The following is a list of Muslim historians writing in the Islamic historiographical tradition, which developed from hadith literature in the time of the first caliphs. This list is focused on pre-modern historians who wrote before the heavy European influence that occurred from the 19th century onward.
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See also: Historiography of early Islam and List of biographies of Muhammad |
First era: 700–750 (Ibn Zubayr and al-Zuhri's histories no longer exist, but they are referenced in later works).
Second era: 750–800
Third era: 800–860
Fourth era: 860–900
Fifth era: 900–950
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Further information: Muslim chronicles for Indian history |