Firdaws al-iqbāl : : History of Khorezm / / Shir Muhammad Mirab Munis, Muhammad Riza Mirab Agahi.

• Superior document: Islamic History and Civilization ; 28
• VerfasserIn: Munis, Shir Muhammad Mirab,; Agahi, Muhammad Riza Mirab,
• TeilnehmendeR: Agahi, Muhammad Riza Mirab,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 1999.
• Year of Publication: 1999
• Language: English
• Series: Islamic History and Civilization ; 28.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

This volume is a translation from Chaghatay (medieval Turkic literary language of Central Asia) of a work written by Uzbek historians Mūnis and Āgahī in the early 19th century. It contains the history of Khorezm, especially detailed for the 18th and early 19th centuries, and it is an outstanding example of Central Asian historiography. The book is the first Western translation of this historical work and the first such translation of a major Chaghatay source for the history of Central Asia in the 18th-19th centuries. Besides the translation, the book includes extensive historical and philological notes and detailed introduction discussing the historical background of the period when the work was written, the biographies of the authors, the history of the text, and its sources.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- A Note on Transcription -- Bibliography -- Translation -- [Preface] -- Muqaddima -- Chapter III: About the descendants of Quralas who became kings -- Part 1: From Burte Chine till Chingiz Khan -- Part 2: From Chingiz Khan to Berdibek Khan -- Part 3: About the descendants of Shïban Khan, who reigned in the country of Khorezm -- Chapter IV: Mentioning the noble forefathers and honorable ancestors of his royal majesty -- Chapter V: The events of [the reigns] of his royal highness [Eltüzer Khan] and of his caliphal majesty [Muhammad Rahim Khan] -- Section 1 : Eltüzer Khan -- Section 2: Muhammad Rahim Khan -- Notes -- Indices -- Preface -- Index of Personal Names -- Index of Geographical Names -- Index of Ethnic Names -- Genealogical tables -- Maps.