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{{short description|Persian historian at the court of Timurid rulers of Central Asia}}
{{short description|Persian historian at the court of Timurid rulers of Central Asia}}
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[[File:16 2-8-2005-Noahs-ark-Hafis-Abru-2.jpg|thumbnail|[[Persian Miniature]] from Hafiz-i Abru's Majma al-tawarikh. “Noah’s Ark” Iran (Afghanistan), Herat; Timur's son Shah Rukh (1405–1447) ordered the historian Hafiz-i Abru to write a continuation of [[Rashid-al-Din Hamadani|Rashid al-Din's]] famous history of the world, [[Jami al-tawarikh]]. Like the [[Il-Khanids]], the [[Timurids]] were concerned with legitimizing their right to rule, and Hafiz-i Abru's “A Collection of Histories” covers a period that included the time of [[Shahrukh Mirza|Shah Rukh]] himself.]]
'''Hafiz-e Abru'''<ref name=iranica>Maria Eva Subtelny and Charles Melville, {{Iranica|hafez-e-abru|Ḥāfeẓ-e Abru}}</ref> ({{lang-fa|حافظ ابرو}}) died June 1430) was a [[Persian people|Persian]]<ref>{{cite book|last1=Lewis|first1=ed. by B.|title=Encyclopedia of Islam, Vol 3|date=1986|publisher=Brill [u.a.]|location=Leiden [u.a.]|isbn=9004081186|page=57|edition=Photomechan. repr.}}</ref> historian working at the courts of [[Timurid Dynasty|Timurid ruler]]s of Central Asia. His full name is
'''Hafez-e Abru'''<ref name=iranica>Maria Eva Subtelny and Charles Melville, {{Iranica|hafez-e-abru|Ḥāfeẓ-e Abru}}</ref> ({{lang-fa|حافظ ابرو}}; died June 1430) was a [[Persian people|Persian]]<ref>{{EI2|last=Tauer|first=F.|title=Ḥāfiẓ-i Abrū|url=https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/encyclopaedia-of-islam-2/hafiz-i-abru-SIM_2614?s.num=48&s.f.s2_parent=s.f.book.encyclopaedia-of-islam-2&s.start=40&s.q=muhammad+yazdi|volume=3}}</ref> historian working at the courts of [[Timurid dynasty|Timurid ruler]]s of Central Asia. His full name is
'''ʿAbdallah''' (or '''Nur-Allah''') '''ibn Lotf-Allah ibn 'Abd-al-Rashid Behdadini''';<ref name=iranica/> his short name is also transcribed in Western literature as '''Hafiz-i Abru''', '''Hafez-e Abru''', '''Hafiz Abru''' etc.
'''ʿAbdallah''' (or '''Nur-Allah''') '''Ebn Lotf-Allah Ebn 'Abd-al-Rashid Behdadini''';<ref name=iranica/> his short name is also transcribed in Western literature as '''Hafiz-i Abru''', '''Hafez-e Abru''', '''Hafiz Abru''' etc.
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[[File:16 2-8-2005-Noahs-ark-Hafis-Abru-2.jpg|thumbnail|Miniature from Hafiz-i Abru's Majma al-tawarikh. “Noah’s Ark” Iran (Afghanistan), Herat; Timur's son Shah Rukh (1405-1447) ordered the historian Hafiz-i Abru to write a continuation of [[Rashid-al-Din Hamadani|Rashid al-Din's]] famous history of the world, [[Jami al-tawarikh]]. Like the [[Il-Khanids]], the [[Timurids]] were concerned with legitimizing their right to rule, and Hafiz-i Abru's “A Collection of Histories” covers a period that included the time of [[Shahrukh Mirza|Shah Rukh]] himself.]]

Hafiz-i Abru was born in [[Greater Khorasan|Khorasan]] and studied in [[Hamadān]]. He entered [[Timur]]'s court in the 1380s; after the death of Timur, Hafiz-i Abru continued in the service of Timur's son, [[Shah Rukh (Timurid dynasty)|Shah Rukh]], in [[Herat]]. He interacted with other scholars congregating around Timur's and Shah Rukh's courts, and became recognized as a good [[chess]] player.<ref name=iranica/>
Hafiz-i Abru was born in [[Greater Khorasan|Khorasan]] and studied in [[Hamadān]]. He entered [[Timur]]'s court in the 1380s; after the death of Timur, Hafiz-i Abru continued in the service of Timur's son, [[Shah Rukh (Timurid dynasty)|Shah Rukh]], in [[Herat]]. He interacted with other scholars congregating around Timur's and Shah Rukh's courts, and became recognized as a good [[chess]] player.<ref name=iranica/>


Hafiz-i Abru is the author and/or compiler of numerous works on the history and geography of the Timurid state and adjacent regions, commissioned by his master Shah Rukh.<ref name=iranica/>
Hafiz-i Abru is the author and/or compiler of numerous works on the history and geography of the Timurid state and adjacent regions, commissioned by his master Shah Rukh, in particular ''Majma al-tawarikh'' ("World Histories").<ref name=iranica/>


==References==
==References==
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==Sources==
==Sources==
*{{cite encyclopedia | last1 = Subetlny | first1 = Maria |last2 = Melville |first2=Charles | title = Ḥāfeẓ-e Abru | url = https://iranicaonline.org/articles/hafez-e-abru | year = 2002 | encyclopedia = Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. XI, Fasc. 5 | pages = 507–509| accessdate = |ref=harv}}
*{{cite encyclopedia | last1 = Subetlny | first1 = Maria |last2 = Melville |first2=Charles | title = Ḥāfeẓ-e Abru | url = https://iranicaonline.org/articles/hafez-e-abru | year = 2002 | encyclopedia = Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. XI, Fasc. 5 | pages = 507–509}}


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Latest revision as of 04:18, 11 March 2023

Persian Miniature from Hafiz-i Abru's Majma al-tawarikh. “Noah’s Ark” Iran (Afghanistan), Herat; Timur's son Shah Rukh (1405–1447) ordered the historian Hafiz-i Abru to write a continuation of Rashid al-Din's famous history of the world, Jami al-tawarikh. Like the Il-Khanids, the Timurids were concerned with legitimizing their right to rule, and Hafiz-i Abru's “A Collection of Histories” covers a period that included the time of Shah Rukh himself.

Hafez-e Abru[1] (Persian: حافظ ابرو; died June 1430) was a Persian[2] historian working at the courts of Timurid rulers of Central Asia. His full name is ʿAbdallah (or Nur-Allah) Ebn Lotf-Allah Ebn 'Abd-al-Rashid Behdadini;[1] his short name is also transcribed in Western literature as Hafiz-i Abru, Hafez-e Abru, Hafiz Abru etc.

Hafiz-i Abru was born in Khorasan and studied in Hamadān. He entered Timur's court in the 1380s; after the death of Timur, Hafiz-i Abru continued in the service of Timur's son, Shah Rukh, in Herat. He interacted with other scholars congregating around Timur's and Shah Rukh's courts, and became recognized as a good chess player.[1]

Hafiz-i Abru is the author and/or compiler of numerous works on the history and geography of the Timurid state and adjacent regions, commissioned by his master Shah Rukh, in particular Majma al-tawarikh ("World Histories").[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Maria Eva Subtelny and Charles Melville, "Ḥāfeẓ-e Abru" at Encyclopædia Iranica
  2. ^ Tauer, F. (1971). "Ḥāfiẓ-i Abrū". In Lewis, B.; Ménage, V. L.; Pellat, Ch. & Schacht, J. (eds.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. Volume III: H–Iram. Leiden: E. J. Brill. OCLC 495469525.

Sources[edit]

  • Subetlny, Maria; Melville, Charles (2002). "Ḥāfeẓ-e Abru". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. XI, Fasc. 5. pp. 507–509.


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