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.