Jāmiʿ al-tawārīkh
Tārīkh-i Ismāʿīliyān
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11769870 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rashīd al-Dīn Hamadānī (corresponding author), Rashīd al-Dīn Hamadānī Rashīd al-Dīn Hamadānī |
| Editors | Muḥammad Rūshan |
| Year | 2008 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Jāmiʿ al-tawārīkh (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/9789004404236 |
| OpenAlex | W2945792375 |
| ISBN | 9789004404236 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
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 Ismailis
Ancient history · Archaeology · Empire · History of Islam · Islam · Oral history · Rash · Scope (computer science · Section (typography · World history · Byzantine Studies and History · Classics · Computer Science · Eurasian Exchange Networks · History · Islamic Studies and History · Medicine
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |