Title Persian historiography across empires : the Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals / Sholeh A. Quinn, University of California, Merced

Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021 ©2021

Click on the following:
Cambridge Core

Copies

Description 1 online resource (x, 252 pages) Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. Continuity and transformation : the Timurid historiographical legacy -- 3. Historiography and historians on the move : the significance of the number twelve -- 4. The first king of the world : Kayumars in universal history -- 5. Mirrors, memorials, and blended genres -- 6. Conclusion Summary "Persian served as the primary language of historical writing over the period of the early modern Islamic empires of the Ottomans, Safavids and Mughals. Historians writing under these empires read and cited each other's work, some moving from one empire to another, writing under different rival dynasties at various points in time. Emphasising the importance of looking beyond the confines of political boundaries in studying this phenomenon, Sholeh A. Quinn employs a variety of historiographical approaches to draw attention to the importance of placing these histories not only within their historical context, but also historiographical context. This first comparative study of Persian historiography from the 16th-17th centuries presents in-depth case analyses alongside a wide array of primary sources written under the Ottomans, Safavids, Mughals to illustrate that Persian historiography during this era was part of an extensive universe of literary-historical writing"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Sholeh A. Quinn is Associate Professor of History at the University of California, Merced. She is the author of Historical Writing during the Reign of Shah 'Abbas: Ideology, Imitation, and Legitimacy in Safavid Chronicles (2000) and Shah Abbas: The King Who Refashioned Iran (2015). She coedited History and Historiography of Post-Mongol Central Asia and the Middle East: Studies in Honor of John E. Woods (2006) Print version record Subject Historiography SUBJECT Iran -- Historiography -- History -- 16th century Iran -- Historiography -- History -- 17th century Iran -- History -- Ṣafavid dynasty, 1501-1736 -- Historiography Turkey -- History -- Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918 -- Historiography Mughal Empire -- Historiography Turkey -- History -- Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85138802 Subject India -- Mogul Empire Iran Turkey Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2020021032 ISBN 9781108906975 1108906974

  Permalink