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The annals of the Saljuq Turks : selections from al-Kāmil fīʻl-Taʻrīkh of ʻIzz al-Dīn Ibn al-Athīr /

Ibn al-Athir, who died in the 13th century, is one of the most important historians of Islam. His major chronicle, the Kamil fi'l-Ta'rikh, is one of the greatest achievements of Muslim historiography for the range and comprehensiveness of the sources it assembled and for its narrative, cov...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ibn al-Athīr, ʻIzz al-Dīn, 1160-1233
Other Authors: Richards, D. S. (Donald Sidney), 1935-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Arabic
Published: Hoboken : Routledge, Taylor and Francis, 2014.
Series:Routledge studies in the history of Iran and Turkey.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Ibn al-Athir, who died in the 13th century, is one of the most important historians of Islam. His major chronicle, the Kamil fi'l-Ta'rikh, is one of the greatest achievements of Muslim historiography for the range and comprehensiveness of the sources it assembled and for its narrative, covering the whole sweep of Islamic history up to his own lifetime. This volume of D.S. Richards' translation covers the early years of conquest and the period of the 'great sultanate'. With its copious annotations, the translation will open a direct window into this period of history for non-Arabic rea.
Physical Description:1 online resource (320 pages)
ISBN:9781317832553
1317832558
9781317832546
131783254X