Historian
Faḫr al-Dīn Abū Sulaymān Dāwud Banākatī was given the title
malik al-šuʿarāʾ (“
king of poets”) by the Mongol ruler Ğāzān Ḫān in 701/1301-2. He is entirely known for his work
Tārīḫ-i Banākatī, also referred to as
Rawżaħ ūlī al-albāb fī tavārīḫ al-akābir va al-ansāb or
Rawżaħ ūlī al-albāb fī maʿrifat al-tavāriḫ va al-ansāb.
Tārīḫ-i Banākatī is divided into nine parts, among them: the prophets and patriarchs, ancient Persian Kings, Muḥammad and the Caliphs, the Jews, the Hindus, and the Mongols. The work is largely considered to be an abridgement of Rašīd al-Dīn’s
Jāmiʿ al-tavārīḫ (see author 184).
Tārīḫ-i Banākatī was composed in 717/1317-18. Banākatī died in 730/1329-30.