Book of roads and kingdoms ibn khordadbeh wikipedia. Book of roads and kingdoms ibn khordadbeh, written in the late 9th century by ibn khordadbeh, an abbasid civil servant in the province of jibal. His description of the world ends in aden, the furthest southern place were the postal service reaches. The 9th century persian geographer, ibn khordadbeh, mentioned the bridge in his book of roads and kingdoms, referring to it is set bandhai or bridge of the sea. Mar 20, 2014 the western world first encountered it in historical works in the 9th century by ibn khordadbeh in his book of roads and kingdoms c. Livre des routes et royaumes ibn khordadbeh book of roads. Dervis mehmed zilli 25 march 1611 1682, known as evliya celebi ottoman turkish. The western world first encountered it in historical works in the 9th century by ibn khordadbeh in his book of roads and kingdoms ca.
Book of roads and kingdoms ibn khordadbeh infogalactic. Buku ini mengandungi rekodrekod mengenai kepelbagaian bangsa dan kawasankawasan yang dinaungi oleh kerajaan abbasiyah. Ad 850, referring to it is set bandhai or bridge of the sea. Book of roads and kingdoms, written in the early 10th century by istakhri. The activities of the radhanites are documented by abu lqasim ubaid allah ibn khordadbeh, the director of posts and police spymaster and postman for the province of jibal under the abbasid caliph almutamid ruled 869885 ce, when he wrote kitab almasalik walmamalik the book of roads and kingdoms, probably around 870. The roads of armenia, georgia, aghvank up to areas around the caspian are described in his work. Inside the house house of wisdom and the abbasid caliphate. It maps and describes the major trade routes of the time within the muslim world, and discusses distant trading regions such as japan, korea, and. Ibn khordadbeh in his book of roads and kingdoms ca. Apr 18, 2018 the western world first encountered it in historical works in the 9th century by ibn khordadbeh in his book of roads and kingdoms c. Book of roads and kingdoms albakri project gutenberg self. May 08, 2012 best blog which will help you to know about tamilnadu,tamil history,tamil leaders,temples, listen online tamil fm stations,musical instruments, tamil news. Pada awal kurun ke 9, ibnu khordadbeh telah menulis sebuah buku yang berjudul kitab al masalik wal mamalik the book of roads and kingdoms. It maps and describes the major trade routes of the time within the muslim world, and discusses distant trading regions such as japan, korea, and china.
Jan 23, 2012 the first mention of this reportedly manmade bridge was found in the accounts of ibn khordadbeh in his book of roads and kingdoms. For the syrian islamic scholar, see muhammad alyaqoubi. Book of roads and kingdoms albakri, written in the mid 11th century by abu abdullah albakri in spain. The book of roads and kingdoms is a 9thcentury geography text by the persian geographer ibn khordadbeh. These small, playful terracotta figures portray elegant dancers, fierce warriors, and also prosperous merchants perched on top of the sort of heavily laden camels that.
The book of roads and kingdoms, kitab almasalik wal mamalik is a 9thcentury geography text by the persian geographer ibn khordadbeh. He was a persian geographer and bureaucrat of the 9th century. The islamic legends state that it was used by adam to traverse the route. The bridge was first mentioned in the ancient sanskrit epic ramayana of valmiki. Since then, it has been attributed with several names like set bandhai, meaning bridge of the sea, ramas bridge and adams bridge. In this work, ibn khordadbeh described the various peoples and provinces of the abbasid caliphate. In this capacity ibn khordadbeh served as both postmaster general and the caliphs personal spymaster in that vital province. Adams bridge 1,750,000 year old manmade bridge between sri lanka and india ram crossed here to lanka photo from josh. Indeed, safety of travel and facilities for halting stations on the highways had. Book of roads and kingdoms ibn khordadbeh the book of roads and kingdoms arabic. According to the 9th century persian geographer, ibn khordadbeh in his the book of roads and kingdoms, jewish merchants embarking from the ports of southern france, would carry cargoes of slaves, brocades, and furs to the markets of constantinople, alexandria, and damascus. The book o f roads and kingdoms ibn khordadbeh the best divisions for knowledge of the regions almuqad dasi amusements for those who long to traverse the horizon aka kitab r ujar alidrisi.
It maps and describes the major trade routes of the time within the muslim world, and discusses distant trading regions such as japan, korea. May 04, 2011 the first mention of this reportedly manmade bridge was found in the accounts of ibn khordadbeh in his book of roads and kingdoms. Goods from western europe travelled east to central asia and china and vice versa, and the muslim world could only interact with northern europe via. Book of roads and kingdoms or book of highways and kingdoms arabic. The western world first mentioned it in historical works in the 9th century by ibn khordadbeh in his book of roads and kingdoms ca. Jul 10, 2017 the 9th century persian geographer, ibn khordadbeh, mentioned the bridge in his book of roads and kingdoms, referring to it is set bandhai or bridge of the sea. Sep 26, 2011 the first mention of this reportedly manmade bridge was found in the accounts of ibn khordadbeh in his book of roads and kingdoms. Map of eurasia showing the trade network of the radhanites, c. The bridge was first mentioned in the ancient sanskrit epicramayana of valmiki. Ibn khordadbeh died 300 hijri was the director of communication and information of western parts of iran in the time of the abbasid caliph al wathiq 842847 ad. Ahmad ibn abu yaqub ibn jafar alyaqubi title yaqubi died ah 284 ad 8.
It was written around 870 ce, while its author was director of posts and police for the abbasid province of djibal. Around 846847ce ibn khordadbeh wrote kitab al masalik wal mamalik the book of roads and kingdoms with the second edition of the book being. The western world first encountered it in historical works in the 9th century by ibn khordadbeh in his book of roads and kingdoms c. The bridge was first mentioned in valmikis ancient sanskrit epic, ramayana. The earliest map that calls this area by the name adams bridge was prepared by a british cartographer in 1804. We accept pitches from freelance writers, carousers and photographers. Jan 26, 2012 pada awal kurun ke 9, ibnu khordadbeh telah menulis sebuah buku yang berjudul kitab al masalik wal mamalik the book of roads and kingdoms. Adams bridge, also known as ramas bridge or rama setu ramar palam, is a chain of limestone shoals, between pamban island, also known as rameswaram island, off the southeastern coast of tamil nadu, india, and mannar island, off the northwestern coast of sri lanka. May 08, 2012 the western world first encountered it in historical works in the 9th century by ibn khordadbeh in his book of roads and kingdoms ca. The more venturesome would then proceed by caravan across the fertile.
This is a short summary of ibn khordadbeh s the book of routes and kingdoms. The bridge was first mentioned in the ancient sanskrit epic ramayana of valmiki citation needed. Sep 10, 2015 the activities of the radhanites are documented by ibn khordadbeh, the director of posts and police spymaster and postman for the province of jibal under the abbasid caliph almutamid ruled 869885, when he wrote kitab almasalik walmamalik book of roads and kingdoms, probably around 870. The western world first encounters it in historical works in the 9th century by ibn khordadbeh in his book of roads and kingdoms ca. Both ibn hawqal and istakhri would later write a book with the same title. May 09, 20 the western world first encountered it in historical works in the 9th century by ibn khordadbeh in his book of roads and kingdoms c.
His subsequent account of his travels and the peoples he encountered is one of the most important documents from the period. The name adams bridge is an early19thcentury british invention a reference to an abrahamic myth that adam used the bridge to cross from sri lanka to india. Livre des routes et royaumes ibn khordadbeh book of roads and kingdoms ibn khordadbeh. Aug 30, 2010 the bridge was first mentioned in the ancient sanskrit epic ramayana of valmiki. Book of the roads and kingdoms abu alqasim ibn khordadbeh, m. He is the author of a geographic work about the roads and countries. Oct 26, 2017 the 9th century persian geographer, ibn khordadbeh, mentioned the bridge in his book of roads and kingdoms, referring to it is set bandhai or bridge of the sea. Also called ibn khurdadhbih and ibn hordadbesh, ibn khurradadhbih as postmaster general he traveled very far and wrote the above book about it. He also notes jews purchasing slavic slaves in prague.
Ibn khordadbeh described the radhanites as sophisticated and. Around 846847ce ibn khordadbeh wrote kitab al masalik wal mamalik the book of roads and kingdoms with the second edition of the book being published in 885ce. Ibn khordadbeh grew up to be a knowledgeable scholar, and. Ibn fadlan was a tenthcentury diplomat who, in 922 ad, was sent on a mission from baghdad to the far north by the caliph muqtadir.