Jami' al-Tawarikh
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Jami' al-Tawarikh is a 14th-century universal history, often called one of the world's earliest illustrated world histories, that chronicles the Mongol Empire and many other peoples and dynasties.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Persian literary work
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manuscript ⓘ universal history ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Compendium of Chronicles
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Jāmiʿ al-Tawārīkh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Ilkhanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Rashid al-Din Hamadani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronicles |
Chinese dynasties
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Frankish (European) rulers ⓘ Ilkhanate NERFINISHED ⓘ Jewish history ⓘ Mongol Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Prophets and early Islamic history ⓘ pre-Islamic Iranian kings ⓘ various Islamic dynasties ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Ghazan Khan
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Öljaitü NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
genealogical tables
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maps ⓘ miniature paintings ⓘ |
| dateWritten | early 14th century ⓘ |
| genre | world history ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Ilkhanid period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesSectionOn |
history of China
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history of Europe ⓘ history of India ⓘ history of the Mongols ⓘ history of the prophets ⓘ |
| influenced |
Islamic illustrated manuscript tradition
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later Persian historiography ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | Ilkhanid court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Persian ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the earliest illustrated world histories ⓘ |
| patron |
Ghazan Khan
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Öljaitü NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Tabriz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to legitimize Mongol rule in the Islamic world ⓘ |
| region | Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Islamic historiography ⓘ |
| scholarlySignificance | major source for Mongol and Ilkhanid history ⓘ |
| script | Naskh ⓘ |
| structure | multi-volume work ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | universal history from Creation to the author’s time ⓘ |
| survivingManuscriptsHeldAt |
Edinburgh University Library
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Khalili Collection NERFINISHED ⓘ Topkapı Palace Museum Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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