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Work Record ID: 
9999999
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Shelfmark: 
Or.Ms.20
Title: 
Jami' al-Tawarikh (World History)
Alternate Title: 
Compendium of Chronicles
Creator: 
Rashid al-Din į¹¬abib
Creator Nationality: 
Islamic Republic of Iran
Creator Role: 
Author
Authority Permalink: 
https://viaf.org/viaf/90056948
Date: 
c.1306CE or c.1314/15CE
Description: 
Compendium of Chronicles by Rashid al-Din. ****High resolution individual pages here: https://images.is.ed.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/35e7i1 **** Arguably the greatest treasure in the library, the Jami' al-Tawarikh, or Compendium of Chronicles, is a world history which encompasses a range of cultures, from China in the East, to Ireland in the West, from the time of Adam. It is written in the Naskh script and contains 70 illustrated folios. Written by the scholar and courtier Rashid al-Din (d.1318), there is some debate as to the exact date of this manuscript, but it was almost certainly completed within the author's lifetime, making it one of the earliest copies in existence. It is one of the three main sources for the life of Genghis Khan and is considered to be one of the most important medieval documents in the world. Sources: Hukk, M (1925), A descriptive catalogue of the Arabic and Persian manuscripts in Edinburgh University Library, Hertford. Talbot Rice, D. (1976), The Illustrations to the World History of Rashid al-Din, Edinburgh. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00773mr (accessed 03/07/14).
Subject Category: 
History
Catalogue Entry: 
https://archives.collections.ed.ac.uk/repositories/2/archival_objects/145535
Tag: 
Islam
Tag: 
Persia
Tag: 
World
Tag: 
History