| Author(s) | Fawzi Mohammed Saati |
| Affiliation | Associate Professor, History Department, College of Sharash, Umm Al - Qura University, Makkah Al - Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia |
| Title | Al-Bakri as a Source for the History of the Islamic Conquests during the Caliphates of Umar b. al-Khattab and Uthman b. Affan (A.H.13-35) |
| Source | Journal of King Saud University. Arts. Volume 13, No 2. (2001/1421) |
| Abstract | The paper begins with a prelude concerning the significance of geography books in general, and those of al-Bakri in particular. This is followed by some biographical comments on al-Bakri himself. Consideration is then given to al-Bakri’s Masalik al-Mamalik and Mujam ma istajam, emphasizing the information contained therein regarding the conquest of certain towns, cities and localities. |
