1st Edition

The Mongols in Iran Qutb Al-Din Shirazi's Akhbar-i Moghulan

By George Lane Copyright 2018
    136 Pages
    by Routledge

    136 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    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.

    Preface



    Acknowledgements



     





    1. Introduction: The Akhbār-i-Moghūlān dar Anbāneh ye Quṭb by Quṭb al-Dīn Maḥmūd ibn Mascūd Shīrāzī




    2. A straight Translation: The Akhbār-i-Moghūlān dar Anbāneh-ye Quṭb






    3. An annotated Translation: The Akhbār-i-Moghūlān dar Anbāneh-ye Quṭb






    List of Personages



    Bibliography



    Index

    Biography

    George Lane returned to academia in 1991 after many years living and working in the Middle East and Asia. Since obtaining his PhD in 2001 he has published, lectured, and talked about the Mongols, the Ilkhanate, and various aspects of mediaeval Islamic history all over the world.