Tarikh Baghdad English May 2026

1. Introduction Tarikh Baghdad (تاريخ بغداد), meaning History of Baghdad , is a monumental biographical dictionary and urban history compiled by the renowned 11th-century Muslim scholar Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn ‘Ali al-Khatib al-Baghdadi (AD 1002–1071 / AH 392–463). It is one of the most important sources for the history of the Islamic Golden Age, particularly for the city of Baghdad, the Abbasid Caliphate, and its scholarly elite.