In volume IV of the “History of the Caliphate” (the previous ones were published in 1988, 1992, 1998, volumes I and II were republished in 2000 and 2002) the events of 695–750 are described. This was the period of the highest external power of a single Muslim state, which expanded its borders to Southern Gaul, Fergana and the Indus Valley, but gradually lost internal unity under the pressure of opposition movements - Shiite, Kharijite and Abbasid. The upper limit of this period was determined by the uprising of Abbasid supporters who replaced the Umayyad dynasty.

Contents: IntroductionThe peaceful decade of AbdalmalikEchoes of the civil war. — Revolt of Shabib b. Yazida. - Defeat of the Azrakites. - Al-Muhallab in Khorasan. - Rebellion of Abdarrahman b. al-Ash'asa. — Wasita Foundation. — New conquest of Arminia. — The last fall of Carthage At the pinnacle of powerChange of power. — Al-Walid is a builder. — Kutaiba’s first successes. — Nomination of Maslama b. Abdalmalik. — Advancement in the Maghreb. - Jump over the sea. - On the way to China. — Death of al-Hajjaj. — Egyptian passions At the turning point The first steps of Suleiman. — Mutiny and death of Qutaiba b. Muslima. — Viceroy of Yazid b. al-Muhallab in Khorasan. - Second siege of Constantinople. - Alids and Abbasids. - “The second Umar ibn al-Khattab.” — Yazid II. Return to previous policies. — Instability in Transoxiana. — Persecution of Christian symbols. - The beginning of the wars with the Khazars. An unstable balance. The beginning of the reign of Hisham. — War with the Khazars in the Caucasus. — Wars with the Turks for Transoxiana. — From peaceful Egypt to the warlike Maghreb. — Victory over the Khazars. — Revolt of al-Harith b. Suraja. — Turkic offensive and the death of the Khakan. — The fight against the Berber uprising in the Maghreb. - Alids and Abbasids; Zayd's rebellion b. Ali. — Reconciliation with the Sogdians. — The fruits of stability: monumental construction. The end of stability. Caliph-poet. — Riots instead of reconciliation. — Death of Yazid and the coup of Marwan b. Muhammad. — Rebellious Iraq. — The rebellion and death of al-Harith b. SurajjaDeath of the Umayyad dynasty and the end of the Arab empireThe beginning of open action against the Umayyads. — Capture of the holy cities by the Kharijites. — Flight and death of Nasr b. Sayara. — Kakhtaba's attack on Iraq. — Triumph of the Abbasids. — Battle of the Zab and the flight of Marwan Notes List of abbreviations List of sources and literature Index of names and ethnic names Index of geographical and topographic names