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020			_a9781592218097
050			_aDT551.65.T5613 2011
082			_a966.2018
100			_aWise, Christopher _93013
245		0	_aTa'rikh al Fattash- The Timbuktu Chronicles 1493-1599 _b: English translation of the original works in Arabic by Al Hajj Mahmud Kati _c/ Christopher Wise; Hala Abu Taleb
260			_aNew Jersey; _bAfrica World Press; _c2011
300			_a320p _c24x16cm
520			_aSome 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 Although long valued as the most important historical document of the medieval period, Kati's chronicle is also a literary achievement that is comparable to the writings of figures like Chaucer, Rabelais, and Montaigne.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.
546			_aEnglish; Russian
648			_a15th century _93014
650			_aAfrican literature. _93015
650			_aDT551-551.9 History Of Africa- Mali. Mali Federation. Sudanese Republic. French Sudan _93016
650			_aSonghay dynasty. _93017
651			_aMali _93018
700			_aAbu Taleb, Hala _93019
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