Encompassing the Mongol, Chinese, Iranian, Islamic and Christian worlds, the work is regarded as the first attempt at a world history. Its rich miniature illustrations circulated together with it; it is an artistic monument of the Ilkhanid Turco-Mongol cultural synthesis.
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Frequently asked questions
- What was Rashid al-Din's Jami al-Tawarikh: The First World History?
- The Ilkhanid vizier Rashid al-Din Fazlullah completed his Jami al-Tawarikh (Compendium of Chronicles), compiled from Turkish and Persian sources.
- When did Rashid al-Din's Jami al-Tawarikh: The First World History happen?
- 1307 CE
- Where did Rashid al-Din's Jami al-Tawarikh: The First World History take place?
- Tebriz, İran