Tārīkh Ibn Wāḍiḥ (Arabic: تآريخ ابن واضح) or popularly Tārīkh al-Yaʿqūbī (Arabic: تآريخ اليعقوبي), in English the History of Ibn Wāḍiḥ or the History of al-Yaʿqūbī, is a well-known classical Islamic history book, written by al-Yaʿqūbī. Like his contemporary Al-Dinawari, Ya'qubi's histories, unlike those of their predecessors, aimed to entertain as well as instruct; they are "literary" productions.
Tārīkh Ibn Wāḍiḥ (Arabic: تآريخ ابن واضح) or popularly Tārīkh al-Yaʿqūbī (Arabic: تآريخ اليعقوبي), in English the History of Ibn Wāḍiḥ or the History of al-Yaʿqūbī, is a well-known classical Islamic history book, written by al-Yaʿqūbī. Like his contemporary Al-Dinawari, Ya'qubi's histories, unlike those of their predecessors, aimed to entertain as well as instruct; they are "literary" productions.
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