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This volume explores the troubled eighteenth century in Iran,
between the collapse of the Safavids and the establishment of the
new Qajar dynasty in the early decades of the nineteenth century.
Despite the striking military successes of Nader Shah, to defeat
the Afghan invaders, drive back the Ottomans in the west, and
launch campaigns into India and Central Asia, Iran steadily lost
territory in the Caucasus and the east, where Persian arms failed
to recover lands lost to the Afghans and the Ozbeks. The chapters
of this book cover the continuity and change over this transitional
period from a range of perspectives including political history,
historiography, art and material culture. They illuminate the
changes in Iran’s internal conditions, including the legitimising
legacy of the Safavid period in court chronicles, the rise of Nader
Shah and his influence on the idea of Iran, as well as the art of
successive dynasties competing for power and prestige. The volume
also addresses Iran’s changed international situation by
examining relations with Russia, Britain and India, the result of
which would contribute to its re-emergence with a curtailed
presence in the new world order of European dominance.
The Gibb Memorial Trust, founded at the start of the 20th century,
comprised among its trustees some of the most celebrated and
prominent orientalists of their day. Together, they sponsored and
supported research on editing and translating Arabic, Persian and
Turkish manuscripts on a range of subjects, from history,
literature, geography and poetry to Sufism and the Islamic
sciences. This volume covers the development of Middle Eastern and
Islamic Studies over the last 120 years or so, as seen through the
biographies of the leading scholars of the period. It opens with a
short history of the Trust, before presenting a series of short
biographical and often personal appreciations of these eminent
Middle Eastern scholars of the past, written by existing trustees.
In providing a history of this important institution, the book
shines a light on the history and development of Middle Eastern and
Islamic Studies in Britain more broadly.
The last two volumes in this series have looked at the
confrontation between Christian and Moor in Medieval Spain
exclusively from the Christian side.This book attemps to redress
the balance by looking at many of the same incidents from the
Moslem point of view. Apart from military encounters, some
attention is paid to diplomacy, and also to lawsuits, legal
judgements and regulations governing the co-existance of the rival
communities. The 112 texts, many available in English for the first
time, are also given in Arabic.
The century after the conquests of Timur witnessed the division of
eastern and western Iran between his Turko-Mongol successors, and a
flowering of Persian culture in the great cities of Herat,
Samarqand and Tabriz, among others. In this, the ninth volume in
The Idea of Iran series, leading scholars analyse the ways that
Timurid contemporaries viewed their traditions and their
environment, asking questions such as: what was the view of
outsiders, and how does modern scholarship define the distinctive
aspects of the period? Essential reading for scholars, students,
and all those interested in the history of Iran, the book considers
the political, religious and cultural history of this rich and
highly productive interval that was the springboard for the
formation of new imperial Ottoman, Safavid, Mughal and Ozbek orders
of succeeding centuries.
Mazandaran and Astarabad was first published as volume VII of the
new series of the E.J.W. Gibb Memorial Series (1928). Much of the
data was retrieved in the course of two expeditions by the author,
one in spring of 1908 and the other between November 1909 and
January 1910, the latter providing the chronological framework for
Rabino's observations along his itinerary. It is a remarkable work,
the product of many years of the careful accumulation of
information about a region cut off from the Iranian Plateau by the
formidable barrier of the Alburz Mountains and enjoying a complex
history commensurate with its peculiar physical geography and
inaccessible valleys. The book is a mixture of gazetteer and
travelogue, informed by detailed research not only in the
historical sources available, but also in the works of previous
European and local writers. Notable among its valuable qualities is
the substantial selection of Persian inscriptions provided in
addition to Rabino's descriptive text. Here we have a scholarly and
sensitive account of two Iranian provinces full of character and
variety. This is a classic work that has long been out of print and
an essential resource for subsequent work on the Caspian provinces,
which all draw on the efforts of H. L. Rabino. Included with this
new edition is a large-scale facsimile reproduction of the original
accompanying map.
The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries saw the establishment of
the new Safavid regime in Iran. Along with reuniting the Persian
lands under one rule, the Safavids initiated the radical
transformation of the religious landscape by introducing Imami
Shi'ism as the official state faith and in this as in other ways,
laying the foundations of Iran's modern identity. In this book,
leading scholars of Iranian history, culture and politics examine
the meaning of the idea of Iran in the Safavid period by examining
contemporary experiences of both insiders and outsiders, asking how
modern scholarship defines the distinctive features of the age.
While sometimes viewed as a period of decline from the high points
of classical Persian literature and the visual arts of preceding
centuries, the chapters of this book demonstrate that the Safavid
era was nevertheless a period of great literary and artistic
activity in the realms of both secular and theological endeavour.
With the establishment of comparable polities across western,
southern and central Asia at broadly the same time, the book
explores some of the literary and political interactions with
Iran's Ottoman, Mughal and Uzbek neighbours. As the volume and
frequency of European merchants and diplomats visiting Safavid
Persia increased, especially in the seventeenth century, and as
more Iranians recorded their own travel experiences to surrounding
Muslim lands, the Safavid period is the first in which we can
document and explore the contours of Iran's place in an expanding
world, and gain insights into how Iranians saw themselves and
others saw them.
This is a translation of Charles Melville Moss' "A First Greek
Reader" into English. This has never before been translated, and
the author provides an accurate, idiomatic, and charming
translation to accompany the 163 short readings. Someone wishing to
study Greek without drilling in grammar and forms can use Moss'
original, freely available online in the public domain, and then
check their work against this fine translation. The work includes a
foreword, translator's and editor's prefaces, all 163 readings, and
five illustrations. This work is ideal for students of Attic Greek
of all ages, as well as those who want to be entertained by some
fine translations done by a sharp young mind.
The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries saw the establishment of
the new Safavid regime in Iran. Along with reuniting the Persian
lands under one rule, the Safavids initiated the radical
transformation of the religious landscape by introducing Imami
Shi'ism as the official state faith and in this as in other ways,
laying the foundations of Iran's modern identity. In this book,
leading scholars of Iranian history, culture and politics examine
the meaning of the idea of Iran in the Safavid period by examining
contemporary experiences of both insiders and outsiders, asking how
modern scholarship defines the distinctive features of the age.
While sometimes viewed as a period of decline from the high points
of classical Persian literature and the visual arts of preceding
centuries, the chapters of this book demonstrate that the Safavid
era was nevertheless a period of great literary and artistic
activity in the realms of both secular and theological endeavour.
With the establishment of comparable polities across western,
southern and central Asia at broadly the same time, the book
explores some of the literary and political interactions with
Iran's Ottoman, Mughal and Uzbek neighbours. As the volume and
frequency of European merchants and diplomats visiting Safavid
Persia increased, especially in the seventeenth century, and as
more Iranians recorded their own travel experiences to surrounding
Muslim lands, the Safavid period is the first in which we can
document and explore the contours of Iran's place in an expanding
world, and gain insights into how Iranians saw themselves and
others saw them.
The century after the conquests of Timur witnessed the division of
eastern and western Iran between his Turko-Mongol successors, and a
flowering of Persian culture in the great cities of Herat,
Samarqand and Tabriz, among others. In this, the ninth volume in
The Idea of Iran series, leading scholars analyse the ways that
Timurid contemporaries viewed their traditions and their
environment, asking questions such as: what was the view of
outsiders, and how does modern scholarship define the distinctive
aspects of the period? Essential reading for scholars, students,
and all those interested in the history of Iran, the book considers
the political, religious and cultural history of this rich and
highly productive interval that was the springboard for the
formation of new imperial Ottoman, Safavid, Mughal and Ozbek orders
of succeeding centuries.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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