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'''The Complete History''' - (Arabic: ''Al-Kamil fi al-Tarikh'') is a classic Islamic History book written by [[Ali ibn al-Athir]] |
'''The Complete History''' - (Arabic: ''Al-Kamil fi al-Tarikh'') is a classic Islamic History book written by [[Ali ibn al-Athir]], Composed in ca. [[1231]], is one of the most important Islamic historical works. |
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==The Rus== |
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Ibn Athir's depiction of the [[Rus' (people)|Rūs]] is not primarily ethnological, and not dealing with particular customs or detailed geography. Rather, he accounts for the military significance of the Rūs as a people who raided the [[Caspian]] region and, importantly, who served the [[Byzantine Empire]] as [[mercenary|mercenaries]]. Several references to the Rūs in the ''Kāmil'' are connected with Byzantine military operations. The strategic significance of the [[Varangian]]s was recognized by the Arabs as early as the time of [[Al-Muqaddasi|al-Muqaddasī]] (ca. [[945]]–[[1000]]), who had described the Rūs as "two kinds of Byzantines" (''jinsān min ar-Rūmī''). |
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The first reference in the ''Kāmil'' to the Rūs are two entries for the year [[943]] referring to a raid of the Rūs in the Caucasus. The second entry concerns Rūs participation in the [[battle of Manzikert]] of [[1071]]. |
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The Complete History - (Arabic: Al-Kamil fi al-Tarikh) is a classic Islamic History book written by Ali ibn al-Athir, Composed in ca. 1231, is one of the most important Islamic historical works.
The Rus
Ibn Athir's depiction of the Rūs is not primarily ethnological, and not dealing with particular customs or detailed geography. Rather, he accounts for the military significance of the Rūs as a people who raided the Caspian region and, importantly, who served the Byzantine Empire as mercenaries. Several references to the Rūs in the Kāmil are connected with Byzantine military operations. The strategic significance of the Varangians was recognized by the Arabs as early as the time of al-Muqaddasī (ca. 945–1000), who had described the Rūs as "two kinds of Byzantines" (jinsān min ar-Rūmī).
The first reference in the Kāmil to the Rūs are two entries for the year 943 referring to a raid of the Rūs in the Caucasus. The second entry concerns Rūs participation in the battle of Manzikert of 1071.
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