Tajikistan’s National Epics

Sadriddin Ayni (1878–1954) was a Tajik intellectual and writer.Translated by Abdusalom Mamadnazarov, Professor of Philology at Tajik National University, Dushanbe, TajikistanIntroduced and edited by Jonathan K. Zartman, Associate Professor of National Security Studies, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, USA

• List of MapsTranslators IntroductionEditor’s PrefaceForeword: Dr. M. S. ImomzodaBiography of Sadriddin AyniMUQANNA’S REBELLIONIntroductionChapter 1: Social and Political Situation in Khorasan and Mavarannahr Before the Arab ConquestChapter II: The Biography of Muqanna and His Initial Political Activity Chapter III: Muqanna’s Open RebellionChapter IV: Muqanna’s Life in the Siyom Fort and the End of His CauseChapter V: Consequences from Muqanna’s rebellionTAJIK PEOPLE’S HERO TEMUR MALIKChapter I: Introduction: Conditions in Mavarannahr, Khorasan and Khorazm Chapter II: The Battle of Khujand and the Life of Temur MalikAPPENDICES:1. Biographical Dictionary2. Chronology3. Glossary4. Historical Gazetteer5. Select Bibliography6. Index