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The Mongols in Iran : Quṭb Al-Dīn Shīrāzī's Akhbār-i Moghūlān

Title
The Mongols in Iran : Quṭb Al-Dīn Shīrāzī's Akhbār-i Moghūlān / George Lane.
Author
Lane, George, 1952-
Publication
  • Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.
  • ©2018

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Quṭb al-Shīrāzī, Maḥmūd ibn Masʻūd, 1236 or 1237-1310 or 1311.
Description
vii, 127 pages; 23 cm.
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.
Series Statement
Routledge studies in the history of Iran and Turkey
Uniform Title
Routledge studies in the history of Iran and Turkey.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  • History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction : The Akhbār-i-Moghūlān dar Anbāne-ye Quṭb by Quṭb al-Dīn Maḥmūd ibn Masʻūd Shīrāzī -- A straight translation : the Akhbār-i-Moghūlān dar Anbāneh-ye Quṭb -- An annotated translation : the Akhbār-i-Moghūlān dar Anbāneh-ye Quṭb -- List of personages.
Call Number
JFD 18-5226
ISBN
  • 9781138500525
  • 1138500526
LCCN
  • 2018006779
  • 40028300906
OCLC
1007081251
Author
Lane, George, 1952- author.
Title
The Mongols in Iran : Quṭb Al-Dīn Shīrāzī's Akhbār-i Moghūlān / George Lane.
Publisher
Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.
Copyright Date
©2018
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Routledge studies in the history of Iran and Turkey
Routledge studies in the history of Iran and Turkey.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chronological Term
1256-1500
Added Author
Container of (expression): Quṭb al-Shīrāzī, Maḥmūd ibn Masʻūd, 1236 or 1237-1310 or 1311. Akhbār-i Mughūlān. English.
Other Form:
ebook version : 9781351387521
Other Standard Identifier
40028300906
Research Call Number
JFD 18-5226
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