Wikipedia's first sentence called it “historical and biographical work by the yemeni historian wahb ibn munabbih”. Today it says “historical and biographical work created in its current form by ibn hisham”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Biography of the kings of the Himyarite Kingdom Kitāb al-Tījāni ( Arabic : كتاب التيجان) also known more commonly as”. It now reads “Biography of the kings of the Himyarite Kingdom Kitāb al-Tījān ( ) also known more commonly as”.
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Biography of the kings of the Himyarite Kingdom Kitāb al-Tījāni ( Arabic : كتاب التيجان) also known more commonly as The Book of Crowns on the Kings of Himyar , is a historical and biographical work by the Yemeni historian Wahb ibn Munabbih , an 8th AD century Israʼiliyyat author. The book is also known as Kitāb al-Tījān li ma'rifati muluk al-zamān fi akhbar Qahtān (The Book of Crowns, on the kings of yesteryear in the accounts of the Qahtānites ) . The book later transmitted by Ibn Hisham who also worked on the As-Sīrah an-Nabawiyyah . Ibn Hisham reported that he acquired the book's narratives from 'Abd al-Mun'im ibn Idris. The Ancient Novel and Beyond (ebook) . The Rise of Historical Writing Among the Arabs . There are <ref group=Notes> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a template (see the help page ).
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “historical and biographical work by the yemeni historian wahb ibn munabbih”. Today it says “historical and biographical work created in its current form by ibn hisham”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Biography of the kings of the Himyarite Kingdom Kitāb al-Tījāni ( Arabic : كتاب التيجان) also known more commonly as”. It now reads “Biography of the kings of the Himyarite Kingdom Kitāb al-Tījān ( ) also known more commonly as”. Read the current article and compare.
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historical and biographical work by the yemeni historian wahb ibn munabbih
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historical and biographical work created in its current form by ibn hisham
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