Ibn khordadbeh book of roads and kingdoms blogs

Monumenta cartographica egyptae et africae by yusuf kamal travels in asia and africa, 2554. 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. Book of roads and kingdoms albakri project gutenberg self. Abulqasim ubaydallah ibn abdallah ibn khordadbeh, better known as ibn khordadbeh or ibn khurradadhbih, was the author of the. Around 870 ibn khordadbeh wrote kitgb al masglik wal mamglik the book of roads and kingdoms. Wikizero book of roads and kingdoms ibn khordadbeh. Book of roads and kingdoms ibn khordadbeh book from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia the book of roads and kingdoms arabic. Book of roads and kingdoms, albakri manuscript stubs. Book of roads and kingdoms ibn khordadbeh, written in the 9th century by ibn khordadbeh, an abbasid civil servant in the province of jibal. Book of roads and kingdoms, written in the early 10th century by istakhri. Book of roads and kingdoms ibn khordadbeh from wikipedia the free encyclopedia the book of roads and kingdoms arabic. The name radhanite is known from only a few arabic sources. Ibn khordadbeh grew up to be a knowledgeable scholar, and.

Very little is known about the author, except that he was close to the hafsid dynasty. Journal asiatique 1865 also called ibn khurdadhbih and ibn hordadbesh, ibn khurradadhbih as postmaster general he traveled very far and wrote the above book about it. Book of the roads and kingdoms abu alqasim ibn khordadbeh, m. In this work, ibn khordadbeh described the various peoples and provinces of the abbasid caliphate. Back to table of contents to next page ibn khordadbeh 886 almasalik walmamalik book of roads and countries postmaster general of the caliph from baghdad. Small mentions are made about east africa on some of these routes. Tabula rogeriana project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The book cited as a source actually claims that ibn khordadbeh drew heavily on foreign sources in his description of the world. Ibn khordadbeh was a persian geographer in 9 th century. Ibn khordadbeh project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Ibn khordadbeh s ninthcentury book of roads and kingdoms and tenthcentury works by estakhri and ibn hawqal.

Book of roads and kingdoms ibn khordadbeh rediff pages. Jewishowned ships, on the other hand, were seen as neutral parties and thus permitted to trade where they pleased. Ibn khordadbeh author, book of roads and kingdoms, 1067. Also the islamic legend states that the bridge was used by adam, the first man created by god, to traverse the route to adams peak, sri lanka, repenting for one thousand years during which he was standing on one foot. Nov 25, 2016 11 days before the vote its lapid, saar, and maybe bennett vs. Arabic edition by abu alqasim ibn khordadbeh and m. Along with maps, the book also includes descriptions of the land, people and. The arab armies were commanded by generals amr ibn alas, yazid ibn abi. The most famous arab traveler is considered abu abdallah ibn battutafrom tangier.

With ibn khordadbeh talking of the mountains of the moon i give as illustration the oldest drawing known of the ruwenzori from henry stanleys in darkest africa, 1890. Book of roads and kingdoms albakri project gutenberg. The book of roads and kingdoms exists today only in fragmentary form. Geography and alandalus website of a documentary on the rise, reign, and fall of islamic spain. The book of roger in latin, is a description of the world and world map created by the arab geographer, muhammad alidrisi. It maps and describes the major trade routes of the time within the muslim world, and discusses distant trading regions such as. Doc the radhanite merchants brian gottesman academia. Therefore, according to ibn khordadbeh in the 3rd century of the. Book of roads and kingdoms ibn khordadbeh the book of roads and kingdoms arabic. Book of roads and kingdoms ibn khordadbeh, written in the 9th century by ibn khordadbeh, an abbasid civil servant in the province of jibal book of roads and kingdoms, written in the early 10th century by istakhri book of roads and kingdoms albakri, written in the mid 11th century by abu abdullah albakri in spain. Book of roads and kingdoms or book of highways and kingdoms arabic. He was a persian geographer and bureaucrat of the 9th century.

His father was the ruler of tabarestan, modern mazandaran, nut he himself was a director of posts and intelligence. This is a short summary of ibn khordadbeh s the book of routes and kingdoms. The book of roads and kingdoms is a 9thcentury geography text by the persian geographer ibn khordadbeh. Did king alfred the great send two envoys to christian shrines in. Book of roads and kingdoms ibn khordadbeh infogalactic. 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. Also, there is the book of roads and kingdoms kitab al masalik wal mamalik or. It is sometimes confused with a work by the same name written in the ninth century by ibn khordadbeh. The rus khaganate in the early medieval era brewminate. Book of the roads and kingdoms 97899535458 by abu alqasim ibn khordadbeh. The slavs of ibn khurradadhbih or ibn khordadbeh in. Describing different routes from one specific location to another, his book has been seen as a manual for the use of secretaries of the administration.

The marvels of rome, the abbasid postmaster and chief of intelligence sahib albarid walkhabar ibn khordadbeh had devoted an entire section of his previously mentioned kitab almasalik walmamalik the book of roads and kingdoms to the european. Sep 04, 2020 ibn khordadbeh wrote in the book of roads and kingdoms that they go via the slavic river the don to khamlidj, a city of the khazars, where the latters ruler collects the tithe from them. What surprised the medieval traveler in arab countries. Factors affecting the formation and change of urbanspatial. Kitab alrawd almitar, the book of the fragrant garden, is a fourteenthcentury arabic geography by muhammad bin abd almunim alhimyari that is a primary source for the history of muslim spain in the middle ages, though it is based in part on the earlier account by muhammad alidrisi.

Mar 02, 2020 the rama bridge as a manmade structure was mentioned first in the record of ibn khordadbeh in his books of roads and kingdoms. Almasaalik wa almamaalik by ibn khordadbeh was registered on iran memory of the world list in 2015 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. Whether the term, which is used by only a limited number of primary sources, refers to a specific guild, or a clan, or is a generic term for jewish merchants in the transeurasian trade network is unclear.

Ibn khordadbeh described the radhanites as sophisticated and multilingual. 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. 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. Indeed, in the probably late ninthcentury balds leechbook, written for. Almost three centuries before the publicationmost likely by a canon of st. The book of roads and kingdoms, kitab almasalik wal mamalik is a 9thcentury geography text by the persian geographer ibn khordadbeh.

It was written in 10678 in cordoba, alandalus present day spain. Back to table of contents to next pageibn khordadbeh 886 almasalik walmamalik book of roads and countries postmaster general of the caliph from baghdad. Ibn khordadbeh, the book of roads and kingdoms, description of palestine. Indeed, safety of travel and facilities for halting stations on the highways had. 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. Mar 21, 20 volume 1 contains introductory material and elliots original preface. How the radanite traders spiced up life in darkages. Cambridge library collection books of enduring scholarly value. Working as a postmaster general, he got to know the roads and caravanserai like a back. Having few, if any, prototypes with which to work, ibn khurradadhbih drew heavily on foreign sources in his description of the world. May 30, 2003 in the book of the roads and the kingdoms, ibn khordadbeh tells of jewish merchants called radanites, fluent in several languages, who journey from west to east, from east to west. Work of al muhallabi, 10th century writer work cited by yakut th century geographer, no longer exist history and description of africa by leo africanus. The history blog blog archive rare arabicinspired chess piece.

Around 870 ibn khordadbeh wrote kitab al masalik wal mamalik the book of roads and kingdoms with the second edition of the book being published in 885. The book of roger in latin, is a description of the world and world map created by the arab geographer, muhammad alidrisi, in 1154 alidrisi worked on the commentaries and. Both ibn hawqal and istakhri would later write a book with the same title. China and the west a course on the thousand years journey on foot. Chinas route from ibn khordadbehs book translation. 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. I dont know how to access to the book about sulaymans account. It maps and describes the major trade routes of the time within the muslim world, and discusses distant trading regions such as japan, korea. Book of roads and kingdoms ibn khordadbeh wikipedia. His father was a zoroastrian who converted into islam in abbasid era. Ibn khordadbeh the reader wiki, reader view of wikipedia.