Kalīla wa-Dimna Dissemination History

Inroduction

3^rd Century CE |

Sanskrit Sources

550 CE |

Middle Persian Redation

590 CE |

Oldest Extant Version

750 CE |

The Arabic Version

11^th to 13^th century CE |

Persian and Medieval European versions

15^th to 19^th century CE |

In Europe

15^th to 19^th century CE |

In Asia and Africa

Conclusion

Kalīla and Dimna is a work of wisdom literature. More precisely, it is a mirror of princes and courtiers in the form of animal fables that was avidly read, copied, translated, and rewritten in an area stretching from Spain to Malaysia in more than 40 languages until the 19^th century.