Kitab al-Ibar

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Kitab al-Ibar is a monumental 14th-century universal history by Ibn Khaldun, best known for its pioneering introduction, the Muqaddimah, which laid the foundations of modern historiography and sociology.

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instanceOf Arabic book ⓘ
historical work ⓘ
universal history ⓘ
alternateName Book of Lessons ⓘ
Kitāb al-ʻIbar wa-Dīwān al-Mubtadaʼ wa-al-Khabar ⓘ
linked to: Kitab al-Ibar
author Ibn Khaldun ⓘ
centuryOfComposition 14th century ⓘ
contains analysis of rise and fall of dynasties ⓘ
discussion of economics and taxation ⓘ
discussion of urban and rural society ⓘ
methodological critique of historical reports ⓘ
theory of ‘asabiyyah (social cohesion) ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Marinid Sultanate ⓘ
linked to: Marinid dynasty
field economic thought ⓘ
political theory ⓘ
social theory ⓘ
genre historiography ⓘ
world history ⓘ
hasEnglishTranslation The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History ⓘ
hasKeyConcept cyclical theory of history ⓘ
distinction between nomadic and sedentary life ⓘ
hasPart Book of the Examples ⓘ
Muqaddimah ⓘ
volumes on Islamic history ⓘ
volumes on non-Islamic history ⓘ
inception c. 1370s ⓘ
influenced modern historiography ⓘ
philosophy of history ⓘ
sociology ⓘ
influencedBy Islamic historiographical tradition ⓘ
Quranic view of history ⓘ
mainPart Muqaddimah (introductory volume) ⓘ
linked to: Muqaddimah

general world history volumes ⓘ
history of Berbers and Maghreb ⓘ
notableFor Muqaddimah introduction ⓘ
linked to: Muqaddimah
numberOfMainParts 3 ⓘ
originalLanguage Arabic ⓘ
placeOfWriting Egypt ⓘ
Ifriqiya ⓘ
linked to: North Africa
structure multi-volume work ⓘ
subject Arab dynasties ⓘ
Berber dynasties ⓘ
linked to: Berber kingdoms

Islamic history ⓘ
Maghreb history ⓘ
North African history ⓘ
universal history ⓘ
world civilizations ⓘ
timePeriodCovered from Creation to Ibn Khaldun’s own time ⓘ
title Kitab al-Ibar ⓘ

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Ibn Khaldun → notableWork → Kitab al-Ibar ⓘ
Muqaddimah → partOf → Kitab al-Ibar ⓘ
Kitab al-Ibar → title → Kitab al-Ibar ⓘ
Kitab al-Ibar → alternateName → Kitāb al-ʻIbar wa-Dīwān al-Mubtadaʼ wa-al-Khabar ⓘ
linked to: Kitab al-Ibar
Muqaddimah as a prolegomenon to history → fullWorkTitle → Kitab al-Ibar wa Diwan al-Mubtada wa al-Khabar fi Ayyam al-Arab wa al-Ajam wa al-Barbar wa man Asharahum min Dhawi al-Sultan al-Akbar ⓘ
linked to: Kitab al-Ibar