The Mongols in Iran : Qutb Al-Din Shirazi's Akhbar-i Moghulan Paperback / softback
by George Lane
Part of the Routledge Studies in the History of Iran and Turkey series
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The polymath, Qutb al-Din Shirazi, operated at the heart of the Ilkhanate state (1258–1335) from its inception under Hulegu.
He worked alongside the scientist and political adviser, Nasir al-Din ?usi, who had the ear of the Ilkhans and all their chief ministers.
The Mongols in Iran provides an annotated, paraphrased translation of a thirteenth-century historical chronicle penned, though not necessarily authored, by Qu?b al-Din Shirazi.
This chronicle, a patchwork of anecdotes, detailed accounts, diary entries and observations, comprises the notes and drafts of a larger, unknown, and probably lost historical work.
It is specific, factual, and devoid of the rhetorical hyperbole and verbal arabesques so beloved of other writers of the period.
It outlines the early years of the Chinggisid empire, recounts the rule of Hulegu Khan and his son Abaqa, and finally, details the travails and ultimate demise and death of Abaqa’s brother and would be successor, Ahmad Tegudar.
Shirazi paints the Mongol khans in a positive light and opens his chronicle with a portrait of Chinggis Khan in almost hallowed terms.
Throwing new light on well-known personalities and events from the early Ilkhanate, this book will appeal to anyone studying the Mongol Empire, Medieaval History, and Persian Literature.
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- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:30/06/2020
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:136 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:30/06/2020
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- ISBN:9780367607043