Completed in 1999 by a distinguished group of Arabists and historians of Islam, the annotated translation of al-Tabari's History is arguably the most celebrated chronicle produced in the Islamic lands on the history of the world and the early centuries of Islam. This fortieth volume, the Index, compiled by Alex V. Popovkin under the supervision of Everett K. Rowson, serves as an essential reference tool. It offers scholars and general readers convenient access to the wealth of information provided by this massive work..

The Index comprises not only all names of persons and places...