***Tanda Peninggalan Abad Lepas*** (Arab: کتاب الآثار الباقية عن القرون الخاليةcode: ar is deprecated  **Kitāb al-āthār al-bāqiyyah `an al-qurūn al-khāliyyah**,
juga digelar ***Kronologi Negara-Negara Kuno*** atau ***Sisa Zaman Dahulu***, selepas terjemahan diterbitkan oleh Eduard Sachau pada 1879)
oleh Abū Rayhān al-Bīrūnī adalah suatu kajian perbandingan kalendar berlainan budaya dan tamadun, dijalin dengan maklumat matematik, astronomi, dan bersejarah, menjelajahi adat dan agama berlainan orang.
Diselesaikan pada 1000 AM (390/1 AH), ia adalah karya utama pertama Al-Biruni, disusun di Gorgan, di halaman Qabus, apabila dia berada dalam usia lewat dua puluhan.

Gambaran keseluruhan
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Al-Biruni dalam karyanya membuat pemerhatian skeptikal yang "Banyak orang menghargakan kebijaksanaan Tuhan semua yang mereka tidak mengetahui sains fizikal".[*perlu rujukan*]

Tulisan survives in an early 14th century Ilkhanid manuscript by one Ibn al-Kutbi (the "Edinburgh codex", AH 707 / AD 1307–8, 179 folios, Northwestern Iran or northern Iraq, kept at the Edinburgh University Library, MS Arab 161). The manuscript contains 25 paintings and survives also in an exact 17th century Ottoman copy (MS Arabe 1489, kept in the Bibliothèque nationale de France)

Hillenbrand (2000) interprets the choice and placement of illustrations throughout the text as a cycle which emphasizes the interest of the Ilkhanids in religions other than the predominant Islam, many illustration showing specific episodes related to Manichaeism, Buddhism, Judaism, and Christianity. Other illustrations show a keen interest in topics of history and science. The account of the birth of Caesar is illustrated with a realistic rendition of a cesarean section.
The Shi`ite inclination of those responsible for the production is particularly evident from the two concluding images, the largest and most accomplished in the manuscript, which illustrate two episodes in the life of Muhammad, both centrally involving `Ali, Hasan, and Husayn: The Day of Cursing (fol. 161r) and The Investiture of `Ali at Ghadir Khumm (fol. 162r). The manuscript has a total of five images depicting Muhammad, including the first miniature which shows the Prophet as he prohibits intercalation (fol. 6v).
The style of the images is kept in a hybrid style between that of pre-Mongol period Persia and the Chinese style introduced with the Mongol invasions.

Sejarah
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He discussed his idea of history in *The Chronology of the Ancient Nations*, also known as *The Remaining Signs of Past Centuries*. It is a comparative study of calendars of different cultures and civilizations, interlaced with mathematical, astronomical, and historical information, exploring the customs and religions of different peoples. Completed in AD 1000 (AH 390/1), it is the first major work of Al-Biruni's, compiled in Gorgan, at the court of Qabus, when he was in his late twenties.

In *The Chronology Of Ancient Nations*, he mentions the birth and death of the Caliphs, Shia Imams, Fatimah (daughter of Muhammad) and Khadija (Muhammad's wife).

Geografi matematik
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Discussing the astrolabe, Al-Biruni considers the an orthographic cylindrical projection as his own invention, expanding upon the work of Al-Saghani.

Biruni was regarded as the most skilled when it came to mapping cities and measuring the distances between them, which he did for many cities in the Middle East and western Indian subcontinent. He often combined astronomical readings and mathematical equations, in order to develop methods of pin-pointing locations by recording degrees of latitude and longitude. He also developed similar techniques when it came to measuring the heights of mountains, depths of valleys, and expanse of the horizon, in *The Chronology of the Ancient Nations*.[*perlu rujukan*]

Catatan
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1. 1 2  Seyyed Hossein Nasr, *An Introduction to Islamic Cosmological Doctrines* (1993), ISBN 0-7914-1515-5, p. 108.
2. ↑  The precise place of origin is uncertain. Soucek 1975, p. 156, suggested Tabriz or Maragha; Carboni (1988–89,17; 1992, 432f. suggested Mosul on the basis of a comparison of some of its illustrations with others in the so-called London Qazvini (cat. nos. 14–16). Hillenbrand supports the attribution to Mosul.
3. ↑  The cycle is among the earliest depictions of Muhammad in Persian art. The earliest extant representation of Muhammad in a Persian manuscript is in the Marzubannama of 1299 (Archaeology Museum Library, Istanbul, MS 216); see fig. 49 in Marianna Shreve Simpson. 'The Role of Baghdad in the Formation of Persian Painting.' In *Art et société dans le monde iranien*, ed. Chahryar Adle, 91–116. Institut Français d'Iranologie de Téhéran, Bibliothèque iranienne, 26. Recherche sur les grandes civilisations, Synthèse, 9. Paris: Éditions Recherche sur les civilisations, 1982.
4. ↑  M. S. Khan (1976). "al-Biruni and the Political History of India", *Oriens* **25**, p. 86-115.
5. ↑  Albiruni. The Chronology Of Ancient Nations, trans.Edward Sachau. London: Elibron Classics, 2005.
6. ↑  The Chronology Of Ancient Nations, trans.Edward Sachau. London: Elibron Classics, 2005, pp.325-334
7. ↑  Boris Abramovich Rozenfelʹd, *A History of Non-Euclidean Geometry*, trans. Abe Shenitzer, Springer (1988), ISBN 0-387-96458-4, p. 127.

Rujukan
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* Robert Hillenbrand. 'Images of Muhammad in al-Biruni's Chronology of Ancient Nations.' In *Persian Painting from the Mongols to the Qajars: Studies in Honour of Basil W. Robinson*, ed. Hillenbrand, 129–46, Pembroke Persian Papers, 3. London and New York: I. B. Tauris in association with the Centre of Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cambridge, 2000.
* Priscilla P. Soucek. 'An Illustrated Manuscript of al-Brn's Chronology of Ancient Nations.' In *The Scholar and the Saint: Studies in Commemoration of Abul-Rayhan al-Biruni and Jalal al-Din al-Rumi*, ed. Peter J. Chelkowski, 103–168. New York: Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies, New York University Press, 1975.
* Sheila S. Blair, *The Development of the Illustrated Book in Iran*, Muqarnas (1993).
* G. Saliba, 'Al-Biruni and the sciences of his time', in *Religion, Learning and Science in the 'Abbasid Period*, Cambridge University Press (2006), ISBN 0-521-02887-6, p. 316.
* J. F. P. Hopkins, 'Geographical and navigational literature', in *Religion, Learning and Science in the 'Abbasid Period*, Cambridge University Press (2006), ISBN 0-521-02887-6, 405-423.

Pautan luar
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* The Legacy of Genghis Khan: Courtly Arts and Culture in Western Asia, 1256–1353  (metmuseum.org)
* The investiture of `Ali at Ghadir Khumm (iranica.com)