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42: 924: 912: 41: 260:(died 1498), which played a major role in his career as a historian. Furthermore, Khvandamir also inherited the patronage networks of his grandfather. Mirkhvand was one of the most prominent historians during the reign of 413:
Amir Ghiyas al-Din Mohammad ibn Amir Yusuf Hosseini, seemingly in order to revitalize his career in Herat. The latter, however, was executed the same year by the governor of the city, Amir Khan Mawsillu (died 1522).
418:(died 1526) was soon made the new governor of Herat, whose vizier Karim al-Din Khvaja Habiballah Savaji became the new patron of Khvandamir. While it is generally agreed that the name of Khvandamir's 426:(friend of God) in the work. In 1524, Khvandamir finished his first version (called A) of the book, and the following year a second version (B), which was an extension of the previous version. 554:
Khwandamir: surname of the Persian historian Ghiyath al-Din; ca. 1475ca. 1535. His most valuable work is a general history from the earliest times down to the end of the reign of Shah Ismail.
357:(died 1510), which led to the fall of the Timurids. Regardless, Khvandamir seems to have been dissatisfied with the new government, as indicated in his later universal history 498:(died 1325) in Delhi. He was survived by two sons; Amir Mahmud (died after 1550), who stayed in Iran and wrote a history book about the first fifty years of Ṣafavid rule, the 434:
The murder of Habiballah Savaji in 1526 seemingly made Khvandamir reassess his situation in Herat. He accepted the invitation of the Timurid prince and
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Persian Historiography and Geography: Bertold Spuler on Major Works Produced in Iran, the Caucasus, Central Asia, India, and Early Ottoman Turkey
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referred to his new patron Habiballah Savaji, it may have in fact referred to Shah Ismail, as the latter is often called
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Khvandamir likewise wrote under the patronage of Nava'i, dedicating his first works to him, the first one being the
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Persian Historiography Across Empires: The Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals
363:. He soon found himself unemployed following the conquest of Herat by the 471:("The regulations of Humayun"), a biography of Babur's son and successor 452: 249: 861:
The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 6: The Timurid and Safavid Periods
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Roemer, H. R. (1986). "The successors of Tīmūr". In Lockhart, Laurence;
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Khvandamir retained his position following conquest of Herat by the
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to the throne in 1506, Khvandamir was installed as one of the two
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Literary Cultures in History: Reconstructions from South Asia
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Khvandamir was the son of Humam al-Din Muhammad, who was the
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In 1521, Khvandamir started writing his universal history
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Khvandamir died in 1535 or 1536, and was buried near the
192:(The regulations of Humayun), a biography of the Mughal 593: 591: 578: 576: 574: 572: 570: 568: 566: 564: 562: 389:. Khvandamir soon left for the neighbouring region of 603: 588: 559: 615: 347:(head of religious fundings) of the entire kingdom. 740: 685: 654: 639: 531: 175:empires. He is principally known for his Persian 936: 646:History and Religion: Narrating a Religious Past 325:In the subsequent years, Khvandamir worked as a 500:Tarikh-i Shah Isma'il va Shah Tahmasb-i Safavi 393:, where he briefly served Badi al-Zaman's son 467:at Babur's court. Khvandamir later wrote the 721:Power, Politics and Religion in Timurid Iran 773:The Timurid Century: The Idea of Iran Vol.9 298:Khulasat al-akhbar fi bayan ahval al-akhyar 485: 188:Another notable work by Khvandamir is the 40: 794:Safavid Iran: Rebirth of a Persian Empire 683: 652: 597: 582: 523: 769: 335:(died 1514), under whom he composed the 252:. 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Muhammad Khwandamir
Manuscript of Khvandamir's Habib al-siyar. Copy made in Safavid Iran, dated 17th-century
Habib al-siyar
Safavid Iran
Herat
Khurasan
Timurid Empire
Delhi
Mughal India
Habib al-siyar
Mirkhvand
Persian
Persian
Timurid
Safavid
Mughal
universal history
Habib al-siyar
emperor
Humayun
shrine
Nizamuddin Auliya
Delhi
vizier
Sultan Mahmud Mirza
Timurid
Transoxiana
Herat
Mirkhvand
Sultan Husayn Bayqara

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