Publication Date
Thursday, the beginning of Ṣafar, 1063 AH (beg. of Jan. 1653 CE)
Subject
Selim I, Sultan of the Turks, 1470-1520, Turkey--History--Selim I, 1512-1520, Turkey--History--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918
Type
kitap
Language
Persian
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
302
Physical Dimensions
302 folios, 2 flyleaves (ff. i + 302 + i). Leaf height: 271 mm, width: 159 mm. Written height: 208 mm, width: 108 mm.
Library
The University of Manchester Library
Library Asset ID
uom:library:digitalcollections:persian:MS-PERSIAN-00396, https://www.digitalcollections.manchester.ac.uk/view/MS-PERSIAN-00396/1, https://image.digitalcollections.manchester.ac.uk/iiif/MS-PERSIAN-00396-001-00001.jp2/full/,200/0/default.jpg, Persian MS 396
Record ID
alma992989086401201631
Library Location
Available Online
Date
Thursday, the beginning of Ṣafar, 1063 AH (beg. of Jan. 1653 CE)
Notes
The second of two volumes of Hasht Bihisht (Eight Paradises) by Idrīs Bidlīsī (d. 1520), originally comprised a single manuscript bound together with Persian MS 395. The complete work chronicles the reigns of the first eight Ottoman sultans, ending with Sultan Beyazid II (b. 1447, r. 1481–1512), who the author served as an administrator in various locations throughout the empire. The final section relates particularly valuable eyewitness accounts that occurred during his patron's reign. Most notably, his richly nuanced, ornate Persian prose literary style interspersed with lines of poetry dramatically departs from works by prior Ottoman historians. A scribe named Muḥammad Yūsuf Shīrāzī completed this manuscript in Ṣafar 1063 AH (Jan. 1653 CE).
Veri kaynağı
Manchester Digital Collections
Parçası
Manchester Digital Collections - Persian Manuscripts
