The History of the Kings of the Persians in Three Arabic Chronicles: The Transmission of the Iranian Past from Late Antiquity to Early Islam
(Part of the Translated Texts for Historians, Contexts Series)
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This book translates the sections on pre-Islamic Persia in three Muslim Arabic chronicles, those of Ahmad al-Ya'qubi (d. ca. 910), 'Ali al-Mas'udi (d. ca. 960) and Hamza al-Isfahani (d. ca. 960s). Their accounts, like those of many other Muslim historians on this topic, draw on texts that were composed in the period 750-850 bearing the title 'The History of the Kings of the Persians'. These works served a growing audience of well-to-do Muslim bureaucrats...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1786941473
ISBN13:9781786941473
Release Date:July 2018
Publisher:Liverpool University Press
Length:200 Pages
Weight:0.57 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.8" x 8.2"
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