Roads and kingdoms ibn khordadbeh, written in the late 9th century by ibn. Book of roads and kingdoms or book of highways and kingdoms arabic. Ibn khordadbeh was a persian geographer in 9 th century. These merchants speak arabic, persian, roman, the frank, spanish, and slav languages. It is sometimes confused with a work by the same name written in the ninth century by ibn khordadbeh. 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.
Book of roads and kingdoms ibn khordadbeh, written in the late 9th. The slavs of ibn khurradadhbih or ibn khordadbeh in. They journey from west to east, from east to west, partly on land, partly by sea. William henry andrews basil sesame park cuban american national foundation. Hannah montana songs from and inspired by the hit tv series 9780748752904 0748752900 stanley thornes primary literacy big blue story book. Guantanamo bay detainment camp in cuba between january 2002 and july 2004. Book of roads and kingdoms ibn khordadbeh wikipedia. During the cuban missile crisis the following year, cold war brinkmanship was. They transport from the west eunuchs, female slaves, boys, brocade, castor, marten and other furs, and swords. 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. St marks eve mount sopris henry preserved smith arthur seldon.
Almasaalik wa almamaalik iran blog fotros travel agency. In this work, ibn khordadbeh described the various peoples and provinces of the abbasid caliphate. But we did not include all the slavic references made by this author. The cuban missile crisis put the world at the precipice of total nuclear war. Working as a postmaster general, he got to know the roads and caravanserai like a back of his hands. Book of roads and kingdoms or book of highways and kingdoms is the name of an. Ibn khordadbeh was the son of a governor and general of the abbasids the abdallah referred to above. Along with maps, the book also includes descriptions of the land. His father was the ruler of tabarestan, modern mazandaran, nut he himself was a director of posts and intelligence. The book of roads and kingdoms is a 9thcentury geography text by the persian geographer ibn khordadbeh. Book of roads and kingdoms ibn khordadbeh the book of roads and kingdoms, kitab almasalik wal mamalik is a 9thcentury geography text by the persian geographer ibn khordadbeh. A series of public programs as well as a book published by sternberg press, will.
His father was a zoroastrian who converted into islam in abbasid era. Around 846847ce ibn khordadbeh wrote kitab al masalik w al mamalik the book of roads and kingdoms with the second edition of the book being published in 885ce. Book of the roads and kingdoms abu alqasim ibn khordadbeh, m. Meadows of gold, ibn khordadbeh the book of roads and kingdoms.
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