Classical writings of the medieval Islamic world
Subtitle: Persian histories of the Mongol dynasties
By: translated and annotated by Wheeler M. Thackston
Contributors: Ḥaydar Mīrzā, 1499 or 1500-1551; Khvānd Mīr, Ghiyās̲ al-Dīn ibn Humām al-Dīn, approximately 1475-1535?; Rashīd al-Dīn Ṭabīb, 1247?-1318
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1056
ISBN-13: 9781780760544
Subjects: Mongols; Sources; Turkic peoples; History
Other titles: Persian histories of the Mongol dynasties
Description: These three volumes represent some of the most important historical sources for medieval Islamic scholarship. Yet the Persian of the original texts is often extremely difficult, even for accomplished scholars. Distinguished linguist and orientalist Wheeler Thackston here provides lucid, annotated translations that make this key material accessible to a wide range of scholars. Mirzar Haydar's 'Tarikh- i - Rashidi' provides a history of the of the Khans of Moghulistan, the vast stretch of territory between the ancient cities of Central Asia and Mongolia. Khwandamir's The Reign of the Mongol and the Turk covers the major empires and dynasties of the Persianate world from the 13th to the 16th century, including the conquests of the Mongols, Tamerlane, and the rise of the Safavids. The final volume, written by the grand vizier of the Mongol rulers of Iran, includes a valuable survey of the Turkic and Mongolian peoples, a history of Genghis Khan's ancestors, and a detailed account of his conquests.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Translated from the Persian.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. Tarikh-i-Rashidi : a history of the khans of Moghulistan (books 1 and 2) / by Mirza Haydar Dughlat; title: v. 2. Habibu's-Siyar : the history of the Mongols and Genghis Khan (tome 3) / by Khwandamir; title: v. 3. Jami'u't-Tawarikh : Compendium of chronicles (tome 1) / by Rasiduddin Fazlullah.