Its the primary source for information of medieval history in sudanic africa yet the only version ive been able to find was the original arabic version from internet archives. The fattash is a must read for anyone contemplating writing i just completed the tarikh al fattash, a history of the songhai empire written by al. Delafosse made extensive use of the rich evidence in tarikh al suddn. The sankore institute is honored to present to the reader a book which clarifies in the most concise and eloquent manner the reality haqiqah of the last and final messenger to mankind, muhammad ibn abdullah ibn abdulmuttalib ibn hashim, may allah bless him as long as the east wind blows and to the number of created things. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The principal text translated in this volume is the ta r kh al s d n of the seventeenthcentury timbuktu scholar abd al rah m n al sa d. It provides the single most important primary source for the history of the songhay empire. Tareq al suwaidan a multidisciplinary islamic preacher.
Hes an intellectual, journalist, administrative and a religious preacher with a multiskilling touch, he studied the petroleum engineering at the prestigious american universities, and worked in the best multinationals, he used his free time effectively, and acquired an expertise in the coaching and learning administration arts. The principal text translated in this volume is the tarikh al sudan of the seventeenthcentury timbuktu scholar abd al rah. Houdas paperback or softback by sad, abd al ramn ibn abd allh 15961656 and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The chronicle also mentions the earlier mali empire. It and the tarikh al sudan, another 17th century chronicle giving a history. According to the tarikh al sudan and the tarikh al fatash there was a great many bani israil in west africa and many other historians also state the many bani israil migrated south into africa after the roman judaen war of 70 ad and that many judaen communities who lived in egypt and libya migrated deeper into the interior of africa. It is located on the southern edge of the sahara desert on the bend of the great niger river which traverses west africa. Tarikh alsudan by sad, abd al ramn ibn abd allh, 15961656 houdas, octave victor, 18401916. Dekmejian, charismatic authority in the middle east. Gregory maddox of the history department of texas southern university, that dr. Posted on january 11, 2015 updated on january 27, 2015. From tarikh alsudan kindle edition by al sadi, abd, garrison, louis, houdas, octave. Al sadis tarikh al sudan down to 16 and other contemporary documents, john o hunwick 2003, from tedzkiret en.
The mahdist under khalifa abdallah, 18851898, the cambridge history of africa. Ahmad baba altimbukti and his islamic critique of racial. Tarikh essoudan par abderrahman ben abdallah ben imran ben amir essadi. The two seventeenthcentury chronicles relate in great detail the structure of the songhay state 14641591. It provides an account of the songhay empire from the reign of sonni ali ruled 14641492 up to 1599 with a few references to events in the following century. The tarikh traces the the tarikh traces the history of timbuktu from its founding u ntil the time of. Al sadis tarikh al sudan down to 16, and other contemporary documents. The theoretical portion of this study was made possible through a grant from the state university of new york research foundation. Information by peter kessler, with additional information from the tarikh al fattash and tarikh al sudan seventeenth century timbuktu chronicles which end in 1599 and 1656 respectively, from timbuktu and the songhay empire. Muhammad, ataturk, nasir, delivered at the 1st annual meeting of the middle east studies association. John hunwick was also in the process of translating the text and had the. Sonni ali, also known as sunni ali ber or sunni ali, was born ali kolon. The tarikh alsudan also tarikh es sudan the history of the sudan is a chronicle written in arabic in around 1655 by abd al sadi. Much of cheikh diops information for his book precolonial black africa was referenced from this book and the tarikh al sudan.
The tarikh al fattash claims a total of twentyone kings include the samples shown above and below this entry rule old ghana in succession although their names are not known. The tarikh al fattash is a west african chronicle written in arabic in the second half of the 17th century. If kaya maja is indeed a tribal leader in the sudan region then his successors would likely. Ahmad baba al timbukti and his islamic critique of racial slavery in the maghrib. Rahman al sadi the author of famous book tarikh al sudan meaning the history of sudan. Does anyone on here have access to an english translation. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading mansa musa and the mali empire. Tarikh alsudan a history of the songhai in arabic and. Bani israil in west africa, jews of bilad al sudan islam. Media in category tarikh al fattash the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Sunni ali was the first king of the songhai empire, located in west africa and the 15th ruler of the sonni dynasty.
The tarikh al sudan is a west african chronicle written in arabic in around 1655 by abd al sadi a century later john hunwick published a partial translation into english. According to the 17th century tarikh al fattash and the tarikh al sudan, several jewish communities existed as parts of the ghana, mali, and later songhay empires. Work of al muhallabi, 10th century writer work cited by yakut th century geographer, no longer exist history and description of africa by leo africanus. A similar framework was employed for a comparative study of leaders in an unpublished paper by r. The other important 17th century chronicle, the tarikh al sudan mentions that the malian empire came after the dynasty of qayamagha which had its capital at the city of ghana. One such community was formed by a group of egyptian jews, who allegedly traveled by way of.
Tarikh muluk al sudan history of the kings of the sudan in arabic gordon memorial college historical series no. Le premier manuscrit du tarikh al fattash, ou chronique du chercheur, est l. Yet, within a year that history of the western sudan required revision, because in 19 houdas and delafosse edited and translated another arabic chronicle from timbuktu, tarikh al fattash. Thirty chapters are included, dealing with the history of timbuktu and jenne, their scholars, and the political history of the songhay empire from the reign of sunni ali 14641492 through moroccan conquest of songhay in 1591 and down to the year.