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Jāmiʿ al-tawārīkh : Tārīkh-i Āl-i Saljūq / by Rashīd al-Dīn Hamadānī ; (Edited by) Muḥammad Rūshan.
جامع التواریخ (2) (تاریخ آل سلچوق) by رشيدالدين فضلاللّه همداني ; (Edited by) محمد روشن.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hamadānī, Rashīd al-Dīn, author.
- همدانی ، رشیدالدین فضل الله, author.
- Language:
- English
- Persian
- Subjects (All):
- World history--Early works to 1800.
- World history.
- Mongols--Kings and rulers--Early works to 1800.
- Mongols.
- Mongols--History--Early works to 1800.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden; Boston : BRILL, [2019]
- Language Note:
- Persian.
- Summary:
- Rashīd al-Dīn Hamadānī's (d. 718/1319) Jāmiʿ al-tawārīkh has been described by many as the first world history ever. Composed in Persian for the Mongol Il-khans Ghāzān (r. 1295-1304) and Öljeitü (Uljāytu, r. 1304-16), its aim was to set out the history and condition of the Mongol people, conquerors of the world (part one), followed by a description of the other peoples and nations of the world and their histories (part two). Given its unprecedented scope, Rashīd, vizier to both rulers, mobilized a whole team of specialists, informants, and collaborators to assist him in his task. Making use of written and oral sources, the part on the Mongols is a key source on the emergence and organisation of the Mongol empire, while the second part constitutes the first attempt ever at writing a history of the world. The section published here describes the history of the Saljuqs.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 90-04-40421-X
- OCLC:
- 123499548
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004404212 DOI
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