Narshakhi
10th-century Sogdian historian · Writers · Lived 899 to 959 · aged 60
Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Jafar Narshakhi, a Sogdian scholar from the village of Narshak in the Bukhara oasis is the first known historian in Central Asia. His unique History of Bukhara was written in Arabic and presented to the Samanid emperor Nuh I either in 943 or 944.
Narshakhi is read about 11 times a day, in 16 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 11 July 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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About this person
The book provides important information on Bukhara that cannot be found in other contemporary sources. Nothing is known about Narshakhi except his authorship of this one book.
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 899 to 959 · aged 60
