The Memoirs of Shah Tahmasp I

Safavid Ruler of Iran

Shah Tahmasp I (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

184 Seiten

2024
I.B. Tauris (Verlag)
978-0-7556-5355-3 (ISBN)

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A remarkable first-person narrative by a sixteenth-century Iranian ruler, the Memoirs of Shah Tahmasp I, Safavid Ruler of Iran (1514-1576), originally written in Persian, represent a vitally important primary source for the history of the Middle East in the period. In particular, the Memoirs shed light on the Safavid conflict with the Uzbeks and Ottomans, which played a decisive role in shaping the modern frontiers of the region. The Memoirs also represent an invaluable source for the internal political and religious life of the Safavid court, and the ways in which Shah Tahmasp, one of the most important rulers in Iranian history, wished to be remembered and viewed. This book represents the first English translation of this important text, and is furnished with an extensive introduction and notes that situate the work in its literary and historical context.

Shah Tahmasp I (1514-1576) was the second ruler of the Safavid dynasty of Iran (1501-1722). A.C.S. Peacock is Bishop Wardlaw Professor of Islamic History, University of St Andrews, UK, and Fellow of the British Academy. He has published widely on Iranian and Ottoman history, including The Great Seljuk Empire (2015) and the edited volume Frontiers of the Ottoman World (2009).

List of Figures
List of Maps
List of Tables
Preface and Acknowledgements
Note on the translation

Introduction
Chronology
Translation of the Memoirs

Chapter One: Introduction and the Affair of Ulama
Chapter Two: A Brief Account of the Affair of Ghazi Khan
Chapter Three: The Affair of Alqas Mirza
Chapter Four: The Account of Iskender Pasha
Chapter Five: The Affair of Beyazid

Glossary
Bibliography

Erscheinungsdatum	24.08.2024
Übersetzer	Andrew Peacock
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-10	0-7556-5355-6 / 0755653556
ISBN-13	978-0-7556-5355-3 / 9780755653553
Zustand	Neuware