The Tarikh-i guzida (also spelled Tarikh-e Gozideh ( Persian: تاریخ گزیده, "Excerpt history"), is a compendium of Islamic history from the creation of the world until 1329, written by Hamdallah Mustawfi [1] [2] and finished in 1330. [3] It was written in a dry simple style and dedicated to Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad. [3]
The Tarikh-i guzida contains the history of the Islamic world, from the creation of the world up to 1329(729 AH). The introduction includes the creation of the world followed by six sections; [3]
Also mentioned is the Mongol invasion. [4] Hamdallah produced a world map in the Tarikh-i guzida which contained meridians. [5] Hamdallah declared the Afghans to be Israelites. [3]
The Tarikh-i guzida was very popular and numerous copies existed, of which many were found in European collections. [3] It was partially translated into French in 1903 by Jules Gantin. E.G. Browne published a complete edition in 1910 and an abridged English version in 1913. [1] In 1960, Abd al-Husayn Nava'i published a complete version of the Tarikh-i guzida. [6]
The Tarikh-i guzida (also spelled Tarikh-e Gozideh ( Persian: تاریخ گزیده, "Excerpt history"), is a compendium of Islamic history from the creation of the world until 1329, written by Hamdallah Mustawfi [1] [2] and finished in 1330. [3] It was written in a dry simple style and dedicated to Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad. [3]
The Tarikh-i guzida contains the history of the Islamic world, from the creation of the world up to 1329(729 AH). The introduction includes the creation of the world followed by six sections; [3]
Also mentioned is the Mongol invasion. [4] Hamdallah produced a world map in the Tarikh-i guzida which contained meridians. [5] Hamdallah declared the Afghans to be Israelites. [3]
The Tarikh-i guzida was very popular and numerous copies existed, of which many were found in European collections. [3] It was partially translated into French in 1903 by Jules Gantin. E.G. Browne published a complete edition in 1910 and an abridged English version in 1913. [1] In 1960, Abd al-Husayn Nava'i published a complete version of the Tarikh-i guzida. [6]