Persian Documents: Social History Of Iran And Turan In The 15th-19th Centuries (new Horizons In Islamic Studies)
by Kondo Nobuaki /
2011 / English / PDF
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After the Mongol period, Persian was the official written language
in Iran, Central Asia and India. A vast amount of documents
relating to administration and social life were produced and yet,
unlike Ottoman and Arabic documents, Persian historical resources
have received very little critical attention. This book is the
first to use Persian Documents as the sources of social history in
Early Modern Iran and Central Asia. The contributors examine four
distinct elements of the documents:
After the Mongol period, Persian was the official written language
in Iran, Central Asia and India. A vast amount of documents
relating to administration and social life were produced and yet,
unlike Ottoman and Arabic documents, Persian historical resources
have received very little critical attention. This book is the
first to use Persian Documents as the sources of social history in
Early Modern Iran and Central Asia. The contributors examine four
distinct elements of the documents:
* the formal aspects of the sources are initially inspected
* the formal aspects of the sources are initially inspected
* the second part focuses on newly discovered sources
* the second part focuses on newly discovered sources
* the most abundant documents of the period - waqf deeds - are
individually studied
* the most abundant documents of the period - waqf deeds - are
individually studied
In this way the reader is led to realize the importance of Persian
documents in gaining an understanding of past urban and rural
societies in the Middle East.
In this way the reader is led to realize the importance of Persian
documents in gaining an understanding of past urban and rural
societies in the Middle East.
