Shii News – ‘ A Versified History of Shah Abbas the Great’ – Nozhat Ahmadi, Mohsen Mohammadi Fesharaki

A Versified History of Shah Abbas the Great [Futūḥāt-i Gītīsitān]
Nozhat Ahmadi, Mohsen Mohammadi Fesharaki
Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis, 2021.
This book is a critical edition of a versified history of Shah Abbas I attributed to Sayyid Aḥmad Ḥusaynī Khalīfah. It narrates the life of Shah Abbas I from before his ascension to the throne in 1588 until his death in 1629, and includes a brief history of his maternal ancestors, the Mīr-i Buzurg notables of Mazandaran. The majority of the work consists of accounts of Abbas I’s military campaigns and expeditions, and in these parts the poet narrates the history in the style of a heroic epic.

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