Javad Rashki Aliabad; jamshid noroozi
Abstract
The Mongols age was followed by the flourishment of the versified histories like Shahnameh and Eskandarnameh. In this regard, during the Safavid dynasty, a considerable number of historical ...
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The Mongols age was followed by the flourishment of the versified histories like Shahnameh and Eskandarnameh. In this regard, during the Safavid dynasty, a considerable number of historical texts were created in this literary genre. The Historical Shahnameh (history of kings through poetry) created during the Safavid era inherited many of the characteristics of this genre from the historical texts of the previous ages. Nonetheless, due to the specific features of the Safavid dynasty, these literary works had some distinct features and differences compared to the works of the earlier ages. The present paper is done the descriptive-analytical method based on library sourced and investigates the versified histories about the Safavid dynasty, which have been versified in this period. In fact, the purpose of this paper is to introduce the versified histories of this era and show what characteristics and importance their historical content has in historiography of the Safavid era. A total of 9 versified histories in the Safavid era have been investigated which mainly describe historical actions and wars in terms of content. Based on the motivation of the poets of this texts for highlight and eternalize the name of the kings and historical events about them, It can be said that although this texts have historical information but this were created based on the attract please the rulers. However, versified histories of this period are of particular importance by having some first-hand historical data about some events and topics of the Safavid era, helping to confirm or correct the information of prose historical sources and filing some information gaps.
