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History of the Afghans: Translated from the Persian of Neamet Ullah

History of the Afghans: Translated from the Persian of Neamet Ullah

Nimat Allah, Haravi
Dorn, Bernhard

Paperback

Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Perspectives from the Royal A

Indian & South Asian History

ISBN10: 1108056253
ISBN13: 9781108056250
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Jun 6 2013
Pages: 358
Weight: 1.89
Height: 0.74 Width: 8.27 Depth: 11.69
Language: English
History of the Afghans was compiled by Nimat Allah (fl. 1613-30) at the court of the Mughal emperor Jahangir (1569-1627). Drawing on various manuscript sources, it contains both mythical and historical accounts of the Afghan people. The wide coverage includes discussion of the Pashtun and their origins, the prophet Yakub (Jacob), King Talut (Saul) and the Afghan migration to Ghor, the late medieval sultans Bahlul, Sikandar and Ibrahim of the Lodi dynasty, and the lives of saints. The work also features the genealogy of Afghan tribes as well as reports of miracles. The German orientalist Bernhard Dorn (1805-81) published this English translation from the original Persian between 1829 and 1836. This reissue incorporates the separately published parts in one volume. Dorn's respected translation of this important text remains of interest to scholars of Asiatic history and tradition.

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