Ata-Malik Juvayni
Persian historiography strictly speaking begins with the "Tarikh-i Mas'udi" of Abulfazl Bayhaqi (995-1077), whose fluent prose style was highly influential on subsequent Persian literature. Persian historical writing reached its peak two centuries later with the "Jami al-Tawarikh" of Rashīd al-Dīn Fadhl-allāh Hamadānī (1247–1318). Other important historical works include the "Tarikh-i Jahangushay" by Ata-Malik Juvayni and the "Zafarnamah" of Sharaf ad-Din Ali Yazdi, a history of the Mongolian conqueror Timur (Tamerlane; 1370–1405).