The Mongols in Iran : Quṭb Al-Dīn Shīrāzī's Akhbār-i Moghūlān
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The Mongols in Iran : Quṭb Al-Dīn Shīrāzī's Akhbār-i Moghūlān
（Studies in the history of Iran and Turkey / general editor, Carole Hillenbrand）（Routledge focus）
Routledge, 2020, c2018
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [119]-124) and index
"First published 2018. First issued in paperback 2020"--T.p. verso
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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 Tusi, 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 Qutb 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.
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction: The Akhbar-i-Moghulan dar Anbaneh ye Qutb by Qutb al-Din Mahmud ibn Mascud Shirazi
A straight Translation: The Akhbar-i-Moghulan dar Anbaneh-ye Qutb
An annotated Translation: The Akhbar-i-Moghulan dar Anbaneh-ye Qutb
List of Personages
Bibliography
Index
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