Sulaiman al mahri project gutenberg selfpublishing. We accept pitches from freelance writers, carousers and photographers. Book of roads and kingdoms or book of highways and kingdoms is the name of an. Livre des routes et royaumes ibn khordadbeh book of roads and kingdoms ibn khordadbeh. Nov 01, 2016 the author focuses on a ninthcentury tradition of maps known collectively as the kitab almasalik wa almamalik, or book of roads and kingdoms, by the persian geographer ibn khordadbeh, and greek history notably ptolemy from the perspectives of iconography, context, and patronage. The activities of the radhanites are documented by abu lqasim ubaid allah ibn khordadbeh, the director of posts and police spymaster and postman for the province of jibal under the abbasid caliph almutamid ruled 869885, when he wrote kitab almasalik walmamalik the book of roads and kingdoms, probably around 870. Book of roads and kingdoms ibn khordadbeh rediff pages. The book of roads and kingdoms is a 9thcentury geography text by the persian geographer ibn khordadbeh.
May 29, 2017 the activities of the radhanites are documented by ibn khordadbeh the postmaster, chief of police and spymaster for the province of jibal, under the abbasid caliph almutamid when he wrote kitab almasalik walmamalik book of roads and kingdoms, in about 870. Ibn khordadbeh was the son of a governor and general of the abbasids the abdallah referred to above and the grandson of a khorasani convert from zoroastrianism the. Book of roads and kingdoms ibn khordadbeh infogalactic. Book of roads and kingdoms ibn khordadbeh the book of roads and kingdoms ar. It maps and describes the major trade routes of the time within the muslim world, and discusses distant. The book of roads and kingdoms, kitab almasalik wal mamalik is a 9thcentury geography text by the persian geographer ibn khordadbeh. The marvels of rome, the abbasid postmaster and chief of intelligence sahib albarid walkhabaribn khordadbeh had devoted an entire section of his previously mentioned kitab almasalik walmamalik the book of roads and kingdoms to the european. It was written in 10678 in cordoba, alandalus present day spain. It maps and describes the major trade routes of the time within the muslim world, and discusses distant trading regions such as japan, korea, and china.
Boek van wegen en koninkrijken ibn khordadbeh book of roads and kingdoms ibn khordadbeh. It maps and describes the major trade routes of the time within the muslim world, and discusses distant trading regions such as japan, korea, and. The history of india, as told by its own historians. In this work, ibn khordadbeh described the various peoples and provinces of the abbasid. Khordadbeh in english with contextual examples mymemory. Parts of the book date at different time periods after fall of rome, book disappears rediscovered by the arabic revival about 8000ad ibn khordadbeh c. It mostly consists of travel guides with varying degrees of details, 31 and gives a variety of information of official nature. Volume 1 contains introductory material and elliots original preface. Among the extant works of descriptive geography, the work of ibn khordadbeh book of roads and kingdoms is the earliest composition. He was a student of the philosopher and scientist ibn majid and lived during the reign of ottoman turks. Third, as it seems to topically fit in here, we include a report by ibn hawqal a traveler and geographer born in nisibis c 920 c 988. According to the french national library, ten copies of the kitab rujar or tabula rogeriana exist worldwide today. Book of roads and kingdoms albakri book of roads and kingdoms ibn khordadbeh tabula rogeriana kitab alrawd almitar mujam albuldan rihla the meadows of gold piri reis map.
The author focuses on a ninthcentury tradition of maps known collectively as the kitab almasalik wa almamalik, or book of roads and kingdoms, by the persian geographer ibn khordadbeh, and greek history notably ptolemy from the perspectives of iconography, context, and patronage. Almost three centuries before the publicationmost likely by a canon of st. Book of roads and kingdoms ibn khordadbeh wikipedia. Scandinavians in russia went to the caspian sea and baghdad. Livre des routes et royaumes ibn khordadbeh book of roads. Ibn khordadbeh described the radhanites as sophisticated and multilingual. Book of roads and kingdoms ibn khordadbeh free definitions. In this capacity ibn khordadbeh served as both postmaster general and the caliphs personal spymaster in that vital province.
Kitab almasalik walmamalik the book of roads and kingdoms to the. Around 846847ce ibn khordadbeh wrote kitab al masalik wal mamalik the book of roads and kingdoms with the second edition of the book being published in 885ce. It maps and describes the major trade routes of the time within the muslim world, and discusses distant trading regions such as japan, korea. It mostly consists of travel guides with varying degrees of details, 31 and gives a variety of information of official nature, also are included reports on geographical curiosities. Kitab almasalik wa lmamalik, that is, the book of itineraries and kingdoms. Of these ten, six contain at the start of the work a circular map of the world which is not mentioned in the text of alidris. Here we complete the slavic excerpts from his book of roads and countries or the book of roads and provinces or, as it is also known, kitab almasalik wa lmamalik. It is mentioned in the book that jewish traders, called radhanites, traded with the uighurs and china, and that the rus i. He wrote the book zayn alakhbar while at the court of abdulrashid. Book of the roads and kingdoms abu alqasim ibn khordadbeh, m. Around 870 ibn khordadbeh wrote kitgb al masglik w al mamglik the book of roads and kingdoms. Sulaiman al mahri ibn ahmad ibn sulayman was born in shihr in 1480. The book of roads and kingdoms exists today only in fragmentary form. Both ibn hawqal and istakhri would later write a book with the same title.
Ibn khordadbeh had devoted an entire section of his previously mentioned. Commentary on anatomy in avicennas canon, the comprehensive book on medicine, theologus autodidactus, a short account of the methodology of hadith, commentary on compound drugs, the polished book on experimental ophthalmology, the choice of foodstuffs, synopsis of medicine, an essay on organs, reference book for physicians, the summary of law. Wikizero book of roads and kingdoms ibn khordadbeh. Also called ibn khurdadhbih and ibn hordadbesh, ibn khurradadhbih as postmaster general he traveled very far and wrote the above book about it. He was a persian geographer and bureaucrat of the 9th century. Dec 14, 2018 around 846847ce ibn khordadbeh wrote kitab al masalik wal mamalik the book of roads and kingdoms. Around 870 ibn khordadbeh wrote kitgb al masglik wal mamglik the book of roads and kingdoms. Reports of the slavs from muslim lands part ii radhanites. In this work, ibn khordadbeh described the various peoples and provinces of the abbasid caliphate. The activities of the radhanites are documented by ibn khordadbeh, the director of posts and police spymaster and postman for the province of jibal under the abbasid caliph almutamid ruled 869885, when he wrote kitab almasalik walmamalik book of roads and kingdoms, probably around 870.
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