Timbuktu and the Songhay empire: Al-Saʿdī's Ta'rīkh al-sūdān down to 1613 and other contemporary documents

The principal text translated in this volume is the "Ta'rikh Al-sudan" of the 17th-century Timbuktu scholar, 'Abd al-Rahman al-Sadi. The other documents include an English translation of Leo Africanus's description of West Africa and some letters relating to Sa'dian dip...

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Other Authors: Hunwick, John O. 1936- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston Brill 2003
Edition:[2. edition]
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:The principal text translated in this volume is the "Ta'rikh Al-sudan" of the 17th-century Timbuktu scholar, 'Abd al-Rahman al-Sadi. The other documents include an English translation of Leo Africanus's description of West Africa and some letters relating to Sa'dian diplomacy.
Physical Description:LXV, 414 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:9004125604
9004128220

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