chronicles of Ibn al-Athir
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The chronicles of Ibn al-Athir are a major medieval Arabic historical work that provides a detailed Muslim perspective on the Crusades and broader events of the Islamic world.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Chronicles of Ibn al-Athir | 0 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic chronicle
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historical work ⓘ medieval text ⓘ |
| audience | learned Muslim readers ⓘ |
| author | Ibn al-Athir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| contains |
accounts of battles
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accounts of diplomatic relations ⓘ accounts of rulers ⓘ |
| evaluates |
conduct of Crusaders
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conduct of Muslim rulers ⓘ |
| focus |
interaction between Muslims and Crusaders
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political events in the Islamic world ⓘ |
| genre |
chronicle
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history ⓘ |
| historicalValue |
major source for medieval Islamic history
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major source for the history of the Crusades ⓘ |
| importance | key narrative for reconstructing Muslim views of the Crusades ⓘ |
| influenced | later Muslim historiography of the Crusades ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
annalistic
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chronological ⓘ |
| perspective | Muslim perspective ⓘ |
| regionCovered |
Islamic world
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Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceType | primary source ⓘ |
| subject |
Crusader states
NERFINISHED
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Frankish Crusaders NERFINISHED ⓘ Islamic dynasties ⓘ biographical notices ⓘ military campaigns ⓘ political history ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
Crusades
NERFINISHED
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Islamic Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfSource | narrative history ⓘ |
| usedBy |
modern historians of the Crusades
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scholars of Islamic history ⓘ |
| writtenIn | medieval Islamic scholarly milieu ⓘ |
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