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12th century chronicle of Persian Kings From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mojmal al-tawarikh wa-l-qesas (Persian: مُجمل التواریخ و القصص, lit. 'The Collection of Histories and Tales') was a book written in Ghaznavid Persia (c. 1126[citation needed]).

A copy of the book from Herat, dated 1425 CE. Depicted are Muhammad and the archangel Gabriel. Script is in Persian language.

The book is a chronicle mostly of Persian kings, and is often cited as a source of reference for historical events of the 12th century and before. It refers to the classical Persian Shahnameh as the "tree" and all other poems as "branches".[1]

Some authors have claimed the name of the author to be Ibn Shadi Asad abadi (ابن شادی اسدآبادی).[2] The book was first edited in 1939 by Mohammad-Taqi Bahar in Tehran.

Another book with the same title was written by Fasihuddin Ahmad in 1441.[citation needed]

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