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Book/Printed Material Al-Maqrīzī's al-Ḫabar ʻan al-bašar vol. V, section 4: Persia and its kings, part I

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Title

  • Al-Maqrīzī's al-Ḫabar ʻan al-bašar vol. V, section 4: Persia and its kings, part I

Names

  • Maqrīzī, Aḥmad ibn ʻAlī, 1364-1442, author
  • Hameen-Anttila, Jaakko
  • Maqrīzī, Aḥmad ibn ʻAlī, 1364-1442

Created / Published

  • Boston ; Leiden : Brill, [2017]

Contents

  • List of plates -- Abbreviations -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. al-Maqrizi and the Ḫabar -- 2. the Pre-Islamic history of Iran in Arabic and Persian sources -- 3. al-Maqrizi's sources -- 4. al-Maqrizi and Orosius -- 5. al-Maqrizi's use of sources -- 6. Description of the manuscripts -- 7. Notes on the translation -- 8. Names -- Plates -- Abbreviations and symbols -- Critical edition and translation of al-Maqrizi's al-Ḫabar ʻan al-bašar, Vol. V, Section 4: Persia and its kings, Part I: Persia and the four classes of its kings: the first class, the Pišdadians: Usahang -- Tahmurat -- Ǧamšid -- Biwarasf -- Faridun -- Manusǧihr -- Zaw -- Karšasf -- Mention of the second class of Persians, the Kayanids: Kay Qubad -- Kay Kawus -- Kay Husraw -- Kay Luhrasf -- Kay Bistasf -- Kay Ardašir Bahman -- Humani -- Darius the Elder -- Xerxes -- Darius the Younger -- Alexander -- The mention of Nibyadah bt. Tara'us -- Aristotle -- The third class of Persian (kings), the Asganians -- Bibliography -- List of quoted manuscripts -- Index of Qur'anic verses -- Index of prophetic traditions -- Index of verses -- Index of names (people and places) -- Index of quoted titles in al-Ḫabar ʻan al-bašar -- Index of sources in al-Ḫabar ʻan al-bašar -- Index of glosses -- Index of technical terms -- Facsimile of MS Fatih 4340 (Istanbul, Süleymaniye Kütüphanesi), fols. 76b-127b, 47*a-b, 128a-131a.

Headings

  • -  Arabs--Genealogy--Early works to 1800
  • -  Iranians--Genealogy--Early works to 1800

Notes

  • -  Includes bibliographical references and index.
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  • 1 online resource.

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  • CS1549.5

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  • 2017052393

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Chicago citation style:

Maqrīzī, Aḥmad Ibn ʻAlī, Author, Jaakko Hameen-Anttila, and Aḥmad Ibn ʻAlī Maqrīzī. Al-Maqrīzī's al-Ḫabar ʻan al-bašar vol. V, section 4: Persia and its kings, part I. [Boston ; Leiden: Brill, 2017] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2017052393/.

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Maqrīzī, A. I. ʻ., Hameen-Anttila, J. & Maqrīzī, A. I. ʻ. (2017) Al-Maqrīzī's al-Ḫabar ʻan al-bašar vol. V, section 4: Persia and its kings, part I. [Boston ; Leiden: Brill] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2017052393/.

MLA citation style:

Maqrīzī, Aḥmad Ibn ʻAlī, Author, Jaakko Hameen-Anttila, and Aḥmad Ibn ʻAlī Maqrīzī. Al-Maqrīzī's al-Ḫabar ʻan al-bašar vol. V, section 4: Persia and its kings, part I. [Boston ; Leiden: Brill, 2017] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2017052393/>.