Английская Википедия:Iskandar Beg Munshi

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox writer Iskandar Beg Munshi (Шаблон:Lang-fa; 1561/62 – 1633/34) was an Iranian court scribe and chronicler, who is principally known for his historical book of Tarikh-e Alam-ara-ye Abbasi ("The world-adorning history of Abbas"), which focuses on early Safavid history, especially the reign of Shah Abbas I (Шаблон:Reign).Шаблон:Sfn

Life

Iskandar Beg was born in 1561 or 1562.Шаблон:Sfn He was a native speaker of Azerbaijani TurkishШаблон:Sfn and belonged to a Turkmen clan which was part of the Qizilbash, a militant Shia group that had helped the Safavids establish their rule. Even though Iskandar Beg came from a Qizilbash family and was affiliated with the military elite of the Safavids, both he and his elder brother Faraj (Farrukh?) Beg joined the bureaucracy instead. Iskandar Beg served as Mirza Ata-Allah Isfahani's pupil scribe during the later rule of Shah Tahmasp I (Шаблон:Reign).Шаблон:Sfn

Iskandar Beg died in 1633 or 1634.Шаблон:Sfn

Work

Iskandar Beg's Tarikh-e Alam-ara-ye Abbasi (abbreviated as TAAAШаблон:Sfn) is considered the most significant piece of Iranian historiography written about Safavid Iran.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn The book was influenced by the Mughal chronicle Akbarnama of Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak (died 1602).Шаблон:Sfn

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Further reading

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