Knowra Jami' al-tawarikh Jami' al-tawarikh Jami' al-tawarikh is a Persian-language world history compiled under the Ilkhanid vizier Rashid al-Din in the early 14th century. It combines Mongol dynastic history with accounts of Islamic and other peoples.
Rashid al-Din : A Persian physician, historian, and Ilkhanid vizier who directed the compilation of Jami' al-tawarikh. He organized the work and supplied its courtly and scholarly setting.
World history : Historical writing that treats human societies across regions and connects their pasts within a broad account. Jami' al-tawarikh organizes histories of many peoples into a connected narrative.
Genghis Khan : The Mongol leader who founded the Mongol Empire in the early 13th century. His life and conquests anchor the chronicle's account of Mongol imperial origins.
Mongol studies : The interdisciplinary study of Mongol peoples, empires, societies, and historical legacies. The chronicle remains a major source for reconstructing Mongol political history.
Ilkhanate : A Mongol khanate that ruled much of Iran and neighboring regions from the mid-13th to the mid-14th century. The work was produced at its court and presents its rulers' history.
Mongol historiography : Historical writing about Mongol peoples, rulers, and states, produced by Mongol and non-Mongol authors. The work preserves a major account of Mongol origins, conquests, and dynasties.
Mongol invasions of Khwarazmia : The Mongol campaigns that destroyed the Khwarazmian Empire between 1219 and 1221. The campaigns illustrate the conquests that transformed the region Rashid al-Din's court governed.
Ilkhanid–Ming relations : Political and commercial contacts between the Ilkhanate and the Ming dynasty in the 14th century. The work's account of China helps illuminate knowledge circulating across Mongol successor states.
Mongol Empire : A Eurasian empire founded by Genghis Khan that became the largest contiguous land empire in history. Its expansion and successor states provide the work's central political framework.
Islamic historiography : Historical writing developed in Muslim societies, using literary, documentary, and religious traditions. Its accounts of Muslim peoples and rulers draw on established Islamic historical traditions.
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