History of the Prophets and Kings
Though Bal'ami claims the "Tarikhnama" is a translation of al-Tabari's "History of the Prophets and Kings", it is actually an independent work. Bal'ami himself states several times in the book that he has corrected al-Tabari's version. Contrary to al-Tabari, Bal'ami's version is presented from a Persian (mainly Khorasanian) point of view. Having been written in 963, the "Tarikh-i Bal'ami" is the oldest New Persian prose work after the preface of the "Shahnama-yi Abu Mansuri" by Abu Mansur Muhammad.