{"product_id":"9780755617654","title":"Classical Writings of the Medieval Islamic World Persian Histories of the Mongol Dynasties Volume 3","description":"\u003ch1\u003eClassical Writings of the Medieval Islamic World\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePersian Histories of the Mongol Dynasties Volume 3\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMirzar Haydar Dughlat | Khwandamir | Rashiduddin Fazlullah | W. M. Thackston\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Asia \/ Central Asia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis volume presents one of the most important historical  sources for medieval Islamic scholarship: The Compendium of Chronicles, written by the vizier to the Mongol Ilkhans of Iran, Rashiduddin Fazlullah.  It includes a valuable survey of the  Turkic and Mongolian peoples, a history of Genghis Khan's ancestors, and a detailed account of his conquests.  Distinguished linguist and orientalist, Wheeler M. Thackston, provides a lucid, annotated translation that makes this key material  accessible to a wide range of scholars.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRashiduddin Fazlullah\u003c\/b\u003e (1247-1318) was a historian and vizier to the Mongol Ilkhans of Iran.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWheeler M. Thackston, Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e formerly taught at Harvard University.   He is a distinguished Orientalist and noted editor and translator of  Chaghatai, Arabic and Persian texts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e07 August 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eI.B. Tauris\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780755617654\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e618\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e59.68\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51333202706572,"sku":"9780755617654","price":198.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780755617654","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}