Mediaeval Islamic Historiography and Political Legitimacy

Mediaeval Islamic Historiography and Political Legitimacy
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 221
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ISBN-10 : 9781134146901
ISBN-13 : 1134146906
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Download or read book Mediaeval Islamic Historiography and Political Legitimacy written by Andrew Peacock and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-03-06 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tarikhnamah is a history of the world and the oldest surviving work of Persian prose. This book examines it as a political and cultural document and why it became such an influential work in the Islamic world.


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