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Islamic Genealogies[edit | edit source]
- Arab Genealogy Books Online at FamilySearch Library; open access collection of Arabic genealogy books that have been digitized and can be browsed by country/region. They contain valuable information about tribal histories and family lineages.
- Biography of the Arab Tribes of Iran (in Arabic), by Mulla 'Abbud bin Dahr al-Khalidi. N.p. Online at: Archive.org.
- سيرة قبائل عرب إيران، مُلّا عَبّود بن دهر الخالدي.
- The Arab Tribes and Clans of Khuzestan (in Farsi). Online at: Archive.org.
- قبايل وعشاير عرب خوزستان.
- Kourosh Aidun at Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran - A small collection of family documents including birth and death records, genealogies, and legal documents.
- Qamar Taj Dawlatabadi at Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran] - A small collection of family documents including birth and death records, genealogies, legal documents, and photographs.
- Ashrafi at Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran - A small collection of family documents including birth and death records, genealogies, legal documents, and photographs.
- Shahin and Arsineh Basil at Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran - A small collection of family documents including birth and death records, marriage contracts, legal documents, and photographs.
- Who's Who in Persia at Qatar Digital Library - Four volumes compiled by the General Staff, India; a biographical dictionary of individuals and families in 1923. Also includes two genealogical family trees with the pedigrees of the Chiefs of Tun and Tabas, and the Rukn-ud-Dauleh family in relation to the Shahs of Persia.
- Mawārid al-itḥāf fī nuqabāʾ al-ashrāf v.1 by Kammūnah al-Ḥusaynī, ʻAbd al-Razzāq. al-Najaf:Maṭbaʻat al-Adāb, 1968. Online at: New York University; Genealogies of prominent Muslim Families.
- .موارد الأتحاف في نقباء الأشراف الجزء الأول .عبد الرزاق كمونة الحسيني النجف الأشرف:مطبعة الآداب،, 1968
- Mawārid al-itḥāf fī nuqabāʾ al-ashrāf v.2 by Kammūnah al-Ḥusaynī, ʻAbd al-Razzāq. al-Najaf:Maṭbaʻat al-Adāb, 1968. Online at: New York University; Genealogies of prominent Muslim Families.
- .موارد الأتحاف في نقباء الأشراف الجزء الثاني .عبد الرزاق كمونة الحسيني النجف الأشرف:مطبعة الآداب،, 1968
- al- Shajarah al-mubārakah fī ansāb al-Ṭālibīyah by Rāzī, Fakhr al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn ʻUmar. Qum:Maktabat Āyat Allāh al-ʻUẓmá al-Marʻashī al-Najafī al-ʻĀmmah, 1989. Online at: New York University; Classical text on the genealogy of Abu Talib, the uncle of the Prophet Mohammad and father of 'Ali, the fourth Muslim caliph.
- .الشجرة المباركة في أنساب الطالبية .فخر الدين محمد بن عمر الرازي قم:مكتبة آية الله العظمى المرعشي النجفي العامة،, 1989
- al- Fakhrī fī ansāb al-Ṭālibīn by Marwazī, Ismāʻīl ibn al-Ḥusayn. Qum:Maktabat Āyat Allāh al-ʻUẓmá al-Marʻashī al-Najafī al-ʻĀmmah, 1989. Online at: New York University; Classical genealogy and lineage of Abu Talib, father of the fourth Muslim caliph 'Ali.
- .الفخري في أنساب الطالبيين .اسماعيل بن الحسين المروزي قم:مكتبة آية الله العظمى المرعشي النجفي العامة،, 1989
- al-Shajarah al-Muḥammadīyah by Jawwānī, Muḥammad ibn Asʻad. Isṭanbūl:Maṭba‘at Sandah, 1912?. Online at: New York University; Classical text on the family tree of the Prophet Mohammad
- .الشجرة المحمدية .محمد بن أسعد الجواني إستانبول:مطبعة سندة ,1912?
- Mu‘jam al-ansāb wa-al-usarāt al-ḥākimah fī al-tārīkh al-Islāmī v.1-2 by Zakī, Muḥammad Amīn. Miṣr:Maṭba‘at Jāmi‘at Fu’ād al-Awwal, 1951-1952. Online at: New York University; Genealogies of Ruling Muslim Families
- .معجم الأنساب والأسرات الحاكمة في التاريخ الإسلامي .أدوارد كارل ماكس فون زامباور مصر: مطبعة جامعة فؤاد الأول ,1951-1952
- Kitāb Sharaf al-asbāṭ by Qāsimī, Jamāl al-Dīn. Dimashq:Maṭbaat al-Taraqqī, 1912?. Online at: New York University; Compilation of books and documents on the family and descendants of the Prophet Mohammad
- .كتاب شرف الأسباط .جمال الدين القاسمي دمشق:مطبعة الترقي ,1912?
- Jamharat ansāb al-ʻArab by Ibn Ḥazm, ʻAlī ibn Aḥmad. Miṣr:Dār al-Maʻārif, 1948. Online at: New York University; Famous compilation of Arab genealogies
- .جمهرة أنساب العرب .علي ابن أحمد ابن حزم مصر:دار المعارف ,1948
- al- Qaṣd wa-al-umam fī al-taʻrīf bi-uṣūl ansāb al-ʻArab wa-al-ʻAjam wa-man awwal man takallam bi-al-ʻArabīyah min al-umam by Ibn ʻAbd al-Barr, Yūsuf ibn ʻAbd Allāh. al-Azhar [Cairo]:Maktabat al-Qudsī, 1931 or 1932. Online at: New York University; Classical text on major Arab genealogies
- .القصد والأمم في التعريف بأصول أنساب العرب والعجم ومن أول من تكلم بالعربية من الأمم .يوسف بن عبد الله لأزهر [القاهرة]:مكتبة القدسي ,1931 1932 or
- Lubāb al-ansāb wa-al-alqāb wa-al-aʻqāb juz 1 by Bayhaqī, ʻAlī ibn Zayd. ???. Online at: New York University; Genealogies of the House of the Prophet Mohammad
- .لباب الأنساب والألقاب والأعقاب الجزء الأول .علي بن زيد البيهقي ???
- Lubāb al-ansāb wa-al-alqāb wa-al-aʻqāb juz 1 by Bayhaqī, ʻAlī ibn Zayd. ???. Online at: New York University; Genealogies of the House of the Prophet Mohammad
- .لباب الأنساب والألقاب والأعقاب الجزء الأول .علي بن زيد البيهقي ???
- Mukhtalaf al-qabāʼil wa-muʼtalafihā by Muḥammad ibn Ḥabīb. Baghdād:Maktabat al-Muthanná, 197-?. Online at: New York University; Classical compilation of Arab tribes and coalitions
- .مختلف القبائل ومؤتلفها .محمد بن حبيب بغدا:مكتبة المثنى 197-?
- al- Lubāb fī tahdhīb al-Ansāb juz 3 by Ibn al-Athīr, ʻIzz al-Dīn. Baghdād:Maktabat al-Muthanná, 19--. Online at: New York University; Classical text on Arab genealogies
- .اللباب في تهذيب الأنساب الجزء الثالث .عز الدين بن الأثير بغداد:مكتبة المثنى ,19--
- al- Lubāb fī tahdhīb al-Ansāb juz 2 by Ibn al-Athīr, ʻIzz al-Dīn. Baghdād:Maktabat al-Muthanná, 19--. Online at: New York University; Classical text on Arab genealogies
- .اللباب في تهذيب الأنساب الجزء الثاني .عز الدين بن الأثير بغداد:مكتبة المثنى ,19--
- al- Lubāb fī tahdhīb al-Ansāb juz 1 by Ibn al-Athīr, ʻIzz al-Dīn. Baghdād:Maktabat al-Muthanná, 19--. Online at: New York University; Classical text on Arab genealogies
- .اللباب في تهذيب الأنساب الجزء الأول .عز الدين بن الأثير بغداد:مكتبة المثنى، 19--
- Takmilat Ikmāl al-Ikmāl fī al-ansāb wa al-asmāʼ wa-al-alqāb by Ibn al-Ṣābūnī, Muḥammad ibn ʻAlī. Baghdād:Maṭbaʻat al-Majmaʻ al-ʻIlmī al-ʻIrāqī, 1957. Online at: New York University; Classical text on Arab genealogies
- .تكملة اكمال الاكمال في الأنساب والأسماء والألقاب .محمد ابن علي ابن الصابوني بغداد:مطبعة المجمع العلمي العراقي، 1957
- al- Ansāb al-muttafiqah by Ibn al-Qaysarānī, Muḥammad ibn Ṭāhir. Baghdād:[Maktabat al-Muthanná], 1963. Online at: New York University; Classical text on Arab genealogies
- .الأنساب المتفقة .محمد ابن طاهر ابن القيسراني [بغداد]:[مكتبة المثنى]، 1963
- Kitāb lubb al-lubāb fī taḥrīr al-ansāb by Ibn al-Athīr, ʻIzz al-Dīn. Baghdād:Maktabat al-Muthanná, 1964?. Online at: New York University; Classical text on Arab genealogies
- .كتاب لب اللباب في تحرير الأنساب .عز الدين بن الأثير بغداد:مكتبة المثنى، 1964?
Jewish Genealogies[edit | edit source]
- Genealogy at Research Studies Center of Iranian Jews - Amazing Jewish resources, including Ketubah (marriage contracts), pedigrees, genealogies, and family photos.
- Iranian Jewry collection at Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran - A small collection of documents related to Jews living in Iran, including genealogies, marriage contracts, legal documents, and photographs.
Print Publications[edit | edit source]
Background[edit | edit source]
Iranian compiled genealogies and oral histories are invaluable resources for genealogical research, offering unique insights into family lineages, cultural traditions, and historical events that may not be documented in vital records. Compiled genealogies in books can offer meticulously researched family trees and historical documentation, further enriching the understanding of one's heritage. Oral histories, some passed down through generations, often include detailed accounts of family origins, migrations, and significant life events, providing valuable context and personal connections to ancestors.
Types of Records[edit | edit source]
- Genealogy books
- Oral histories
- Pedigrees
Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]
Books: These works include lineages, tribal history, biographies of prominent individuals, poetry, or encyclopedic entries of tribes and their sub-divisions. Some of the resources listed above treat with specific tribes, while others look at groups of tribes. The scope of each resource affects the level of detail it contains on actual individuals and their families. While some books contain detailed genealogies with specific names from generation to generation, others treat with tribes generally, focusing more on their history and movement. The latter type of book can be especially useful for individuals who are unsure of where their ancestors lived, as these books can provide information on towns or regions where certain tribes can be found.
Oral histories: Genealogical information that can be obtained from oral histories include extended family relationships, order and explanation of life events, and context.
Oral Genealogies[edit | edit source]
- Oral histories tips - at Iranian Genealogy; explains how to find relevant information in oral histories, how to conduct interviews, and links to oral history projects
- Iranian Oral History Project - at Harvard Library
- Research Association for Iranian Oral History - Collection of Iranian oral histories; includes journals and subject index
- Foundation for Iranian Studies - Searchable collection of oral histories contains thousands of interviews with Iranians who share their life experiences and views on a variety of topics, including family, culture, politics, and immigration.
- Iranian American Project - Collects, preserves, and shares the personal stories of Iranian Americans who immigrated to California since the Iranian Revolution
- Center for Iranian Jewish Oral History - Transcripts of interviews with Iranian Jews; index
- See Oral Genealogies for more resources.
Strategy[edit | edit source]
- See Compiled Genealogies for more online collections, catalogs, and repositories.
- Some repositories or societies may have additional compiled genealogies. See Iran Archives and Libraries and Iran Societies for more resources.