The History of al-Ṭabarī

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The History of al-Ṭabarī is a multi-volume English translation of al-Ṭabarī’s monumental 9th–10th century Arabic chronicle covering Islamic and pre-Islamic history from creation to the year 915 CE.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
works of al-Tabari	2
Tarikh al-Tabari	1
The History of al-Tabari	1
The History of al-Ṭabarī canonical	1
al-Tabari's history	1
al-Tabari’s historical works	1
al-Tabari’s history	1
تاريخ الطبري	1

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The History of al-Ṭabarī
Context triple: [Tārīkh al-rusul wa-l-mulūk, EnglishSeriesTitle, The History of al-Ṭabarī]

A. Tabaqat of Ibn Sa'd
Tabaqat of Ibn Sa'd is a foundational early Islamic biographical compendium that systematically records the lives of the Prophet Muhammad, his companions, and subsequent generations of Muslim scholars.
B. Tabari
Tabari is an Iranian language spoken along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea, primarily in Iran’s Mazandaran province.
C. Muntakhab-ut-Tawarikh
Muntakhab-ut-Tawarikh is a three-volume Persian chronicle by Abdul Qadir Badauni that provides a critical and often controversial history of the Mughal Empire, especially under Emperor Akbar.
D. chronicles of Ibn al-Athir
The chronicles of Ibn al-Athir are a major medieval Arabic historical work that provides a detailed Muslim perspective on the Crusades and broader events of the Islamic world.
E. Tafsir al-Tabari
Tafsir al-Tabari is a monumental 9th–10th century Qur’anic exegesis by the historian and scholar Al-Tabari, renowned for its comprehensive use of early Islamic reports and linguistic analysis.
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: The History of al-Ṭabarī
Target entity description: The History of al-Ṭabarī is a multi-volume English translation of al-Ṭabarī’s monumental 9th–10th century Arabic chronicle covering Islamic and pre-Islamic history from creation to the year 915 CE.

A. Tabaqat of Ibn Sa'd
Tabaqat of Ibn Sa'd is a foundational early Islamic biographical compendium that systematically records the lives of the Prophet Muhammad, his companions, and subsequent generations of Muslim scholars.
B. Tabari
Tabari is an Iranian language spoken along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea, primarily in Iran’s Mazandaran province.
C. Muntakhab-ut-Tawarikh
Muntakhab-ut-Tawarikh is a three-volume Persian chronicle by Abdul Qadir Badauni that provides a critical and often controversial history of the Mughal Empire, especially under Emperor Akbar.
D. chronicles of Ibn al-Athir
The chronicles of Ibn al-Athir are a major medieval Arabic historical work that provides a detailed Muslim perspective on the Crusades and broader events of the Islamic world.
E. Tafsir al-Tabari
Tafsir al-Tabari is a monumental 9th–10th century Qur’anic exegesis by the historian and scholar Al-Tabari, renowned for its comprehensive use of early Islamic reports and linguistic analysis.
F. None of above. chosen