al-Bāhir

work by Ibn al-Athīr

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  • In Ibn al-Athīr

    …dynasties) of Mosul called al-Bāhir, which was drawn from his own experience and from that of his father, who held office under the Zangids of Mosul. Among his other works were compilations of biographical and genealogical material of earlier authors.

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