Tarikh al-Yaqubi
Tārīkh Ibn Wāḍiḥ (
al-Yaʿqūbī.[1]
Like his contemporary
Al-Dinawari, Ya'qubi's histories, unlike those of their predecessors, aimed to entertain as well as instruct; they are "literary" productions.[citation needed] His history is divided into two parts.[1]
In the first he gives a comprehensive account of the pre-
Kalila and Dimna, as well as of Sindibad (Sinbad). When treating of Greece he gives many extracts from the philosophers (cf. M. Klamroth in the Zeitschrift der deutschen morgenländischen Gesellschaft, vols. xl. and xli.).[1]
The second part contains the Islamic history starting from the life of Mohammed, through the Caliphs, Imams and Monarchy down to 259/872 and is neither extreme nor unfair. The work is characterized by its detailed account of some provinces, such as Armenia and Khorasan, by its astronomical details and its quotations from religious authorities rather than poets. He discussed the Umayyad Caliphate and Abbasid Caliphate in detail.
References
- ^ a b c One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Thatcher, Griffithes Wheeler (1911). "Ya'qūbī". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 904.
External links
- "Ya`qūbī, Ta'rīkh". pages.uncc.edu. Retrieved 2020-06-22.