A short chronicle on the end of the Sasanian Empire and early Islam 590-660 A.D. / edition, translation and commentary by Nasir al-Ka'bi.
Series: Gorgias chronicles of late antiquity ; 1Publication details: Piscataway, NJ : Gorgias Press, c2016.Description: xc, 162 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781463205638
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-141) and indexes.
Introduction. The Manuscript and the Identity of its Author ; Sources and Contents of the Chronicle ; Historiographical Approach
Text and Translation
Chronology of the Short Chronicle
Bibliography
Individuals mentioned in the Chronicle
List of works relating to the Chronicle
The Short Chronicle is an eyewitness report on the demise of the Sasanian and Byzantines Empires and the beginning of the Islamic period. It uses official Sasanian sources and Syriac church documents and mentions for the first time new Arab cities, including Mosul, Kufa, and Baṣra.
