Ibn Balhi

...This work influenced other Arab countries, and after Barāqi (died 1914) wrote The History of Kufa, Kurd Ali (died 1953) published The Syriac in 1925. Iran also has a long tradition of writing geographical maps, and in local histories such as the Book of Fars by Ibn Barkhī (died early 12th century) and the New History of Yazd by Aḥmad Kātib (15th century), geographical maps play an important role and continue to do so to this day. [Sato Tsugitaka]
[Japan]
The first Japanese geography was the Fudoki, which was compiled by Emperor Genmei in 713 (6th year of Wadō) and ordered all provinces to submit records of the origins of the names of counties, villages, and places, as well as the products of the region, the fertility of the land, and the traditions of the elders.

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…この著作は他のアラブ諸国にも影響を与え，バラーキーBarāqī(1914没)が《クーファの歴史》を著したのに続いて，クルド･アリーKurd Alī(1953没)は1925年に《シリア誌》を公刊した。イランでも地誌を記述する古い伝統があり，イブン･バルヒーIbn Barkhī(12世紀初め没)の《ファールスの書》やアフマド･カーティブAḥmad Kātib(15世紀)の《新ヤズド史》などの地方史では，地誌が重要な位置を占め，今日に至っている。【佐藤 次高】
［日本］
　日本の地誌は713年(和銅6)元明天皇の詔により諸国に命じ郡郷名･地名の由来，産物，土地の肥瘠（ひせき），古老伝承などを録して進上させた〈風土記〉を最初とする。…

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