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Tabari
Muslim scholar, Quranic commentator, and historian. Born in Amol, Tabaristan (Iran), he studied in Islamic centers of learning in Iraq, Syria, and Egypt. He wrote the Quran Commentary, annotating the Quran with all of the juridical, lexicographical, and historical explanations transmitted in the Hadith. His other major work was the History of Prophets and Kings, which began with the Creation and concluded with the fall of the Umayyad dynasty.
Tatars
Turkic-speaking peoples who today live mainly in W central Russia east to the Ural Mtns., in Kazakstan, and in W Siberia. They first appeared as nomadic tribes in NE Mongolia in the 5th cent. Some joined the armies of Genghis Khan. Especially identified with the Golden Horde, they were converted to Islam in the 14th cent. The Golden Horde soon became independent Tatar khanates (see khan). Their economy was based on mixed farming and herding, which remain central to their economy. They developed craftsmanship in wood, ceramics, leather, cloth, and metal and have been well known as traders. Today there are about 6 million Tatars in all regions; they constitute about half the population of the Russian republic of Tatarstan. See also Tatar language.
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