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Document Type

Original Study

Subject Areas

History/ Archaeology

Keywords

Shahabuddin Muhammad Zydari Nassavi, Sireh Jalaluddin Mengborni, Nafsat al Masdour, Khwarazmian historiography, Mongol historiography

Abstract

Historiography of Nassavi is one of the late Arabic writings by an Iranian literarian and historianwho has left two important works, i.e. Nafsat al Masdour and Sirat Jalaluddin Mengborni. The first one’s approach is memoir writing, with anembellished and intricate style. The second one’s approach is hagiology writing style, but ends up in a memoir writing approach. Under the prevailing turbulent circumstances of his time, Nassavi tries to analyze the pathology and decline of the Khwarazmian era. These works are among the first few historiographical studies of the Mongols. Nassavi does not explicitly refer to his historiographical approach. Hence, a researcher has to find out his thought and method through the lines of his writings. Attempts have been made in the present study to analyze Nassavi’s historiographical thought as well as his method which is based on hearsay and observation

Publication Date

2016

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