Tarikh al-Khulafa

"Tarikh al-Khulafa" (History of the Caliphs), a concise history by al-Suyuti, which gives biographies of the caliphs, the commanders of the faithful, from the time of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may God be pleased with him) to his own time, in chronological order. ¹

In each caliph's biography it records the unusual events of his days, and the notable scholars, commanders and governors who died or took office in them. ¹