Persian Historiography

Name: Persian Historiography
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ISBN: 9780748607433

ISBN-10: 0748607439

ISBN-13: 9780748607433

Edition: 1999

Authors: Julie Scott Meisami

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Why write history in Persian? The reasons for the emergence of Persian historical writing, its connections with Iranian and Arabic models, its political and cultural functions, and its reception are all discussed here.

Book details

List price: $130.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Publication date: 7/6/1999
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.914
Language: English



Acknowledgements


Maps


Introduction



Persian Historiography in the Samanid Period


The Background


The Prose Shahnama of Abu Mansur Tusi


Mansur ibn Nuh and the Persian Tabari


Firdawsi's Shahnama



Historiography in the Ghaznavid Period


The Ghaznavid Ascendancy


Ghaznavid Dynastic History: 'Utbi's Ta'rikh al-Yamini


Gardizi's Zayn al-akhbar


Bayhaqi's History of Mas'ud of Ghazna


The Tarikh-i Sistan



The Historiography of the Saljuq Period


The Rise of the Saljuqs


Nizam al-Mulk and Iranian History


The Farsnama of Ibn al-Balkhi


The Mujmal al-tavarikh va-al-qisas


The History of Bayhaq


Late Saljuq Historiography: Zahir al-Din Nishapuri


Afdal al-Din Kirmani's 'Iqd al-ula


Muhammad ibn 'Ali Ravandi's Rahat al-sudur


Jarbadhqani's Translation of the Ta'rikh al-Yamini



Conclusion


The Themes of History


The Patterns of History


History and Authority


Language, Style and History


Rhetoric and Politics



The Major Iranian Dynasties, 204-590/819-1194


Bibliography


Index