A Sogdian scholar from the village of Narshak in the Bukhara oasis who is the first known historian in Central Asia. His unique History of Bukhara (Tarikh-i Bukhara) was written in Arabic and presented to the Samanid emperor Nuh I either in 943 or 94.
10th-century Sogdian historian
| Born | ca. 899 |
| Died | 959 |
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10th-century Sogdian historian
| Born | ca. 899 |
| Died | 959 |
Places
Bokhara, Bukhara, Bukharskai︠a︡ oblastʹ (Uzbekistan), Bukhoro (Uzbekistan), Khanate of BukharaID Numbers
- OLID: OL176715A
- ISNI: 0000000083567424
- VIAF: 10789848
- Wikidata: Q2912635
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q2912635
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Alternative names
- Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Jaʻfar Narshakhī
- Muḥammad ibn Ja'far Narshakhī
- Muhammad ibn Ja'far Narshakhī
- Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Jafar Narshakhi
- Narshaki
- Muhammad ibn Ja'far Narshakhi
- Muḥammad ibn-Jaʹfar Narshakhī
- Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Jaʻfar Narshakhī
| September 20, 2023 | Edited by Tom Morris | Fix birth date to be approximate again |
| September 20, 2023 | Edited by Tom Morris | merge authors |
| September 6, 2008 | Edited by RenameBot | fix author name |
| April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | initial import |