Fars-Nama

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This article is about the 12th-century work. For that of the 19th century, see Fars-Nama-ye Naseri.
Fars-Nama
Author"Ibn al-Balkhi"
Original titleفارسنامه
CountrySaljuq Empire
LanguagePersian
Subjecthistory and geography of Fars

Fārsnāma (Persian: فارسنامه, "The Book of Fars") is a local history and geography of Fars Province, Persia written during the Saljuq period (12th century). It is attributed to the otherwise unknown Ibn al-Balkhi (ابن البلخی), whose name indicates his father was from Balkh, Khorasan.[1]

References

  1. ^ Bosworth, C. Edmund (15 December 1997). "EBN AL-BALḴĪ". Encyclopædia Iranica. Retrieved 12 February 2012.


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