Classical histories
0 sources yetThe great chronicles and biographical dictionaries of the early and medieval scholars.
- A chronicle, cited by page
- A biographical dictionary
Sources & further reading
Every road needs a good map
Each date and story on The Caravan will point back to where it came from: a book and its page, or a lecture and its minute. The shelves are being filled.
How we choose
Four rules for the road
History is told many ways. These are the rules every era page follows before a single date goes up.
- Classical histories first The early chroniclers and biographers, read through scholars who know them well.
- Checked against modern scholarship Dates and places are compared with trusted modern histories and atlases.
- “c.” when a date is approximate Where historians differ, we say so. Hijri years appear only from the Hijrah, 622 CE.
- Lectures with a timestamp When a story comes from a talk, we name the speaker and the minute it is told.
The shelves
Four shelves, waiting for books
Each era adds its sources here as it is written, so the whole reading list grows with the road.
Modern histories
0 sources yetWell-regarded modern books that bring the classical sources together.
- A modern history, cited by page
- A trusted reference work
Lectures & talks
0 sources yetLecture series from trusted teachers, cited with the speaker and the minute.
- A lecture series, with timestamps
- A single talk, with its minute
Maps & atlases
0 sources yetHistorical atlases behind every map on The Caravan, and the routes of the Rihla.
- A historical atlas
- A map of the trade routes