The history of Beyhaqi : (the history of Sultan Masʿud of Ghazna, 1030-1041)

Author(s)

• Bayhaqī, Abū al-Faz̤l Muḥammad ibn Ḥusayn, ca.
• Bosworth, Clifford Edmund
• Ashtiany, Mohsen

Bibliographic Information

The history of Beyhaqi : (the history of Sultan Masʿud of Ghazna, 1030-1041)

by Abuʾl-Fażl Beyhaqi ; translated with a historical, geographical, linguistic and cultural commentary and notes by C.E. Bosworth ; fully revised and with further commentary by Mohsen Ashtiany

（Ilex Foundation series, 6）

Ilex Foundation , Center for Hellenic Studies Trustees for Harvard University , Distributed by Harvard University Press, c2011

• v. 1 : [hbk.]
• v. 1 : pbk
• v. 2 : [hbk.]
• v. 2 : pbk
• v. 3 : [hbk.]
• v. 3 : pbk

Other Title

Tārīkh-i Bayhaqī

Note

Translated from Persian

Contents: v. 1. Introduction and translation of years 421-423 A.H.=1030-1032 A.D. -- v. 2. Translation of years 424-432 A.H.=1032-1041 A.D. and the history of Khwarazm -- v. 3. Commentary, bibliography and index

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents of Works

• v. 1. Introduction and translation of years 421-423 A.H.=1030-1032 A.D.
• v. 2. Translation of years 424-432 A.H.=1032-1041 A.D. and the history of Khwarazm
• v. 3. Commentary, bibliography and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

v. 1 : [hbk.] ISBN 9780674062337

Description

Abu'l-Fazl Beyhaqi, a secretary at the court of a number of Ghaznavid rulers in eastern Iran and Afghanistan in the early Middle Ages, is a most perceptive, as well as intriguing, commentator on the history of the Islamic Near East. The surviving volumes of his massive project, dealing in depth with the years 1030--1041, combine astute criticism and wry humor with an unobtrusive display of mastery of the learned literature of the time, both in Arabic and Persian. Through a skillful manipulation of different styles, and timely introduction of the authorial voice as a framing device to bring a sense of heightened drama, the historian comments on mankind's individual frailties and the many lost opportunities that hasten a mighty dynasty's decline. Although there are already a number of articles and monographs in English and other Western languages on aspects of his style and historical approach, this is the first complete translation of the extant volumes with a detailed commentary.

Volume

v. 1 : pbk ISBN 9780674062344

Description

Abu'l-Fazl Beyhaqi, a secretary at the court of a number of Ghaznavid rulers in eastern Iran and Afghanistan in the early Middle Ages, is a most perceptive, as well as intriguing, commentator on the history of the Islamic Near East. The surviving volumes of his massive project, dealing in depth with the years 1030-1041, combine astute criticism and wry humor with an unobtrusive display of mastery of the learned literature of the time, both in Arabic and Persian. Through a skillful manipulation of different styles, and timely introduction of the authorial voice as a framing device to bring a sense of heightened drama, the historian comments on mankind's individual frailties and the many lost opportunities that hasten a mighty dynasty's decline. Although there are already a number of articles and monographs in English and other Western languages on aspects of his style and historical approach, this is the first complete translation of the extant volumes with a detailed commentary.

Volume

v. 2 : [hbk.] ISBN 9780674062351

Description

Abu'l-Fazl Beyhaqi, a secretary at the court of a number of Ghaznavid rulers in eastern Iran and Afghanistan in the early Middle Ages, is a most perceptive, as well as intriguing, commentator on the history of the Islamic Near East. The surviving volumes of his massive project, dealing in depth with the years 1030--1041, combine astute criticism and wry humor with an unobtrusive display of mastery of the learned literature of the time, both in Arabic and Persian. Through a skillful manipulation of different styles, and timely introduction of the authorial voice as a framing device to bring a sense of heightened drama, the historian comments on mankind's individual frailties and the many lost opportunities that hasten a mighty dynasty's decline. Although there are already a number of articles and monographs in English and other Western languages on aspects of his style and historical approach, this is the first complete translation of the extant volumes with a detailed commentary.

Volume

v. 2 : pbk ISBN 9780674062368

Description

Abu'l-Fazl Beyhaqi, a secretary at the court of a number of Ghaznavid rulers in eastern Iran and Afghanistan in the early Middle Ages, is a most perceptive, as well as intriguing, commentator on the history of the Islamic Near East. The surviving volumes of his massive project, dealing in depth with the years 1030-1041, combine astute criticism and wry humor with an unobtrusive display of mastery of the learned literature of the time, both in Arabic and Persian. Through a skillful manipulation of different styles, and timely introduction of the authorial voice as a framing device to bring a sense of heightened drama, the historian comments on mankind's individual frailties and the many lost opportunities that hasten a mighty dynasty's decline. Although there are already a number of articles and monographs in English and other Western languages on aspects of his style and historical approach, this is the first complete translation of the extant volumes with a detailed commentary.

Volume

v. 3 : [hbk.] ISBN 9780674062382

Description

Abu'l-Fazl Beyhaqi, a secretary at the court of a number of Ghaznavid rulers in eastern Iran and Afghanistan in the early Middle Ages, is a most perceptive, as well as intriguing, commentator on the history of the Islamic Near East. The surviving volumes of his massive project, dealing in depth with the years 1030--1041, combine astute criticism and wry humor with an unobtrusive display of mastery of the learned literature of the time, both in Arabic and Persian. Through a skillful manipulation of different styles, and timely introduction of the authorial voice as a framing device to bring a sense of heightened drama, the historian comments on mankind's individual frailties and the many lost opportunities that hasten a mighty dynasty's decline. Although there are already a number of articles and monographs in English and other Western languages on aspects of his style and historical approach, this is the first complete translation of the extant volumes with a detailed commentary.

Volume

v. 3 : pbk ISBN 9780674062399

Description

Abu'l-Fazl Beyhaqi, a secretary at the court of a number of Ghaznavid rulers in eastern Iran and Afghanistan in the early Middle Ages, is a most perceptive, as well as intriguing, commentator on the history of the Islamic Near East. The surviving volumes of his massive project, dealing in depth with the years 1030-1041, combine astute criticism and wry humor with an unobtrusive display of mastery of the learned literature of the time, both in Arabic and Persian. Through a skillful manipulation of different styles, and timely introduction of the authorial voice as a framing device to bring a sense of heightened drama, the historian comments on mankind's individual frailties and the many lost opportunities that hasten a mighty dynasty's decline. Although there are already a number of articles and monographs in English and other Western languages on aspects of his style and historical approach, this is the first complete translation of the extant volumes with a detailed commentary.

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Details

• NCID: BB07300659
• ISBN:
  • 9780674062337
  • 9780674062344
  • 9780674062351
  • 9780674062368
  • 9780674062382
  • 9780674062399
• LCCN: 2011028511
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: per
• Place of Publication: Boston, Mass.,Washington, D.C.,Cambridge, Mass.
• Pages/Volumes: 3 v.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : DS288.7
  • DC23 : 955/.022
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Ghaznevids
  • LCSH : Iran -- History -- 640-1256
  • LCSH : Afghanistan -- History
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA86351793