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| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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2010054199 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781592218097 |
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| Classification number |
DT551.65.T5613 2011 |
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| Classification number |
966.2018 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Wise, Christopher |
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3013 |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Ta'rikh al Fattash- The Timbuktu Chronicles 1493-1599 |
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: English translation of the original works in Arabic by Al Hajj Mahmud Kati |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
/ Christopher Wise; Hala Abu Taleb |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
New Jersey; |
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Africa World Press; |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2011 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
320p |
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24x16cm |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
Some five hundred years ago, the Askiya Muhammad founded the Songhay Dynasty of the Askiyas, which flourished for more than a century in Sahelian West Africa. The Askiya Muhammad administered his kingdom from Gao, Mali, although many of his most loyal followers were located in Timbuktu, Mali. The Timbuktu based scribe Al Hajj Mahmud Kati was a close friend of the Askiya Muhammad, who accompanied the famous Songhay leader during his pilgrimage to Mecca. The Tarikh al fattash is an eyewitness account of the rise and fall of the Songhay Empire, told from Kati's perspective as a key participant in many of the most important events in the era of the Askiyas. Wise's The Timbuktu Chronicles, 1493-1599 is a translation of the Octave Houdas and Maurice Delafosse s rendition of the Tarikh al fattash, which was compiled from three versions of the text that surfaced in the early twentieth century, and that were edited by Houdas and Delafosse in 1913. It includes a new introduction by Wise, as well as the original introduction and scholarly notes of Houdas and Delafosse. Although long valued as the most important historical document of the medieval period, Kati's chronicle is also a literary achievement that is comparable to the writings of figures like Chaucer, Rabelais, and Montaigne. Wise's introduction and study questions accompanying this translation provide contextualizing information for the non-specialist. The Tarikh al fattash is essential reading for all students of African literature and history. |
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| Language note |
English; Russian |
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15th century |
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3014 |
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African literature. |
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3015 |
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DT551-551.9 History Of Africa- Mali. Mali Federation. Sudanese Republic. French Sudan |
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3016 |
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Songhay dynasty. |
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3017 |
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Mali |
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3018 |
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Abu Taleb, Hala |
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3019 |
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Book |