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Revision as of 22:31, 17 December 2020
Hafiz-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) ibn Lotf-Allah ibn '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.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Maria Eva Subtelny and Charles Melville, "Ḥāfeẓ-e Abru" at Encyclopædia Iranica
- ^ Lewis, ed. by B. (1986). Encyclopedia of Islam, Vol 3 (Photomechan. repr. ed.). Leiden [u.a.]: Brill [u.a.] p. 57. ISBN 9004081186.
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Sources
- Subetlny, Maria; Melville, Charles (2002). "Ḥāfeẓ-e Abru". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. XI, Fasc. 5. pp. 507–509.
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