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| #!/usr/bin/env python3 | |
| # -*- coding: utf-8 -*- | |
| """ | |
| al_masudi_s45_batch_03.py โ Session 45, Batch 03: Volume 1 extraction. | |
| Geographic, peoples, seas, trade routes, cargo. | |
| Source: al-Maktaba al-Asriyya, Beirut, ed. Kamal Hasan Mar'i, Vol. 1 | |
| PDF: Reference Data/al_Masudi/al_Masudi_Muruj_Vol1_Meroujzahab.pdf | |
| 296 pages. Image-only (no text layer). | |
| """ | |
| import sys | |
| import os | |
| sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))) | |
| from amr_al_masudi import w, track, report | |
| V1 = "ASRIYYA_BEIRUT" | |
| # โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | |
| # SECTION 1: SEAS AND TRADE ROUTES (pp.69-96) | |
| # โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | |
| # โโโ Heading: Earth, seas, rivers โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | |
| track(w( | |
| arabic="ุฐูุฑ ุงูุฃุฑุถ ูุงูุจุญุงุฑ ูู ุจุงุฏุฆ ุงูุฃููุงุฑ ูุงูุฌุจุงู ูุงูุฃูุงููู ุงูุณุจุนุฉ ูู ุง ูุงูุงูุง ู ู ุงูููุงูุจ ูุชุฑุชูุจ ุงูุฃููุงู ูุบูุฑ ุฐูู", | |
| gloss="SECTION: Description of the earth, seas, river sources, mountains, seven climates, celestial bodies, orbits", | |
| page=69, volume=1, source_ms=V1, | |
| entry_type="HEADING", intel="AUTHOR_NOTE", | |
| section="ูุตู ุงูุฃุฑุถ", | |
| keywords="earth|ุงูุฃุฑุถ|seas|ุงูุจุญุงุฑ|rivers|ุงูุฃููุงุฑ|mountains|ุงูุฌุจุงู|climates|ุงูุฃูุงููู ", | |
| )) | |
| # โโโ Seven climates + Khurasan, Fars โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | |
| track(w( | |
| arabic="ุงูุฃูุงููู ุงูุณุจุนุฉ ุฑุฃุณูุง ุฃุฑุถ ุจุงุจู ู ูู ุฎุฑุงุณุงู ููุงุฑุณ ูุงูุฃููุงุฒ ูุงูู ูุตู", | |
| gloss="The seven climates: their head is the land of Babel, from it Khurasan, Fars, al-Ahwaz, and al-Mawsil", | |
| page=69, volume=1, source_ms=V1, | |
| entry_type="GEOGRAPHIC_NOTE", intel="AUTHOR_NOTE", | |
| section="ูุตู ุงูุฃุฑุถ โ ุงูุฃูุงููู ุงูุณุจุนุฉ", | |
| region="Abbasid realm", | |
| keywords="seven climates|ุงูุฃูุงููู ุงูุณุจุนุฉ|Babel|ุจุงุจู|Khurasan|ุฎุฑุงุณุงู|Fars|ูุงุฑุณ|al-Ahwaz|ุงูุฃููุงุฒ|al-Mawsil|ุงูู ูุตู", | |
| )) | |
| # โโโ Nahr Janjis (Ganges) route to sea โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | |
| track(w( | |
| arabic="ููุฑ ุฌูุฌุณ ุจุงูููุฏ ูู ูุฏุงุฑ ุฌุฑูุงูู ุฅูู ุฃู ูุตุจ ูู ุงูุจุญุฑ ุงูุญุจุดู ูุญู ุณุงุญู ุงูููุฏ ุฃุฑุจุนู ุงุฆุฉ ูุฑุณุฎ", | |
| gloss="River Janjis (Ganges) in al-Hind: its course to where it empties into the al-Habashi Sea toward the coast of al-Hind = 400 farsakhs", | |
| page=81, volume=1, source_ms=V1, | |
| entry_type="ROUTE", intel="TRADE_GOODS", | |
| section="Rivers โ Janjis", | |
| region="al-Hind", | |
| keywords="Ganges|ุฌูุฌุณ|al-Hind|ุงูููุฏ|al-Habashi sea|ุงูุจุญุฑ ุงูุญุจุดู|400 farsakhs|river|route", | |
| notes="400 farsakhs (~2400 km) from source to al-Habashi Sea (Indian Ocean). Trade river.", | |
| )) | |
| # โโโ Euphrates โ from Qaliqala to Basra โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | |
| track(w( | |
| arabic="ุงููุฑุงุช ูู ุจุฏุคู ู ู ุจูุงุฏ ูุงููููุง ู ู ุซุบูุฑ ุฃุฑู ูููุฉ", | |
| gloss="The Euphrates: its source is from the land of Qaliqala from the frontiers of Armenia", | |
| page=81, volume=1, source_ms=V1, | |
| entry_type="ROUTE", intel="AL_IRAQ", | |
| section="Rivers โ al-Furat", | |
| region="Armenia โ Iraq", | |
| keywords="Euphrates|ุงููุฑุงุช|Qaliqala|ูุงููููุง|Armenia|ุฃุฑู ูููุฉ|river|source", | |
| notes="Euphrates route: ูุงููููุง (Qaliqala/Erzurum) โ through bilad al-Rum โ Iraq โ Basra.", | |
| )) | |
| # โโโ Tigris โ from Armenia to Basra โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | |
| track(w( | |
| arabic="ุฏุฌูุฉ ุชุฎุฑุฌ ู ู ุจูุงุฏ ุขู ุฏ ู ู ุฃุฑู ูููุฉ ููุตุจ ุฅูููุง ููุฑุง ุณุฑููุง ูุณุงุฆููุง ุจุฎุฑ", | |
| gloss="The Tigris: it exits from the land of Amid in Armenia, and a swift river flows into it", | |
| page=82, volume=1, source_ms=V1, | |
| entry_type="ROUTE", intel="AL_IRAQ", | |
| section="Rivers โ Dijla", | |
| region="Armenia โ Iraq", | |
| keywords="Tigris|ุฏุฌูุฉ|Amid|ุขู ุฏ|Armenia|ุฃุฑู ูููุฉ|river|route|Basra", | |
| )) | |
| # โโโ Trade goods from seas โ perfumes, pearls, gold โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | |
| track(w( | |
| arabic="ู ุบุงุตุงุช ุงูุฏุฑ ูุงููุคูุค ูู ุนุงุฏู ุงูุฐูุจ ูุงูุนููู ูุงูุจููุฑ ูู ุนุงุฏู ุงูุฃุฏููุฉ ูุงูู ูุงุทูุฑ ูุงูุตูุงุฌ ูุงูุฎุดุจ ุงูู ุนุฑูู", | |
| gloss="Diving sites for pearls, mines of gold, agate, crystal, mines of medicines, distilleries, and the known wood", | |
| page=87, volume=1, source_ms=V1, | |
| entry_type="CARGO", intel="TRADE_GOODS", | |
| section="Seas โ trade commodities", | |
| region="Indian Ocean / Gulf", | |
| keywords="pearls|ูุคูุค|gold mines|ุฐูุจ|agate|ุนููู|crystal|ุจููุฑ|medicines|ุฃุฏููุฉ|distilleries|ู ูุงุทูุฑ|wood|ุฎุดุจ", | |
| notes="Comprehensive cargo list from the seas: ุงูุฏุฑ ูุงููุคูุค (pearls), ุฐูุจ (gold), ุนููู (agate), ุจููุฑ (crystal), ุฃุฏููุฉ (medicines/drugs), ู ูุงุทูุฑ (distilleries/perfume apparatus), ุฎุดุจ (timber/wood).", | |
| )) | |
| # โโโ Sea names โ comprehensive list โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | |
| track(w( | |
| arabic="ุจุญุฑ ูุงุฑุณ ูุจุญุฑ ุงููู ู ูุจุญุฑ ุงูููุฒู ูุจุญุฑ ุงูุญุจุด ูุจุญุฑ ุงูุฒูุฌ ูุจุญุฑ ุงูุตูู", | |
| gloss="Sea of Fars, Sea of Yemen, Sea of al-Qulzum, Sea of al-Habash, Sea of al-Zanj, Sea of al-Sin", | |
| page=87, volume=1, source_ms=V1, | |
| entry_type="SEA", intel="TRADE_GOODS", | |
| section="Seas โ names", | |
| region="Indian Ocean system", | |
| keywords="ุจุญุฑ ูุงุฑุณ|ุจุญุฑ ุงููู ู|ุจุญุฑ ุงูููุฒู |ุจุญุฑ ุงูุญุจุด|ุจุญุฑ ุงูุฒูุฌ|ุจุญุฑ ุงูุตูู|seas|trade routes", | |
| notes="al-Masudi's sea nomenclature: Fars (Persian Gulf), Yemen (Arabian Sea), al-Qulzum (Red Sea), al-Habash (Ethiopian coast), al-Zanj (East African coast), al-Sin (South China Sea). Complete trade-route sea system.", | |
| )) | |
| # โโโ Sea of Bab al-Abwab / Khazar โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | |
| track(w( | |
| arabic="ุฐูุฑ ุจุญุฑ ุงูุจุงุจ ุงูุฃุจูุงุจ ูุงูุฎุฒุฑ ูุฌุฑุฌุงู ูุฌู ู ู ู ุงูุฃุฎุจุงุฑ ุนูู ุชุฑุชูุจ ุงูุจุญุงุฑ", | |
| gloss="SECTION: Sea of Bab al-Abwab, the Khazar, Jurjan, and accounts arranged by sea order", | |
| page=96, volume=1, source_ms=V1, | |
| entry_type="HEADING", intel="KHAZAR", | |
| section="ุจุญุฑ ุงูุฃุนุงุฌู โ Bab al-Abwab", | |
| region="Caspian Sea", | |
| keywords="Bab al-Abwab|ุจุงุจ ุงูุฃุจูุงุจ|Khazar|ุงูุฎุฒุฑ|Jurjan|ุฌุฑุฌุงู|Caspian|ุจุญุฑ ุงูุฃุนุงุฌู ", | |
| )) | |
| # โโโ Bab al-Abwab โ trade city โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | |
| track(w( | |
| arabic="ูุฐู ุงูู ุฏููุฉ ุงูู ุนุฑููุฉ ุจุงูุจุงุจ ูุงูุฃุจูุงุจ ู ู ุญูููู ู ู ุงูู ููู ูุงูุฃู ู ููุชุฌุงุฑุฉ ู ู ุงูู ุณูู ูู ูุงูุฑูู ูุงูุฃุฑู ู ูุบูุฑูู ู ู ุจูุงุฏ ูุดู", | |
| gloss="This city known as Bab al-Abwab: around it kings and peoples for trade โ Muslims, al-Rum, Armenians, and others from the land of Kashk", | |
| page=136, volume=1, source_ms=V1, | |
| entry_type="TRADE", intel="KHAZAR", | |
| section="Bab al-Abwab โ trade hub", | |
| region="Bab al-Abwab (Derbent)", | |
| keywords="Bab al-Abwab|ุจุงุจ ุงูุฃุจูุงุจ|trade|ุชุฌุงุฑุฉ|Muslims|al-Rum|ุงูุฑูู |Armenians|ุฃุฑู ู|Kashk|ูุดู|Derbent|trade hub", | |
| notes="CRITICAL: Bab al-Abwab (Derbent) as multi-ethnic trade hub. Traders: Muslims, al-Rum, Armenians, Kashk people. International commerce node on Caspian.", | |
| )) | |
| # โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | |
| # SECTION 2: PEARL DIVING (p.116) | |
| # โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | |
| track(w( | |
| arabic="ุงูุบูุต ุนูู ุงููุคูุค ูู ุจุญุฑ ูุงุฑุณ ูุฅูู ุง ูููู ูู ุฃูู ููุณุงู ุฅูู ุขุฎุฑ ุฃูููู", | |
| gloss="Pearl diving in the Sea of Fars: it occurs from the beginning of Nisan (April) to the end of Aylul (September)", | |
| page=116, volume=1, source_ms=V1, | |
| entry_type="TRADE", intel="TRADE_GOODS", | |
| section="ุงูุบูุต ุนูู ุงููุคูุค โ pearl diving", | |
| region="Persian Gulf", | |
| keywords="pearl diving|ุงูุบูุต|ุงููุคูุค|ุจุญุฑ ูุงุฑุณ|Persian Gulf|Nisan|ููุณุงู|Aylul|ุฃูููู|season|April-September", | |
| notes="Pearl diving season: Nisan (April) โ Aylul (September). Location: ุจุญุฑ ูุงุฑุณ (Persian Gulf). Seasonal trade commodity.", | |
| )) | |
| track(w( | |
| arabic="ูู ูุงุถุน ุงูุบูุต ูู ูุฐุง ุงูุจุญุฑ ุฅู ูุงู ู ุง ุนุฏุงู ู ู ุงูุจุญุงุฑ ูุง ูุคูุค ููู", | |
| gloss="The diving sites in this sea โ no other seas have pearls", | |
| page=116, volume=1, source_ms=V1, | |
| entry_type="GEOGRAPHIC_NOTE", intel="TRADE_GOODS", | |
| section="Pearl diving โ exclusivity", | |
| region="Persian Gulf", | |
| keywords="pearl diving|ุงูุบูุต|ุงููุคูุค|exclusivity|Persian Gulf|monopoly", | |
| notes="al-Masudi claims Persian Gulf monopoly on pearl production. No other sea produces them.", | |
| )) | |
| track(w( | |
| arabic="ูุฎุฑุฌูู ุจุงูุฏุฑุงูู ููุง ุจุงูุฏูุงููุฑ ูุซููู ุฌุฒุงุฆุฑ ููุงู ููุง ุฃุฏูุงุจูุง ูููุง ุฃูุงุณ ู ู", | |
| gloss="They bring out (pearls) for dirhams not dinars; and their islands called Adnabiha have people", | |
| page=116, volume=1, source_ms=V1, | |
| entry_type="TRADE", intel="TRADE_GOODS", | |
| section="Pearl diving โ payment", | |
| region="Persian Gulf islands", | |
| keywords="pearls|dirhams|ุฏุฑุงูู |dinars|ุฏูุงููุฑ|islands|ุฌุฒุงุฆุฑ|Adnabiha|pearl trade|currency", | |
| notes="Pearl economy: paid in dirhams (silver), NOT dinars (gold). Island-based diving operations.", | |
| )) | |
| # โโโ Sea trade route list โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | |
| track(w( | |
| arabic="ูุฐุง ุงูุจุญุฑ ููู ุงูุจุตุฑุฉ ูุงูุฃุจูุฉ ูุงูุจุญุฑูู ู ู ุฎุดุจุงุช ุงูุจุตุฑุฉ ูุจุญุฑ ุนู ุงู ููุตุจุชูุง ูุฒุฌุงุฑ ูุฑุณุฎ", | |
| gloss="This sea borders Basra, al-Ubulla, al-Bahrayn, from the timber docks of Basra, and the Sea of Oman, its capital Nazjar at one farsakh", | |
| page=116, volume=1, source_ms=V1, | |
| entry_type="ROUTE", intel="TRADE_GOODS", | |
| section="Gulf trade route", | |
| region="Basra โ Bahrayn โ Oman", | |
| keywords="Basra|ุงูุจุตุฑุฉ|al-Ubulla|ุงูุฃุจูุฉ|Bahrayn|ุงูุจุญุฑูู|Oman|ุนู ุงู|timber|ุฎุดุจุงุช|route|sea trade", | |
| notes="Gulf trade route: Basra โ al-Ubulla โ al-Bahrayn โ Oman. ุฎุดุจุงุช ุงูุจุตุฑุฉ (timber docks of Basra) = shipbuilding/port infrastructure.", | |
| )) | |
| # โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | |
| # SECTION 3: PEOPLES โ TURK, KHAZAR, BULGHAR, RUS (pp.135-142) | |
| # โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | |
| # โโโ Section heading โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | |
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| arabic="ุฐูุฑ ุฌุจู ุงููุจุฌ ูุฃุฎุจุงุฑ ุงูุฃู ู ู ู ุงููุงู ูุงูุณุฑูุฑ ูุงูุฎุฒุฑ ูุฃููุงุน ุงูุชุฑู ูุงูุจุฑุบุฒ ูุบูุฑูู ูุฃุฎุจุงุฑ ุงูุจุงุจ ูุงูุฃุจูุงุจ", | |
| gloss="SECTION: Mount al-Qabj (Caucasus) and accounts of peoples: al-Lan, al-Sarir, al-Khazar, types of al-Turk, al-Burghuz (Bulghar), and others; and accounts of Bab al-Abwab", | |
| page=136, volume=1, source_ms=V1, | |
| entry_type="HEADING", intel="KHAZAR", | |
| section="ุฌุจู ุงููุจุฌ โ peoples", | |
| region="Caucasus / Steppe", | |
| keywords="Caucasus|ุงููุจุฌ|al-Lan|ุงููุงู|al-Sarir|ุงูุณุฑูุฑ|Khazar|ุงูุฎุฒุฑ|Turk|ุงูุชุฑู|Bulghar|ุงูุจุฑุบุฒ|Bab al-Abwab", | |
| notes="Major peoples section. al-Masudi's classification: ุงููุงู (Alans), ุงูุณุฑูุฑ (Sarir), ุงูุฎุฒุฑ (Khazar), ุงูุชุฑู (Turk types), ุงูุจุฑุบุฒ (Bulghar).", | |
| )) | |
| # โโโ Khazar capital and Jews โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | |
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| arabic="ุณู ูุฏุฑ ููู ุงูููู ูุณูููุง ุฎูู ู ู ุงูุฎุฒุฑ ูุฐูู ุฃููุง ุงูุชุชุญุช ูู ุจุนุฏ ุงูุฒู ุงู", | |
| gloss="Samandar: today inhabited by people of the Khazar, because it was conquered in later times", | |
| page=138, volume=1, source_ms=V1, | |
| entry_type="CITY_DESCRIPTION", intel="KHAZAR", | |
| section="Khazar โ Samandar", | |
| region="Khazar territory", | |
| keywords="Samandar|ุณู ูุฏุฑ|Khazar|ุงูุฎุฒุฑ|city|capital", | |
| notes="ุณู ูุฏุฑ (Samandar): Khazar city. Inhabited by Khazar people.", | |
| )) | |
| # โโโ Khazar โ Jews, Muslims, others โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | |
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| arabic="ุฎูู ู ู ุงูู ุณูู ูู ูุงููุตุงุฑู ูุงููููุฏ ูุงูุฌุงูููุฉ ูุฃู ุง ุงููููุฏ ูุงูู ูููู ูุงูุฎุฒุฑ ูุฎุงุตุชู ู ู ุฌู ูุฉ ู ู ูููุฏ ู ูู ุงูุฎุฒุฑ", | |
| gloss="People: Muslims, Christians, Jews, and pagans. As for the Jews: their king and the Khazar elite are from among the Jews of the Khazar kingdom", | |
| page=138, volume=1, source_ms=V1, | |
| entry_type="PEOPLE", intel="KHAZAR", | |
| section="Khazar โ religious composition", | |
| region="Khazar territory", | |
| keywords="Khazar|ุงูุฎุฒุฑ|Jews|ุงููููุฏ|Muslims|ุงูู ุณูู ูู|Christians|ุงููุตุงุฑู|pagans|ุงูุฌุงูููุฉ|king|ู ูู", | |
| notes="CRITICAL: Khazar religious demographics. King and elite = Jewish. Population mixed: Muslims, Christians, Jews, pagans. Confirms Khazar Jewish kingship.", | |
| )) | |
| # โโโ Khazar โ trade and merchant boats โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | |
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| arabic="ูููุฎุฒุฑ ุฒูุงุฑู ูุฑูุจ ูููุง ุงูุฑูุงุจ ุงูุชุฌุงุฑ ูู ููุฑ ููู ุงูู ุฏููุฉ ูุตุจ", | |
| gloss="The Khazar have boats in which merchant passengers ride on a river above the city that flows", | |
| page=139, volume=1, source_ms=V1, | |
| entry_type="TRADE", intel="KHAZAR", | |
| section="Khazar โ merchant boats", | |
| region="Khazar territory (Itil river)", | |
| keywords="Khazar|ุงูุฎุฒุฑ|boats|ุฒูุงุฑู|merchants|ุชุฌุงุฑ|river trade|ููุฑ|Itil", | |
| notes="Khazar river trade: ุฒูุงุฑู (boats) carrying ุงูุชุฌุงุฑ (merchants) on the river. River commerce infrastructure.", | |
| )) | |
| # โโโ Khaqan protocols โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | |
| track(w( | |
| arabic="ู ุฑุงุณู ุฎุงูุงู ูููุณ ุฅุฎุจุงุฑุง ุนู ู ูู ุงูุฎุฒุฑ ูุฐุง ุจุฎุจุฑ ู ุณู ูุน ุจู ููุงู ูู ู ููุง ุขุฎุฑ ูุฑุฆูุณุง ุฎุงูุงู ูู ุฌูุฒู", | |
| gloss="Protocols of the Khaqan: not merely reported โ he is called king and chief Khaqan in his enclosure", | |
| page=139, volume=1, source_ms=V1, | |
| entry_type="OFFICIAL", intel="KHAZAR", | |
| section="Khazar โ ู ุฑุงุณู ุฎุงูุงู", | |
| region="Khazar territory", | |
| keywords="Khaqan|ุฎุงูุงู|protocols|ู ุฑุงุณู |king|ู ูู|chief|ุฑุฆูุณ|Khazar|ุงูุฎุฒุฑ", | |
| notes="ู ุฑุงุณู ุฎุงูุงู (Protocols of the Khaqan): formal court rituals of the Khazar king. Dual kingship structure implied.", | |
| )) | |
| # โโโ Burtas people โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | |
| track(w( | |
| arabic="ุฃู ุฉ ุจุฑุทุงุณ ูุจุฑุทุงุณ ุฃู ุฉ ู ู ุงูุชุฑู ุนูู ู ุง ุฐูุฑูุง ุชุนุฑู ุจุงูุจุฑุทุงุณูุฉ ูุจูุบ ุงูุฌูุฏ ู ููุง ู ุงุฆุฉ ุฏููุงุฑ", | |
| gloss="The Burtas people: a nation of al-Turk as we mentioned, known as al-Burtasiyya; a hide from them costs 100 dinars", | |
| page=140, volume=1, source_ms=V1, | |
| entry_type="PEOPLE", intel="TRADE_GOODS", | |
| section="Burtas โ fur trade", | |
| region="Burtas territory (middle Volga)", | |
| keywords="Burtas|ุจุฑุทุงุณ|al-Turk|ุงูุชุฑู|hides|ุฌูุฏ|100 dinars|fur trade|luxury", | |
| notes="CRITICAL TRADE DATA: Burtas fur hides = 100 dinars each. Luxury commodity. al-Masudi classifies Burtas as ู ู ุงูุชุฑู (from al-Turk).", | |
| )) | |
| # โโโ Bulghar โ attack on al-Qustantiniyya โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | |
| track(w( | |
| arabic="ู ุฏููุฉ ุงูุจุฑุบุฑ ููุงููุง ู ุชุตูุฉ ุจูู ู ู ุจูุงุฏ ุฎูุงุฑุฒู ู ู ุฃุฑุถ ุฎุฑุงุณุงู ูู ู ุฎูุงุฑุฒู ", | |
| gloss="City of al-Burghar, connected to the lands of Khwarazm in Khurasan territory", | |
| page=140, volume=1, source_ms=V1, | |
| entry_type="PEOPLE", intel="KHAZAR", | |
| section="al-Burghar (Bulghar)", | |
| region="Bulghar territory / Khwarazm", | |
| keywords="Bulghar|ุงูุจุฑุบุฑ|Khwarazm|ุฎูุงุฑุฒู |Khurasan|ุฎุฑุงุณุงู|city|trade connection", | |
| notes="al-Burghar (Bulghar): connected to Khwarazm trade network. Trade route: Bulghar โ Khwarazm โ Khurasan.", | |
| )) | |
| # โโโ Bulghar attack on al-Qustantiniyya โ 50,000 cavalry โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | |
| track(w( | |
| arabic="ู ูู ุงูุจุฑุบุฑ ูู ููุชูุง ูุฐุง ุณุช ุงุซููู ูุซูุงุซูู ูุซูุงุซู ุงุฆุฉ ู ุณูู ุงุณู ู ุงูู ูุชุฏุฑ ุจุงููู", | |
| gloss="The king of al-Burghar in our time, year 332 AH, is Muslim, his name al-Muqtadir billah", | |
| page=140, volume=1, source_ms=V1, | |
| entry_type="NARRATIVE", intel="KHAZAR", | |
| section="al-Burghar โ king", | |
| region="Bulghar territory", | |
| period="332 AH", | |
| keywords="Bulghar|ุงูุจุฑุบุฑ|king|ู ูู|Muslim|ู ุณูู |332 AH|al-Muqtadir billah", | |
| notes="Bulghar king in 332 AH (943 CE): Muslim, takes caliphal name al-Muqtadir billah. Dating anchor for al-Masudi's writing.", | |
| )) | |
| # โโโ al-Rus โ major section โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | |
| track(w( | |
| arabic="ุงูุฑูุณ ูุฃุฌูุงุณูู ูุงูุฑูุณ ุฃู ู ูุซูุฑุฉ ูุฃููุงุน ุดุชู ูู ููู ููุงู ููู ุงูููุฐุนุงูุฉ ููู ุงูุฃูุซุฑูู", | |
| gloss="al-Rus and their peoples: al-Rus are many nations and various types; among them those called al-Ludh'ana, they are the most numerous", | |
| page=141, volume=1, source_ms=V1, | |
| entry_type="HEADING", intel="SAQALIBA", | |
| section="ุงูุฑูุณ ูุฃุฌูุงุณูู ", | |
| region="Rus territory", | |
| keywords="al-Rus|ุงูุฑูุณ|al-Ludh'ana|ุงูููุฐุนุงูุฉ|peoples|ุฃุฌูุงุณ|nations|ุฃู ู ", | |
| notes="CRITICAL: al-Masudi's classification of al-Rus. Multiple peoples/types (ุฃููุงุน ุดุชู). al-Ludh'ana = most numerous group.", | |
| )) | |
| # โโโ Rus trade with al-Andalus and al-Rum โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | |
| track(w( | |
| arabic="ูุฎุชูููู ุจุงูุชุฌุงุฑุฉ ุฅูู ุจูุงุฏ ุงูุฃูุฏูุณ ูุฑูุณูุฉ ูุงููุณุทูุทูููุฉ ูุงูุฎุฒุฑ", | |
| gloss="They trade to the lands of al-Andalus, Rusiyya, al-Qustantiniyya, and al-Khazar", | |
| page=141, volume=1, source_ms=V1, | |
| entry_type="TRADE", intel="SAQALIBA", | |
| section="al-Rus โ trade network", | |
| region="Rus โ al-Andalus / al-Qustantiniyya / Khazar", | |
| keywords="al-Rus|ุงูุฑูุณ|trade|ุชุฌุงุฑุฉ|al-Andalus|ุงูุฃูุฏูุณ|al-Qustantiniyya|ุงููุณุทูุทูููุฉ|Khazar|ุงูุฎุฒุฑ|Rusiyya|ุฑูุณูุฉ", | |
| notes="CRITICAL TRADE NETWORK: al-Rus trade to al-Andalus, ุฑูุณูุฉ (Rusiyya), al-Qustantiniyya, and al-Khazar. Four-directional commerce.", | |
| )) | |
| # โโโ Rus naval raids on Caspian โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | |
| track(w( | |
| arabic="ูุฏุฎููุง ุฎููุฌ ููุทุด ุงูู ุชุตู ุจุงูุฎุฒุฑ ูููุงูู ุฑุฌุงู ู ูู ุงูุฎุฒุฑ ู ูุฒูู ุจุงูุนุฏุฉ ุงูู ููู ุฉ", | |
| gloss="They entered the strait of Nitas (Black Sea) connected to al-Khazar, where the men of the Khazar king were stationed with permanent garrisons", | |
| page=141, volume=1, source_ms=V1, | |
| entry_type="MILITARY", intel="SAQALIBA", | |
| section="al-Rus โ Caspian raids", | |
| region="Nitas (Black Sea) โ Khazar territory", | |
| keywords="al-Rus|ุงูุฑูุณ|Nitas|ููุทุด|Black Sea|Khazar|ุงูุฎุฒุฑ|strait|ุฎููุฌ|garrison|raid", | |
| notes="Rus naval raid via ุฎููุฌ ููุทุด (strait of Nitas/Black Sea) into Khazar waters. Khazar king's permanent garrison at the strait. Route: Nitas โ Khazar Sea.", | |
| )) | |
| # โโโ Rus โ 500 ships on Caspian โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | |
| track(w( | |
| arabic="ูู ู ุฑุงูุจ ุงูุชุฌุงุฑ ูุงูุตูุฏ ููุงููุง ูู ุญุฑูุจ ูุซูุฑุฉ ู ุน ุงูุฌูู ูุงูุฏููู ", | |
| gloss="In merchant and fishing ships; and they were in many wars with al-Jil and al-Daylam", | |
| page=141, volume=1, source_ms=V1, | |
| entry_type="TRADE", intel="SAQALIBA", | |
| section="al-Rus โ Caspian commerce and conflict", | |
| region="Caspian Sea", | |
| keywords="al-Rus|ุงูุฑูุณ|merchant ships|ู ุฑุงูุจ ุงูุชุฌุงุฑ|fishing|ุงูุตูุฏ|al-Jil|ุงูุฌูู|al-Daylam|ุงูุฏููู |Caspian|wars", | |
| notes="Rus on Caspian: ู ุฑุงูุจ ุงูุชุฌุงุฑ (merchant ships) + ุงูุตูุฏ (fishing vessels). Wars with ุงูุฌูู ูุงูุฏููู (Gil and Daylam peoples). Dual use: trade and military.", | |
| )) | |
| # โโโ Rus attacked Muslim coast โ Abaskun โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | |
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| arabic="ูุทุฑุญุช ุณุฑุงูุงูุง ุฅูู ุงูุฌูู ูุงูุฏููู ูุจูุงุฏ ุทุจุฑุณุชุงู ูุฃุจุณููู ููู ุจูุงุฏ ุนูู ุณุงุญู ูุฐุง ุงูุจุญุฑ", | |
| gloss="Their raiding parties reached al-Jil, al-Daylam, Tabaristan, and Abaskun โ these are lands on the coast of this sea", | |
| page=141, volume=1, source_ms=V1, | |
| entry_type="MILITARY", intel="SAQALIBA", | |
| section="al-Rus โ raids on Caspian coast", | |
| region="Caspian coast: Gil, Daylam, Tabaristan, Abaskun", | |
| keywords="al-Rus|ุงูุฑูุณ|raids|ุณุฑุงูุง|al-Jil|ุงูุฌูู|al-Daylam|ุงูุฏููู |Tabaristan|ุทุจุฑุณุชุงู|Abaskun|ุฃุจุณููู|Caspian coast", | |
| notes="Rus raiding targets on Caspian: ุงูุฌูู (Gil), ุงูุฏููู (Daylam), ุทุจุฑุณุชุงู (Tabaristan), ุฃุจุณููู (Abaskun). Coastal raiding economy.", | |
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| # โโโ Rus blood โ plunder from raids โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | |
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| arabic="ุฌุฑุฌุงู ูุจูุงุฏ ุงููููุฉ ููุญู ุจูุงุฏ ุฃุฐุฑุจูุฌุงู ูุฐูู ุฃู ู ู ุจูุงุฏ ุฃุฑุฏุจูู ู ู ุจูุงุฏ ุฃุฐุฑุจูุฌุงู", | |
| gloss="Jurjan and the Qafla lands, toward Azerbaijan; from the land of Ardabil in Azerbaijan", | |
| page=142, volume=1, source_ms=V1, | |
| entry_type="MILITARY", intel="SAQALIBA", | |
| section="al-Rus โ raids on Azerbaijan", | |
| region="Jurjan, Azerbaijan, Ardabil", | |
| keywords="al-Rus|ุงูุฑูุณ|Jurjan|ุฌุฑุฌุงู|Azerbaijan|ุฃุฐุฑุจูุฌุงู|Ardabil|ุฃุฑุฏุจูู|raids|plunder", | |
| notes="Rus raiding reached Jurjan, Azerbaijan, Ardabil. Deep penetration of Muslim territory via Caspian.", | |
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| # โโโ Rus โ looted and took captives โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | |
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| arabic="ูุบูู ุช ุงูุฃู ูุงู ูุจูุช ุงููุงุฑุงุช ูุงูุฎู ุฒุช ูุฃุญุฑูุช ูุถุน ุญูู ูุฐุง ุงูุจุญุฑ", | |
| gloss="They plundered wealth, burned estates, and devastated the areas around this sea", | |
| page=142, volume=1, source_ms=V1, | |
| entry_type="SLAVE_TRADE", intel="SLAVE_TRADE", | |
| section="al-Rus โ captive-taking", | |
| region="Caspian coast", | |
| keywords="al-Rus|ุงูุฑูุณ|plunder|ุบูู |burned|ุฃุญุฑูุช|captives|Caspian|raiding economy", | |
| notes="Rus plunder economy: ุบูู ุช ุงูุฃู ูุงู (seized wealth), ุฃุญุฑูุช (burned). Captive-taking implied in raiding pattern.", | |
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| # โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | |
| # SECTION 4: INDIA, CHINA, TRADE (pp.110-119) | |
| # โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | |
| # โโโ China silk trade โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | |
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| arabic="ูุฃู ุฑ ุงูุฎู ุตู ุจุณุฌู ุงูู ุชุงุน ูู ุถู ุงูุฎุฑุงุณุงูู ู ู ููุชู ุนูู ุงููุฑุตุฉ", | |
| gloss="The Khumsi ordered the goods imprisoned; the Khurasani departed with his strength at the opportunity", | |
| page=110, volume=1, source_ms=V1, | |
| entry_type="TRADE", intel="TRADE_GOODS", | |
| section="China โ trade disputes", | |
| region="al-Sin (China)", | |
| keywords="China|ุงูุตูู|goods|ู ุชุงุน|Khurasani|ุงูุฎุฑุงุณุงูู|trade dispute|confiscation", | |
| notes="Trade dispute in China involving a Khurasani merchant. ุงูู ุชุงุน (goods/merchandise) confiscated. Cross-cultural trade friction.", | |
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| # โโโ Silk โ al-harir โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | |
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| arabic="ุงุฎุชูุงุฑ ุงูู ุฑุงูุจ ููู ูุนุงุฑุถูู ุจุงูุญุฑูุฑ ู ู ุงูุซูุงุจ", | |
| gloss="Selection of ships; they trade with silk from textiles", | |
| page=116, volume=1, source_ms=V1, | |
| entry_type="CARGO", intel="TRADE_GOODS", | |
| section="Sea trade โ silk", | |
| region="Indian Ocean", | |
| keywords="ships|ู ุฑุงูุจ|silk|ุญุฑูุฑ|textiles|ุซูุงุจ|sea trade|cargo", | |
| notes="Sea-borne silk trade: ุงูุญุฑูุฑ (silk) from ุงูุซูุงุจ (textiles). Ship-based commerce.", | |
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| # โโโ Srandib (Sri Lanka) โ gold, jewels โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | |
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| arabic="ูุฐู ุงูุฌุฒุงุฆุฑ ุฌุฒูุฑุฉ ุณุฑูุฏูุจ ูุฌุฒูุฑุฉ ุณุฑูุฏูุจ ุฌุฒูุฑุฉ", | |
| gloss="These islands: the island of Srandib (Sri Lanka)", | |
| page=118, volume=1, source_ms=V1, | |
| entry_type="PLACE", intel="TRADE_GOODS", | |
| section="Srandib (Sri Lanka)", | |
| region="Srandib (Sri Lanka)", | |
| keywords="Srandib|ุณุฑูุฏูุจ|Sri Lanka|island|ุฌุฒูุฑุฉ|gems|gold|trade", | |
| notes="ุณุฑูุฏูุจ (Srandib/Sri Lanka): major trade island. Source of gems and gold in Indian Ocean trade network.", | |
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| # โโโ Abyssinia and Sudan โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | |
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| arabic="ุจูุงุฏ ุงูุญุจุดุฉ ูุงูุณูุฏุงู ูุฐูุฑ ูุฑู ุฐู ุงูู ุงุฆุฉ ุจุฃุฎุจุงุฑ ุงูุนุงูู ุฃู ุฃุฑุถ ุงูุญุจุดุฉ", | |
| gloss="SECTION: Lands of al-Habasha and al-Sudan; account of the world that the land of al-Habasha", | |
| page=127, volume=1, source_ms=V1, | |
| entry_type="HEADING", intel="SLAVE_TRADE", | |
| section="ุจูุงุฏ ุงูุญุจุดุฉ ูุงูุณูุฏุงู", | |
| region="Abyssinia / East Africa", | |
| keywords="al-Habasha|ุงูุญุจุดุฉ|al-Sudan|ุงูุณูุฏุงู|East Africa|section", | |
| notes="Section on Abyssinia and Sudan. Source region for Zanj captive labor (cross-ref Vol.2 Zanj revolt).", | |
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| # โโโ Bahr Kula (Malay Sea) โ camphor and spices โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | |
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| arabic="ุจุญุฑ ููุฉ ูุงููุงููุฑ ูุงูุณูุฉ ุงูุชู ุชููู ูุซูุฑุฉ ุงูุตูุงุนู", | |
| gloss="Sea of Kula (Malay): camphor, and the season of frequent thunderbolts", | |
| page=119, volume=1, source_ms=V1, | |
| entry_type="SEA", intel="TRADE_GOODS", | |
| section="ุจุญุฑ ููุฉ โ camphor trade", | |
| region="Malay archipelago", | |
| keywords="ุจุญุฑ ููุฉ|Sea of Kula|Malay|camphor|ุงููุงููุฑ|spice trade|thunderbolts", | |
| notes="ุจุญุฑ ููุฉ (Sea of Kula/Malay): source of ุงููุงููุฑ (camphor). Major spice trade commodity.", | |
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| # โโโ Nahr Burtas (Volga) โ merchant ships โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | |
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| arabic="ููุฑ ุจุฑุทุงุณ ููู ุฃุนุงูููุง ููุงู ูู ุจุฑูุงุณ ุนูู ุฃู ู ู ู ุงูุชุฑู ุญุงุถุฑุฉ ุฏุงุฎูุฉ ูู ุฌู ูุฉ ู ู ุงูู ุงูุฎุฒุฑ", | |
| gloss="River of Burtas: in its upper reaches called Bariyas, on peoples of al-Turk settled within the Khazar dominion", | |
| page=140, volume=1, source_ms=V1, | |
| entry_type="ROUTE", intel="KHAZAR", | |
| section="River Burtas", | |
| region="Burtas territory (Volga)", | |
| keywords="Burtas|ุจุฑุทุงุณ|river|ููุฑ|Bariyas|ุจุฑูุงุณ|al-Turk|ุงูุชุฑู|Khazar|ุงูุฎุฒุฑ|Volga|river trade", | |
| notes="ููุฑ ุจุฑุทุงุณ (River of Burtas/Volga): upper reaches called ุจุฑูุงุณ (Bariyas). Turk peoples settled along it, within Khazar control. River trade route.", | |
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| # โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | |
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