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Bibliography of Ancient Arab Historians and Their Works

Compiled By Liang Daoyuan

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Arab historiography emerged in the mid-7th century AD, and its time span is far inferior to that of Chinese and Western historiography. However, it started late, developed rapidly, has many historians, large volumes of books, complex content, and detailed descriptions. It is undoubtedly a branch with distinctive characteristics in the history of world history. In ancient times alone, there were about 5,000 Muslim historians who left about 12,000 kinds of history books (most of them written in Arabic). The author sorted out a large number of ancient Arab historical documents and used the periodization method to sort out about 1,500 Arab historians and their main works, filling the academic gaps in domestic research on the history of Arab history. This book lays a documentary foundation for the study of the history of Arab historiography and facilitates further exploration by learners and researchers.