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

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... Read more

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.