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# Tagami Kikusha

Tagami Kikusha (田上菊舎, 3 Nov 1753–23 Aug 1826 [ Hōreki 3.10.14 – Bunsei 9.8.23]) was a Japanese Early Modern literata (bunjin). Best known for her haiku poetry, she also wrote verse in Chinese, and was accomplished in the tea ceremony, koto, and ink painting.

## Biography

She was born in the village of Tasuki, Toyoura District, Nagato Province (in modern Hôhoku, Yamaguchi Prefecture). Her mother was named Taka; her father was Tagami Yoshinaga, a doctor. Her birth name was Michi. In 1768, because her father inherited the position of head of household, she moved with her family to Innaichô, Chôfu, Shimonoseki. Her father became a retainer of the Chôfu domain, and changed his name to Honjô Ryôsa. In the same year, when she was 16 years old, she married Murata Rinosuke, who came from a farming family in her village. However, Rinosuke died in 1776. They had no children. As a result, when she was 24, she returned to her natal household and was reinstated in her natal family registry.
She began to study haikai first as a disciple of Chôfu haikai poet Goseian Shizan, receiving from him the poetic name Kikusha (originally written 菊車 but later changed to 菊舎). In 1781 [Tenmei 1], at the age of 29, she decided to retrace the journeys of Matsuo Bashô (1644-1694) and Jôdo Shinshû sect founder Shinran (1173-1263). After setting out from Chôfu, she first visited Yahata Hitomaru Shrine in the Ôtsu district (modern Yuya, Nagato, Yamaguchi Prefecture) to pray for artistic prowess. She took the tonsure at Seikôji, a Jôdo Shinshû temple in Hagi with ties to Hongan-ji, receiving the Buddhist name Myôi 妙意; she then began a solitary journey to deepen her understanding of haikai poetry.
Kikusha then traveled to Kyoto and Osaka, and thence to Mino Province (modern Gifu Prefecture) where she visited Mino School haikai master Chôboen Sankyô and became his disciple. Afterwards, following the course of Bashô's Oku no hosomichi (Narrow road to the interior, Narrow road to the north) journey in reverse, she traveled through the regions of Hokuriku, Shinano, and Michinoku until she reached Edo (modern Tokyo). She remained there for four years, finally concluding her trip by returning to Chôfu in 1784 (Tenmei 4). Afterwards, Kikusha continued to travel frequently to places as distant as Kyûshû, becoming one of the Edo period's most celebrated female travelers. Her reputation initially rested on her haikai poetry, but afterwards she extended her reach into other artistic fields, including calligraphy, painting, the seven-string koto, tea ceremony, waka poetry, and kanshi.
# Shahed 149 Gaza

The Shahed 149 Gaza (Persian: پهپاد غزه) or (Persian: شاهد ۱۴۹), is an Iranian unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) operated by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. It was unveiled on 21 May 2021 and named after the Gaza Strip in honor of the Palestinians' struggle against Israel amid the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis. It was delivered to the IRGC Aerospace Force in 2022.
The Gaza drone is a high-altitude long-endurance UAV similar in size, shape and role to the American MQ-9 Reaper. It is a larger, heavier, and more capable aircraft than the earlier Shahed 129 which was similar to the MQ-1 Predator. It has a flight duration of 24 hours, a maximum operating radius of 2,500km (1,562 miles), 21m wingspan, 340 km/h maximum speed and is capable of carrying 13 bombs and 500 kg of electronic equipment. It is the first Iranian UAV powered by a turboprop engine.

## History

On February 23, 2020, a defense reporter for Tasnim News posted on Twitter that Iran was developing a drone called "Shahed 149". This is the first mention of the drone.
The drone was unveiled in May 2021.
The drone passed its flight tests in April 2022 and was accepted for service the same month.

## Specifications

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General characteristics
* Crew: none
* Capacity: 1500kg maximum weight of fuel and cargo
* Length: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
* Wingspan: 21 m (68 ft 11 in)
* Height: 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
* Max takeoff weight: 3,200 kg (7,055 lb)
* Powerplant: 1 × Turboprop engine
* Propellers: 4-bladed
Performance
* Cruise speed: 340 km/h (210 mph, 180 kn)
* Range: 7,000 km (4,300 mi, 3,800 nmi)
* Combat range: 2,500 km (1,600 mi, 1,300 nmi)
* Endurance: 24h
* Service ceiling: 11,000 m (35,000 ft)
Armament
* Bombs: 13 bombs, internal atrium and rotating arm release device
Avionics
* Electro-optical/infrared sensors, including:
** Day-vision camera with a zoom power of at least 100 to 120 times
** Thermal imager camera
** Laser rangefinder
* Environmental monitoring within a radius of 500 km
* Stealth aircraft detection up to a radius of 500 km
* Satellite communication antenna
# Joseph Kay (architect)

Joseph Kay (1775–1847) was an English architect, particularly active in the early years of the 19th century, and associated with the layout of central Greenwich and with Hastings. He was one of the original members of the Royal Institute of British Architects, and was elected a fellow in 1834.

## Early career

Kay was a pupil of Samuel Pepys Cockerell, and studied European architecture during a trip (1802–1805) alongside Robert Smirke. In 1807, he married Sarah Henrietta Porden (1785–1859), the eldest daughter of architect William Porden; he was assistant to Porden during the building of the second Eaton Hall near Chester, Cheshire (1804–1812). One of his earliest work in his own right was interior design of the Assembly Rooms in Clifton, Bristol, c.1811.

## Professional practice

In London, as surveyor to the Foundling Hospital, he designed houses on the east side of Mecklenburgh Square (1810–21), and, as clerk of works to Greenwich Hospital, he remodelled the town centre (creating Nelson Street, College Approach and the Market) in Greenwich (1829); the nearby Trafalgar Tavern (1837) is also his work. In Edinburgh he designed the Post Office in Waterloo Place. His masterpiece was Pelham Crescent with the Church of St Mary-in-the-Castle in the centre, in Hastings, Sussex (1824–1828), built for Thomas Pelham, 2nd Earl of Chichester; Colvin described it:
    "The church is top-lit and has an Ionic prostyle portico, while beneath the terrace in front of the whole composition is an ingenious structure intended for shops and services."
Other buildings by Kay in Hastings also survive, including the Cupola, Minnis Rock and Belmont House.
He was also responsible for laying out the Thornhill Estate in Barnsbury, Islington from 1813 onwards.

## Family

Kay and his wife had at least eight children (two boys and six girls). Their eldest son, William Porden Kay (1809–1897) also became an architect, emigrating to Australia in 1842 to become a Director of Public Works, and designing Hobart's Government House. The second son, Joseph Henry Kay (1815-1875), became a naval officer and one of Australia's first geophysicists, a foundation member of the Royal Society of Tasmania and a fellow of the Royal Society (elected on 26 February 1846 for his work on geomagnetism).
Kay died at his residence, 6 Gower Street, Bedford Square, London on 7 December 1847, aged 72 and was buried at the Foundling Hospital Chapel, London.
# Thanwa Raseetanu

Thanwa Raseetanu (Thai: ธันวา ราศีธนู; 19 December 1970 – 7 September 2021), was a Thai Luk thung and Phleng phuea chiwit singer from the Isan area who recorded on the RS Group label. His popular songs include Blind Hen ("Kai Ta Fang", ไก่ตาฟาง), The rhinoceros ("Sib Et Ror Dor", 11 ร.ด.), The gold chameleon ("King Ga Thong", กิ้งก่าทอง), etc.

## Early life and music career

Raseetanu was born in Si Bun Rueang District, Nongbua Lamphu Province. He had two siblings, and was the youngest son. He was educated up until primary 6. His mother died from cancer, so he worked a job for two years. His father had a new wife, so he and his siblings moved to Phetchabun Province. However, he did not get along with his father's new wife, so he eventually moved to Bangkok to pursue his career.
He worked without job selection, until he saw his friend who was a musician, so they founded Tantawan band. In 1999, Tantawan band was disbanded but he continued to make music by himself.
In 2001, he recorded first studio album, "Pae Rasi" (แผ่ราศี). In 2002, his second studio album "Nuk Soo Khong Mae" (นักสู้ของแม่) was released. In 2004, his third album "Wan Thee Chun Roe" (วันที่ฉันรอ) was released. He gained popularity and fame from his song Blind Hen ("Kai Ta Fang", ไก่ตาฟาง) in 2006. His music began to be played in Southern Thailand, on Luk thung Mahanakhorn's Radio Station. His music also became popular on a national level.
In 2009, he signed with Thai record label Rsiam (subsidiary of RS Group). His popular songs from Rsiam include The rhinoceros ("Sib Et Ror Dor", 11 ร.ด.), The gold chameleon ("King Ga Thong", กิ้งก่าทอง), The old frog ("Kob Thao", กบเฒ่า), The buffalo ("Kway", ควาย), "The stupid ass", ("Lar Ngo", ลาโง่) etc.

## Illness and death

Thanwa tested positive for COVID-19 in August 2021 and was hospitalized that same day. On 7 September 2021, Thanwa was confirmed dead due to complications from COVID-19, becoming one of several Thai celebrities who have died from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand.

## Discography
### Rsiam

* 2009 : The gold chameleon
* 2011 : The old frog
* 2011 : The heart thief
* 2013 : Anger or Satan?
# Adan Ahmed Elmi

Adan Ahmed Elmi (Somali: Aden Axmed Cilmi) was the 4th Agricultural Minister of Somaliland. He became the Agricultural Minister on May 10, 2002, after the resignation of Ali Sheik Yusuf.

## Background

Elmi was born in Hargeisa, and spent his childhood in Mogadishu and Hargeisa . He hails from Gashanbur Eidagale Garhajis sub-clan of the Somali Isaaq clan.
Before his appointment to the Somaliland parliament, he was widely known for his comic Somali films, which were released in the late 1990s. In 2001, he joined the UDUB political party.
Elmi is the son of Ahmed Elmi, a military commander during the Siad Barre years, now deceased. His mother, Khadija Mohamoud, owns fruit company in eastern Hargeisa. Belonging to the extended Dhoolayare family, he has three siblings, all of whom reside abroad.
# Monsicha Tararattanakul

Monsicha Sakulrattanatara previously known as Monsicha Tararattanakul (born 10 March 1998) is a Thai karateka. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's kata event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia. She has also won medals at the Southeast Asian Games and the Asian Karate Championships.

## Career

At the 2017 Asian Karate Championships held in Astana, Kazakhstan, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's individual kata event. She also won one of the bronze medals in the women's individual kata event at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In 2018, she competed in the women's individual kata event at the World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain where she was eliminated in her first match by Sakura Kokumai of the United States.
In 2019, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's individual kata event at the Southeast Asian Games held in the Philippines. She also won one of the bronze medals in this event at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
She won the silver medal in the women's individual kata event at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games held in Hanoi, Vietnam.

## Achievements

| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
| 2017 | Asian Championships | Astana, Kazakhstan | 3rd | Individual kata |
| 2017 | Southeast Asian Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 3rd | Individual kata |
| 2018 | Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 3rd | Individual kata |
| 2019 | Southeast Asian Games | Manila, Philippines | 3rd | Individual kata |
| 2022 | Southeast Asian Games | Hanoi, Vietnam | 2nd | Individual kata |
# Teerawat Kangtong

Teerawat Kangtong (Thai: ธีรวัฒน์ คลังทอง; born 10 May 1994) is a Thai karateka. He won the gold medal in the men's kumite +75 kg event at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games held in Manila, Philippines. He also won the gold medal in the men's kumite 84 kg event at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games. He is a three-time bronze medalist at the Asian Karate Championships.

## Career

In 2015, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite +84 kg event at the Asian Karate Championships held in Yokohama, Japan.
At the 2018 Asian Karate Championships held in Amman, Jordan, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite +84 kg event. A month later, he competed in the men's kumite +84 kg event at the Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia. He was eliminated in his first match by Daniyar Yuldashev of Kazakhstan.
The following year, at the 2019 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, he also won one of the bronze medals in this event.
In 2021, he competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. In 2023, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite +84 kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China. He defeated Muhammad Awais of Pakistan in his bronze medal match.

## Achievements

| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
| 2013 | Southeast Asian Games | Naypyidaw, Myanmar | 1st | Kumite 84 kg |
| 2013 | Southeast Asian Games | Naypyidaw, Myanmar | 1st | Team kumite |
| 2015 | Asian Championships | Yokohama, Japan | 3rd | Kumite +84 kg |
| 2018 | Asian Championships | Amman, Jordan | 3rd | Kumite +84 kg |
| 2019 | Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 3rd | Kumite +84 kg |
| 2019 | Southeast Asian Games | Manila, Philippines | 1st | Kumite +75 kg |
| 2023 | Asian Games | Hangzhou, China | 3rd | Kumite +84 kg |
# Vipawan Siripornpermsak

Vipawan Siripornpermsak (born 9 May 2000) is a Thai taekwondo practitioner. In 2018, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 57 kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
In 2019, she competed in the women's featherweight event at the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships held in Manchester, United Kingdom where she lost her first match against Fernanda Aguirre of Chile.
# Thada Somboon-uan

Thada Somboon-uan (Thai: ธาดา สมบูรณ์อ้วน, born 3 November 2000) is a Thai weightlifter. He won the silver medal in the men's 55 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
He also competed in the men's 55 kg event at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.

## Achievements

| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank |
| Year | Venue | Weight | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | Total | Rank |
| World Championships |||||||||||||
| 2018 | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | 55 kg | 101 | 101 | 101 | 10 | 120 | 123 | 126 | 10 | 224 | 9 |
| 2021 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 55 kg | 112 | 115 | 117 | 4 | 135 | 137 | 141 | 4 | 256 | |
# Blood & Chemistry

Professional ratings :
| Aggregate scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (71/100) |
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| Dead Press! | |
| DIY | |
| Drowned In Sound | (6/10) |
Blood & Chemistry is the debut full-length studio album by the British alternative rock band Arcane Roots, released in 2013 on Play It Again Sam.

## Background

On 17 April 2013, Arcane Roots released a teaser video for the album, alongside the release date and a UK headline tour in April–May 2013.

## Critical reception

Clash called the album "full of unabashed, unreserved rock thrills - a potent, powerful document of a band on the rise, it matches the unbridled energy of their live show to a mature control of the studio." The Guardian called it "a record of elaborate verses, heartfelt choruses and skipping time signatures worthy of late-period Biffy Clyro."

## Personnel

All personnel credits adapted from Blood & Chemistry's liner notes.
# Suradit Yongcharoenchai

Suradit Yongcharoenchai (Thai: สุรดิษ ยงค์เจริญชัย; born 28 October 1998) is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and Asian Tour. Yongcharoenchai turned professional in 2015 when he was 17. He got his first win on the Asian Tour at the Mercuries Taiwan Masters in October 2019.

## Amateur wins

* 2013 TGA-CAT Junior Ranking 6, TGA-Singha Junior Ranking 2, Zhang Lian Wei Cup, Sports Hero, TGA-Singha Junior Ranking 3, Thailand Amateur Open, TGA-Singha Junior Championship, Singha Thailand Junior World Championships, Asia Pacific Junior Championship
* 2014 Lion City Cup
Source:

## Professional wins (2)
### Asian Tour wins (1)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
| 1 | 6 Oct 2019 | Mercuries Taiwan Masters | −10 (71-69-68-70=278) | 1 stroke | Adilson da Silva, Ajeetesh Sandhu, Miguel Tabuena |

### All Thailand Golf Tour wins (1)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
| 1 | 23 Jul 2017 | Singha Hua Hin Open | −16 (68-70-62-68=268) | 2 strokes | Jazz Janewattananond, Chawalit Plaphol |
Source:

## Team appearances

Amateur
* Eisenhower Trophy (representing Thailand): 2014
# Rattanon Wannasrichan

Rattanon Wannasrichan (Thai: รฐนน วรรณศรีจันทร์; born 11 July 1995) is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour. Wannasrichan turned professional in 2012. He clinched his first Asian Tour title at the Thailand Open in May 2017.

## Professional wins (7)
### Asian Tour wins (2)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | 21 May 2017 | Thailand Open | −21 (62-69-65-67=263) | 2 strokes | Gaganjeet Bhullar, Shiv Kapur |
| 2 | 13 Oct 2024 | SJM Macao Open | −20 (61-66-67-66=260) | 2 strokes | Gunn Charoenkul |
Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 2022 | Singapore International | Tom Kim | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |

### Asian Development Tour wins (1)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
| 1 | 2 Aug 2015 | Taifong Open$^1$ | −12 (71-70-70-65=276) | 1 stroke | Casey O'Toole, Jordan Sherratt |
$^1$Co-sanctioned by the Taiwan PGA Tour

### All Thailand Golf Tour wins (3)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | 24 May 2015 | Singha All Thailand Championship | −18 (66-65-66-73=270) | 2 strokes | Tirawat Kaewsiribandit |
| 2 | 1 Nov 2015 | All Thailand Premier Championship | −12 (68-69-70-69=276) | Playoff | Phachara Khongwatmai, Prom Meesawat |
| 3 | 18 Feb 2018 | Singha E-San Open | −15 (70-70-64-69=273) | Playoff | Pavit Tangkamolprasert |

### Thailand PGA Tour wins (1)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
| 1 | 19 Dec 2020 | Singha-SAT Khon Kaen Championship | −11 (67-69-69=205) | Playoff | Prayad Marksaeng |
# Sarit Suwannarut

Sarit Suwannarut (Thai: สาริศ สุวรรณรัตน์; born 8 January 1998) is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour.

## Amateur career

Sarit won the Singha Pattaya Open on the All Thailand Golf Tour as an amateur in July 2016.

## Professional career

Sarit turned professional in 2018 and got his first Asian Tour title at the BNI Indonesian Masters in December 2022. He clinched his second Asian Tour victory in November 2023 at the Volvo China Open.

## Professional wins (4)
### Asian Tour wins (2)

* Legend
* International Series (2)
* Other Asian Tour
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | 4 Dec 2022 | BNI Indonesian Masters | −20 (66-67-67-68=268) | 4 strokes | Anirban Lahiri |
| 2 | 5 Nov 2023 | Volvo China Open$^1$ | −19 (70-70-65-64=269) | 6 strokes | Chen Guxin, Kho Taichi |
$^1$Co-sanctioned by the China Tour

### All Thailand Golf Tour wins (2)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | 17 Jul 2016 | Singha Pattaya Open$^1$ (as an amateur) | −16 (67-66-64-67=264) | Playoff | Udorn Duangdecha |
| 2 | 2 Jun 2019 | Singha Classic | −14 (65-74-66-65=270) | 1 stroke | Tom Kim, Kasidit Lepkurte, Poosit Supupramai |
$^1$Co-sanctioned by the ASEAN PGA Tour

## Team appearances

Amateur
* SEA Games (representing Thailand): 2015 (winners)
# Erection (film)

Erection is a 1971 short film by John Lennon and Yoko Ono with music by Ono.

## Synopsis

The 19-minute film is a time-lapse video of the construction of the London International Hotel (now the London Marriott Hotel Kensington) at 147 Cromwell Road, Kensington. The film was made of photographs taken from a single point over a number of months in 1970 and 1971; Lennon sought permission to photograph the building's entire construction. The camera was fixed in place by Iain Macmillan, the photographer who captured the iconic 1969 Abbey Road album cover photograph. The footage was edited on 16 mm film by George Maciunas, founder of the Fluxus art movement and avant-garde contemporary of Ono.
The film uses the songs "Airmale" and "You" from Ono's 1971 album Fly, as its soundtrack.
When Lennon and Yoko appeared on the Dick Cavett Show on 11 September 1971, Lennon said that the inspiration for the film was when he would spend periods of time away from any particular city, he would return to find large buildings having been constructed. He also outlines how the film shows a single bush showing the seasons passing.
# Piyapan Rattana

Piyapan Rattana (Thai: ปิยพันธุ์ รัตนะ), is a Thai futsal Defender, and currently a member of Thailand national futsal team.
# Kirchberg am Wagram

Kirchberg am Wagram is a municipality in the district of Tulln in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.
# Al-Baladhuri

ʾAḥmad ibn Yaḥyā ibn Jābir al-Balādhurī (Arabic: أحمد بن يحيى بن جابر البلاذري) was a 9th-century West Asian historian. One of the eminent Middle Eastern historians of his age, he spent most of his life in Baghdad and enjoyed great influence at the court of the caliph al-Mutawakkil. He travelled in Syria and Iraq, compiling information for his major works.
His full name was Ahmad Bin Yahya Bin Jabir Al-Baladhuri (Arabic: أحمد بن يحيى بن جابر البلاذري), Balazry Ahmad Bin Yahya Bin Jabir Abul Hasan or Abi al-Hassan Baladhuri.

## Biography

Al Baladhuri's ethnicity has been described as Persian by his contemporaries including Ibn Nadim, but some scholars have surmised that he was of Arab descent solely since he spent most of his life in Baghdad. Also, it is known that Baladhuri was a Persian speaker who translated Persian works to Arabic. Nonetheless, his sympathies seem to have been strongly with the Arabs, for Masudi refers to one of his works in which he rejects Baladhuri's condemnation of non-Arab nationalism Shu'ubiyya. He is certainly not the first Persian scholar to have sympathies with the Arabs, scholars of the same era such as Ibn Qutayba were also vocal opponents of Shu'ubiyaa.
He lived at the court of the caliphs al-Mutawakkil and Al-Musta'in and was tutor to the son of al-Mutazz. He died in 892 as the result of a drug called baladhur (hence his name). (Baladhur is Semecarpus anacardium, known as the "marking nut"; medieval Arabic and Jewish writers describe it as a memory-enhancer).

## Works

His chief extant work a condensation of a longer history, Kitab Futuh al-Buldan (فتوح البلدان), "Book of the Conquests of Lands", translated by Phillip Hitti (1916) and Francis Clark Murgotten (1924) in The Origins of the Islamic State, tells of the wars and conquests of the Arabs from the 7th century, and the terms made with the residents of the conquered territories. It covers the conquests of lands from Arabia west to Egypt, North Africa, and Spain and east to Iraq, Iran, and Sind.
His history, in turn, was much used by later writers. Ansab al-Ashraf (أنساب الأشراف, "Lineage of the Nobles"), also extant, is a biographical work in genealogical order devoted to the Arab aristocracy, from Muhammad and his contemporaries to the Umayyad and Abbāsid caliphs. It contains histories of the reigns of rulers.
His discussions of the rise and fall of powerful dynasties provide a political moral. His commentaries on methodology are sparse, other than assertions of accuracy.