Chronicon Syriacum
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Chronicon Syriacum is a 13th-century universal history written in Syriac by Bar Hebraeus, covering events from creation to his own time with a focus on Near Eastern political and ecclesiastical affairs.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Syriac literary work
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chronicle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Syriac Chronicle of Bar Hebraeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Bar Hebraeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalMethod | year-by-year entries ⓘ |
| coversEvent |
Crusades
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Mongol invasions of the Near East NERFINISHED ⓘ fall of Baghdad in 1258 ⓘ |
| coversReignOf |
Abbasid caliphs
NERFINISHED
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Ayyubid rulers NERFINISHED ⓘ Mongol Ilkhanate rulers NERFINISHED ⓘ Zengid rulers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 13th century ⓘ |
| focus |
Near Eastern ecclesiastical history
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Near Eastern political history ⓘ |
| genre | historical chronicle ⓘ |
| hasCompanionWork | Chronicon Ecclesiasticum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCriticalEditions | yes ⓘ |
| hasModernTranslations | yes ⓘ |
| includes |
Islamic period history
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biblical history ⓘ biographical notes on rulers and churchmen ⓘ classical and late antique history ⓘ ecclesiastical notices ⓘ |
| influenced | later Syriac chroniclers ⓘ |
| language | Syriac ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Syriac Christian perspective on Islamic polities
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detailed account of Mongol rule in the Near East ⓘ integration of secular and ecclesiastical history ⓘ |
| originalScript | Syriac script ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorCorpus | major historical work of Bar Hebraeus ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval Syriac manuscripts ⓘ |
| regionCovered |
Mesopotamia
NERFINISHED
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Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ Syriac Orthodox Church territories ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliationOfAuthor | Syriac Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Syriac Christian ⓘ |
| structure | annalistic ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
Middle Eastern history
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Syriac studies ⓘ church history ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered | from Creation to the 13th century ⓘ |
| tradition | West Syriac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedSources |
Arabic historical works
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Greek historical traditions ⓘ earlier Syriac chronicles ⓘ |
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