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Title

The First Aga Khan : memoirs of the 46th Ismaili Imam / a Persian edition and English translation of the ʼIbrat-afzā of Muḥammad Ḥasan al-Ḥusaynī, also known as Ḥasanʻalī Shāh, by Daniel Beben and Daryoush Mohammad Poor.

Author

Aga Khan I, 1804-1881

Publication

• London ; New York : I. B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London, 2018.
• ©2018

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Additional Authors

• Beben, Daniel J.
• Mohammad Poor, Daryoush, 1975-
• Institute of Ismaili Studies.

Description

xxviii, 150, 87 pages : illustrations, portrait, maps; 22 cm.

Summary

"Muhammad Hasan al-Husayni, also known as Hasan 'Ali Shah and, more generally, as the Aga Khan (1804-1881), was the 46th Imam of the Nizari Ismailis and the first Ismaili Imam to bear the title of Aga Khan. This book is the first English translation of his memoirs, the 'Ibrat-afza, À Book of Exhortation, or Example', and includes a new edition of the Persian text and a detailed introduction to the work and its context. The 'Ibrat-afza was composed in the year 1851, following the Ismaili Imam's departure from Persia and his permanent settlement in India. The text recounts the Aga Khan's early life and political career as the governor of the province of Kirman in Persia, and narrates the dramatic events of his conflict with the Qajar establishment followed by his subsequent travels and exploits in Afghanistan and British India. The 'Ibrat-afza provides a rare example of an autobiographical account from an Ismaili Imam and a first-hand perspective on the regional politics of the age." --Provided by publisher.

Series Statement

Ismaili texts and translations series ; 24

Uniform Title

• ʼIbratʹafzā. English
• Ismaili texts and translations series (Institute of Ismaili Studies) ; 24.

Alternative Title

ʼIbratʹafzā.

Subject

• Aga Khan I, 1804-1881
• Ismailites > Biography
• Ismailites

Genre/Form

• Autobiographies.
• Biographies.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-144) and index.

Language (note)

• Text in English and Persian.

Call Number

JFD 20-348

ISBN

• 9781788315050
• 1788315057

OCLC

1047729894

Author

Aga Khan I, 1804-1881, author.

Title

The First Aga Khan : memoirs of the 46th Ismaili Imam / a Persian edition and English translation of the ʼIbrat-afzā of Muḥammad Ḥasan al-Ḥusaynī, also known as Ḥasanʻalī Shāh, by Daniel Beben and Daryoush Mohammad Poor.

Publisher

London ; New York : I. B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London, 2018.

Copyright Date

©2018

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Ismaili texts and translations series ; 24

Ismaili texts and translations series (Institute of Ismaili Studies) ; 24.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-144) and index.

Language

Text in English and Persian.

Added Author

Beben, Daniel J., editor, translator.

Mohammad Poor, Daryoush, 1975- editor, translator.

Institute of Ismaili Studies.

Research Call Number

JFD 20-348