CLASSICAL WRITINGS THE MEDIEVAL ISLAMIC WORLD PERSIAN HISTORIES OF THE MONGOL DYNASTIES VOLUME BY MIRZA DUGHLAT TRANSLATED AND ANNOTATED BY WHEELER M. THACKSTON LB. TAL 1 S Classical writings of the medieval Islamic world 2012 digitalisiert durch: IDS Basel Bern
CONTENTS Translator's Preface Map Genealogical and Dynastic Charts vii x xii Book One 1 Two 61 Works Cited 210 Index 212
CLASSICAL WRITINGS THE MEDIEVAL ISLAMIC WORLD PERSIAN HISTORIES OF THE MONGOL DYNASTIES VOLUME II BY KHWANDAMIR TRANSLATED AND ANNOTATED BY WHEELER M. B. RIS?
CONTENTS Translator's Preface Genealogical and Dynastic Charts Maps PART THE KHANS OF TURKISTAN AND THE RULE OF GENGHIS KHAN AND HIS SONS IN THE LANDS OF IRAN AND TURAN 1 A Summary of Genghis Khan's Career 9 Genghis Khan's Progeny Who Ruled in the Yurt After his Death 26 An Account of Genghis Khan's Son Chaghatai Khan's Rule in Turan 44 Genghis Khan's Progeny who Ruled Autonomously and Independently in Iran 53 PART II. SOME OF THE RULERS CONTEMPORARY WITH THE GENGHISIDS WHO DONNED THE GARB OF PADISHAHS AND QUAFFED THE GOBLET OF DIVINE FAVOR The Rule of the Qarakhitai in The Muzaffarids of Shiraz The Atabegs of Luristan The of The History of the Kings of Mazanderan The History of the Sarbadars of Sabzawar 201 The Kurt Kings of Herat 208
vi THREE PART THE DEEDS AND EXPLOITS OF HIS MAJESTY THE KÜRÄGÄN, EXPOSITION THE WORLD-CONQUERING PADISHAH'S SONS AND GRANDSONS DOWN TO TODAY The Reign of the Victorious Khaqan Mu'lnuddin Shahrukh Mirza 300 The History of Shahrukh Mirza's Sons 354 The Reign of Mirza Sultan-Ibrahim 379 The History of the Reign of Sultan-Abusa'id Mirza 385 The History of the Reign of Sultan-Husayn Mirza 403 The Joint Reign of Sultan Mirza and Muzaffar-Husayn Mirza The End of Sultan-Husayn Mirza's Noble Offspring 537 PART THE RISING THE SUN OF REGAL FORTUNE, AND THAT MAJESTY WAS SINGLED OUT FOR DIVINE FAVOR 545 History of the Aqqoyunlu Turcomans 553 The History of Shah Isma'il the Safavid 561 lossary of Terms Books Cited and Reference Works 626 Index of Persons 628 Index of Place Names 660 of Terms, Books, etc. 672
Classical Writings of the Medieval Islamic World Persian Histories of the Mongol Dynasties VOLUME 1 A History of the Khans of (Books 1 and 2) by Mirza Haydar Dughlat VOLUME 2 The History of the Mongols and Genghis Khan (Tome 3) by Khwandamir Part The Khans of Turkistan and the Rule of Genghis Khan and his Sons in the Lands of Iran and Turan Part II. Some of the Rulers Contemporary with the Genghisids who donned the Garb of Padishahs and Quaffed the Goblet of Divine Favor Part The Deeds and Exploits of his Majesty the Sahib-Qiran Amir Kürägän, and an Exposition of the Padishah's Sons and Grandsons Down to Today Part IV. The Rising of the Sun of Regal Fortune, and how that Majesty was singled out for Divine Favor VOLUME 3 Jami'u't-Tawarikh: Compendium of Chronicles (Tome 1) by Rashiduddin Fazlullah Part Part II. History of the Emergence of the Turkic Nations and how they divided into Various Tribes, along with a Summary History of the Ancestors of Each Nation History of the Rulers of the Mongol and Turkic Peoples and Others
CLASSICAL WRITINGS THE MEDIEVAL ISLAMIC WORLD PERSIAN HISTORIES OF THE MONGOL DYNASTIES VOLUME III BY RASHIDUDDIN FAZLULLAH TRANSLATED AND ANNOTATED BY WHEELER M. THACKSTON S
CONTENTS Translator's Preface vii Maps Genealogical and Dynastic Charts xxii Introduction by Wheeler M. Thackston 1 Note to the Contents 7 THE COMPENDIUM OF CHRONICLES 9 PART HISTORY OF THE EMERGENCE THE TURKIC NATIONS AND THEY DIVIDED VARIOUS TRIBES, ALONG WITH A SUMMARY HISTORY THE ANCESTORS OF EACH NATION Chapter The History and Stories of the Nations of Oghuz and the Twenty-Four Branches of his Sons and their Offspring and Some of his Brothers and Cousins Who Joined him 20 Chapter II. The Turkic Nations that are now called Mongols but in Times Past were Separate Nations, Each with its own Language and Name 27 Chapter III. The Turkic Tribes that have also had Separate Monarchs and Leaders but do not have a Close Relationship to the Tribes Mentioned in the Previous Division or to the Mongols yet are Close to them in Physiognomy and Language 43 Chapter IV. The Turkic Tribes that were Anciently Styled Mongol, from which many Tribes have come into Being 56 PART II. HISTORY THE RULERS THE MONGOL AND TURKIC PEOPLES AND OTHERS 80 Chapter The History of Genghis Khan's Forebears and Ancestors 80
vi COMPENDIUM OF CHRONICLES Chapter II. The History of Genghis Khan and his Illustrious Some of whom have become Rulers in Every Era, Others of whom have not been Rulers of a Specific along with a Summary Account of the Rulers of the World Contemporary with them down to the Year 705 of the Hegira Glossary 534 of Works Cited 543 General Index 548 The portion of the included in the present translation ends after Tome Part II, Chapter 2, Section Of Section 18 and the projected Tome II, the only part known to have been written is Chapter of Part II, the histories of the various nations of the world, generally referred to as the text. Of the history of neither the early history the of writing nor any of the projected later additions is known to exist.