![]() An illustrated and illuminated leaf from the Tarikh-e Alam-ara-ye Abbasi by
Iskandar Beg Munshi, depicting the capture of the citadel of
Yerevan. Dated
c. 1650,
Isfahan (part of
Sotheby's collection). | |
Author | Iskandar Beg Munshi |
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Language | Persian |
Genre | History |
Publication date | 1629 |
Publication place | Safavid Iran |
The Tarikh-e Alam-ara-ye Abbasi ( Persian: تاریخ عالمآرای عباسی, romanized: World Adorning History of Abbas), written in Persian, is a chronicle covering the history of the early Safavid dynasty of Iran, particularly Shah Abbas I ( r. 1587–1629). [1] Its author was his court historian and scribe Iskandar Beg Munshi, who completed it in 1629. [2]
The book is considered the most significant piece of Iranian historiography written about the Safavids. [3] It has greatly influenced Safavid studies and serves as the foundation for a number of widely held beliefs regarding Safavid history. [1]