| A Chronicle of the Reign of Shah 'Abbas Two Vol Set Contributor(s): Beg Khuzani Isfahani, Fazli (Author), Ghereghlou, Kioumars (Editor), Melville, Charles (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0906094496 ISBN-13: 9780906094495 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Binding Type: Other Published: May 2015 Annotation: This publication provides a digital reproduction of a unique manuscript, recently rediscovered in Cambridge, which chronicles the reign of Shah Abbas, the greatest ruler of the Safavid dynasty of Persia. His reign has been documented by several court historians, but the new and exciting discovery of Fazli Beg's contemporary chronicle, long thought to have been lost, makes available a wealth of new information about Abbas's reign and Safavid provincial administration in general. Lying miscataloged for over 150 years in the Old Library of Christ's College, Cambridge, the manuscript contains the author's own substantial marginal annotations, which are preserved in this digital reproduction of the work. At the same time, the previous two volumes of his history on two earlier rulers of the Safavid dynasty are also published here for the first time, in facsimile, from two other unique surviving manuscripts--one preserved in the University Library in Cambridge, and one in the British Library, London. The text is provided on 4 CD-Roms, and is accompanied by an explanatory booklet. The text is also indexed for easy access. |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - General |
| Dewey: NA |
| Physical Information: 3.4" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" L (5.73 lbs) 1148 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Features: Index |
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| Publisher Description: This substantial and largely unknown Persian chronicle of the reign of Shah 'Abbas I (1587-1629) exists in a unique manuscript, recently discovered in the Library of Christ's College, Cambridge. Its author, Fazli Beg Khuzani Isfahani, member of an important bureaucratic family, provides an insider's account of this crucial period in Persian history, with a wealth of detail about the central and provincial administration and much information not found in other sources. Shortly after the succession of Shah Safi (1629-42), Fazli Beg left for India, where he continued to work on his chronicle. So far, three volumes of the Afzal al-tavarikh have come to light, covering the reigns of Shah Isma'il, Shah Tahmasp, and Shah 'Abbas; none of them is complete and each exists only in a sole copy. Volume 3 on Shah 'Abbas is a composite work, containing many of the author's handwritten corrections and marginalia, making it a fascinating example of the composition of a work in progress. The complete text of 579 folios has been edited by Kioumars Ghereghlou (Columbia University Center for Iranian Studies); the publication is accompanied by detailed indexes and a substantial introduction by Kioumars Ghereghlou and Charles Melville (University of Cambridge) on the life and career of Fazli Beg, the significance of his work, and the manuscripts on which it is based. Volume 1 covers the years 996-1019 AH/ 1587-1610. Volume 2 covers the years 1020-1037 AH / 1611-1629. Both volumes are accompanied by a DVD with the text of the manuscript for the years in question. |
Contributor Bio(s): Melville, Charles: - Charles Melville is Professor of Persian History, University of Cambridge, and Vice-President of the British Institute of Persian Studies. His main research interests are in the history and historiography of medieval Iran, with a concentration on the Mongol-Safavid periods (13th-17th centuries), and text-image studies of Persian manuscripts, particularly the Shahnama of Firdausi and historical texts (chronicles). His most recent publication is The Mongols' Middle East: Continuity and transformation in Ilkhanid Iran (co-edited), Leiden 2016. |
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