The Jews in Pagan Armenia

bureau for the official recording of events by the then wdli of Baghdad, 'Ata' Malik al-Juwayni (d. 1283). He was thus in the enviable position to gather material for his monumental work, Dhayl ta'rikh ibn-al-Saci and his other valuable writings on history.'03 The final chapter in the continuation of ibn-alNajjdr's famous work was written by Muhammad ibn-Rdfi' Taqi-al-Dln al-Salami al-Samidi (d. 774/ 1372) 104 under the heading al-Mukhtdr al-mudhayyal bihi 'ala ta'rikh ibn-al-Najjar,105 in which the author completed the chain of listings of the men and women of Baghdad who ranked high among contemporaries for their knowledge, achievements or status.