al-Baladhuri, Ahmad ibn Yahya,  d. 892., <br/><br/>
The origins of the Islamic state / 
Ahmad ibn Yahya al-Baladhuri ; being a translation from the Arabic, accompanied with annotations, geographic and historic notes of the Kitab futu h al-buldan of al-Imam Abu-l Abbas, Ahmad ibn-Jabir al-Baladhuri by Philip Kh uri Hitti 
 - New York :  AMS Press,  1968 
 - 2v. ;  23 cm. 
 - Studies in history, economics and public law, 163-163a .
<br/><br/> Series statement also appears as: Columbia University studies in the social sciences  Vol. 1 translated by P. K. Hitti, vol. 2 translated by F. C. Murgotten; each volume originally presented as the respective translator's thesis, Columbia University  Reprint of the 1916-24 ed 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Islamic Empire--History