History of the Prophets and Kings
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History of the Prophets and Kings is a monumental 10th-century Arabic chronicle by al-Tabari that narrates Islamic and pre-Islamic history from creation up to his own time.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| History of the Prophets and Kings canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: History of the Prophets and Kings Context triple: [Al-Tabari, knownFor, History of the Prophets and Kings]
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A.
Prophets and Kings
Prophets and Kings is a religious book by Ellen G. White that narrates and interprets the biblical history of Israel’s monarchy and prophetic era from a Seventh-day Adventist perspective.
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B.
Companions of the Prophet
The Companions of the Prophet are the men and women who personally met and followed the Islamic prophet Muhammad, forming the earliest Muslim community and transmitting his teachings.
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C.
Divrei Hayamim
Divrei Hayamim is the Hebrew name for the biblical Books of Chronicles, which recount the genealogies and history of Israel from Adam through the period of the kings.
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D.
Kitab al-Sab'in
Kitab al-Sab'in is a seminal alchemical treatise attributed to the early Islamic polymath Jabir ibn Hayyan, exploring theoretical and practical aspects of chemistry and transmutation.
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E.
Jerusalem Chronicle
The Jerusalem Chronicle is an ancient Babylonian cuneiform text that records events related to Jerusalem and its interactions with the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: History of the Prophets and Kings Target entity description: History of the Prophets and Kings is a monumental 10th-century Arabic chronicle by al-Tabari that narrates Islamic and pre-Islamic history from creation up to his own time.
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A.
Prophets and Kings
Prophets and Kings is a religious book by Ellen G. White that narrates and interprets the biblical history of Israel’s monarchy and prophetic era from a Seventh-day Adventist perspective.
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B.
Companions of the Prophet
The Companions of the Prophet are the men and women who personally met and followed the Islamic prophet Muhammad, forming the earliest Muslim community and transmitting his teachings.
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C.
Divrei Hayamim
Divrei Hayamim is the Hebrew name for the biblical Books of Chronicles, which recount the genealogies and history of Israel from Adam through the period of the kings.
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D.
Kitab al-Sab'in
Kitab al-Sab'in is a seminal alchemical treatise attributed to the early Islamic polymath Jabir ibn Hayyan, exploring theoretical and practical aspects of chemistry and transmutation.
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E.
Jerusalem Chronicle
The Jerusalem Chronicle is an ancient Babylonian cuneiform text that records events related to Jerusalem and its interactions with the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic book
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Islamic historiographical work ⓘ historical chronicle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Tarikh al-Tabari
ⓘ
linked to:
Tafsir al-Tabari
|
| associatedWith | Baghdad ⓘ |
| author |
al-Tabari
ⓘ
linked to:
Al-Tabari
|
| authorName |
Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari
ⓘ
linked to:
Al-Tabari
|
| countryOfOrigin | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| coversPeriodFrom | creation ⓘ |
| coversPeriodTo | early 10th century ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 10th century ⓘ |
| field |
Islamic studies
ⓘ
Middle Eastern history ⓘ |
| genre |
historiography
ⓘ
universal history ⓘ |
| hasPart |
sections on Sasanian Persia
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sections on ancient Near Eastern kingdoms ⓘ sections on biblical prophets ⓘ sections on internal Muslim conflicts ⓘ sections on the conquests of Islam ⓘ |
| includes |
Quranic narratives
ⓘ
accounts of pre-Islamic prophets ⓘ accounts of the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ accounts of the Rashidun Caliphs ⓘ accounts of the Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ accounts of the life of Muhammad ⓘ prophetic traditions ⓘ reports of Companions of Muhammad ⓘ |
| influenced |
Islamic universal histories
ⓘ
later Muslim historians ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| length | multi-volume work ⓘ |
| method |
compilation of earlier sources
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isnad-based reporting ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comprehensiveness of early Islamic history
ⓘ
preservation of earlier lost sources ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Tarikh al-Rusul wa al-Muluk
ⓘ
linked to:
Tārīkh al-rusul wa-l-mulūk
تاريخ الرسل والملوك ⓘ
linked to:
Tārīkh al-rusul wa-l-mulūk
|
| religiousPerspective |
Sunni
ⓘ
linked to:
Sunni Islam
|
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| structure | annalistic ⓘ |
| subject |
Islamic history
ⓘ
pre-Islamic history ⓘ |
| timeOfCompilation | c. 915–923 CE ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
English
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Persian ⓘ other modern languages ⓘ |
| usedAs |
primary source for early Islamic history
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source for biography of Muhammad ⓘ source for history of the caliphates ⓘ |
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