BSU historians discuss Zayn al-akhbar history book by Gardizi

05/11/2021

The Faculty of History of Baku State University (BSU) has hosted scientific seminar dedicated to  Zayn al-akhbar history book by Gardizi.

Zabil Bayramov, Professor of the Department of the Azerbaijani History, Doctor of Historical Sciences made a presentation entitled " Zayn al-akhbar history book by Gardizi  and information about the Turkic tribes in the book".

Abū Saʿīd ʿAbd-al-Ḥayy ibn Żaḥḥāk b. Maḥmūd Gardīzī, better known as Gardizi,  was an 11th-century historian and official, who is notable for having written the Zayn al-akhbar, one of the earliest history books. In his Zayn al-akbar, Gardizi took a dispassionate view of history which was fairly remarkable for its time. It consisted of a history of the pre-Islamic kings of Iran, Muhammad and the Caliphs until the year 1042. The Zayn al-akbar contains information concerning Turkic tribes as well as Ghaznavid Empire.

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