The Mongols in Iran : Qutb Al-Dīn Shīrāzī's Akhbār-i Moghulān / George Lane.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lane, George, 1952- author.

Series:

Routledge studies in the history of Iran and Turkey

Language:

English

Persian

Subjects (All):

Quṭb al-Shīrāzī, Maḥmūd ibn Masʻūd, 1236 or 1237-1310 or 1311--Criticism and interpretation.

Quṭb al-Shīrāzī, Maḥmūd ibn Masʻūd.

Ilkhanid dynasty.

Quṭb al-Shīrāzī, Maḥmūd ibn Masʻūd, 1236 or 1237-1310 or 1311.

Criticism and interpretation.

Iran--History--1256-1500.

Iran.

History.

Iran--Kings and rulers.

Kings and rulers.

Physical Description:

vii, 127 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.

Summary:

The polymath, Qutb al-Dīn Shīrāzī, 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-Dīn Ṭūsī, 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 Quṭb al-Dīn Shīrāzī. 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.

Contents:

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

Personages.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138500525

1138500526

OCLC:

1007081251