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Book SynopsisAl-Maqrīzī's (d. 845/1442) last work, al-Ḫabar ʿan al-bašar, was completed a year before his death. This volume, edited by Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila, covers the history of pre-Islamic Iran during the Sasanian period and the conquest. Al-Maqrīzī's work shows how Arab historians integrated Iran into world history and how they harmonised various currents of historiography (Middle Persian historiography, Islamic sacred history, Greek and Latin historiography). This part harmonises the versions of Miskawayh's Tağārib, al-Ṭabarī’s Taʾrīḫ, and several other sources, producing a fluent narrative of Iran from the early 3rd century until 651. It also includes the complete text of ʿAhd Ardašīr, here translated for the first time into English.
Table of ContentsPreface List of Plates Abbreviations Introduction 1 al-Maqrīzī and the Ḫabar 2 Sources 3 Quoting 4 Mistakes 5 Description of the Manuscripts 6 The Copying of Manuscript A-2826/5 (MS T) 7 Sasanian Kings and Queens according to al-Maqrīzī 8 Translation and Transliteration of Names Plates Abbreviations and Symbols Critical Edition and Translation of al-Maqrīzī’s al-Ḫabar ʿan al-bašar, Vol. V, Section 4: Persia and Its Kings, Part II The Fourth Class of Persian Kings, the Sasanians Bibliography List of Quoted Manuscripts Index of Qurʾānic Verses Index of Verses Index of Prophetic Traditions Index of Names (People and Places) Index of Technical Terms Index of Quoted Titles in al-Ḫabar ʿan al-bašar Index of Sources in al-Ḫabar ʿan al-bašar Index of Glosses Facsimile of MS Fatih 4340 (Istanbul, Süleymaniye Kütüphanesi), Fols. 137a–200a
