Three neglected sources of Sasanian history in the reign of Khusraw Anushirvan
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Three neglected sources of Sasanian history in the reign of Khusraw Anushirvan
(Studia iranica, Cahier ; 46)
Association pour l'avancement des études iraniennes, 2011
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Thesis (M.A.)--Oxford University
Includes bibliographical references (p. 9-15) and indexes
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This cahier deals with the criticism of three sources: Dinawari's al-Akhbar al-Tiwal, the so-called Sirat Anusharwan, and Firdawsi's Shahnama. The need to examine these sources arises from a re-evaluation of Noldeke's Khuday-Nama hypothesis; a case is built for the independence and utility of those three sources; and four test cases follow, in which the sources are put to work on issues of central importance in the history of sixth-century Iran. The conclusion is a narrative integrating the findings of the test cases into the broad picture of Sasanian history.
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