles of administration. Bibliography. Index.

Vol. 7. Damascus and Baghdad Empires: Preface. 1. Umayyad dynasty. 2. Abbasid dynasty. 4. Eminent holy administrators. 4. Prominent heroines. Bibliography. Index.

Vol. 8. Egyptian and African Empires: Preface. 1. Egyptian dynasties. 2. Tulunids dynasty. 3. Ikhshidid dynasty. 4. Burji dynasty. 5. Moroccan dynasties. 6. Marinid dynasty. 7. Idrisid dynasty. 8. Sudanese rulers. 9. Libyan rulers. 10. Nigerian rulers. 11. Some other dynasties. Bibliography. Index.

Vol. 9. Turkish Empire: Preface. 1. Ottoman dynasty. 2. Turkish rule in Cyprus. 3. Seljuk dynasty. 4. Khawarizmian dynasty. 5. Hashemite dynasty. Bibliography. Index.

Vol. 10. Persian and Pathan Empires: Preface. 1. Safavid Empire. 2. Ghazni and Ghor Empires. 3. Afghan Kingdom. Bibliography. Index.

Vol. 11. Muslim Sultans of India: Preface. 1. Arab expedition. 2. Turkish conquests. 3. Consolidation of Turkish power. 4. Slaves' rule. 5. Khiljis' rule. 6. Tughlaqs' rule. 7. Later Sultans. 8. Polity under Sultanate. Bibliography. Index.

Vol. 12. Mughal Emperors: Preface. 1. The Mughal era. 2. Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur. 3. Nasiruddin Muhammad Humayun. 4. Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar. 5. Nuruddin Muhammad Jahangir. 6. Shihabuddin Muhammad Shah Jahan. 7. Muhiuddin Muhammad Aurangzeb. Bibliography. Index.

Vol. 13. Mughal Kings: Preface. 1. Later Mughals. 2. Significance of Mughal rule. 3. Mughal civilization. Bibliography. Index.

Vol. 14. Small Muslim States: Preface. 1. Muslim states in North India. 2. Muslim states in South India. Bibliography. Index.

Vol. 15. Muslim Empires of Pacific: Preface. 1. Malaysian Empire. 2. Indonesian Empire. 3. Wattasid dynasty. 4. Brunei's Muslim Kingdom. 5. Eminent Muslim heroines. Bibliography. Index.

"As is well known and appreciated by all scholarly circles, Islam is ideologically against the imperialism and hierarchy. With the demise of holy prophet, his close companions decided to select a leader to lead the Muslims. This leader was known as the khalifa or caliph. First, there were four caliphs, called, pious caliphs or righteous caliphs. Then, the first Islamic dynasty was established by Umayyad family, who established the practice of hereditary succession. Umayyads were overthrown by Abbasids.

The most important event in this era was the series of crusades between Muslims and Christians. Ghazi Salahuddin, the great Muslim hero, finally defeated the crusaders. When Abbasids captured Damascus, one of the Umayyad princes had escaped to Spain to found Umayyad rule there. The Muslims ruled over Spain for nearly eight centuries. In Persia, a new dynasty called Safavids came to power. Then, emerged Zand dynasty, which was overthrown by Qajars and they were in turn replaced by Pahlavis. In east, Mongols converted to Islam and became known as the II-Khanids. They were succeeded by Timur and his descendents. Later, Ottomans or Turks became the dominant power in the Islamic world. They conquered much of Eastern Europe and nearly the whole of the Arab world.

This research-based work is a thorough study of the rise of Islam and its journey to success over a millennia. This is an asset for all scholars and lovers of Islamic studies." (jacket)