Rahat al-sudur

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The Rahat al-sudur wa-ayat al-surur or Rahat al-sudur (

Süleymanshah II, Rawandi re-dedicated his work to the Sultan of Rum, Kaykhusraw I.[1]

Content

The early history of the Seljuqs written in the Rahat al-sudur, relies heavily upon the

Toghrul III's court, making the Rahat al-sudur an invaluable source for Toghrul's reign.[1] According to the Rahat al-sudur, the Seljuqs held the Ghaznavids in contempt due to their slave origins.[2]

Rawandi appears to have intended the Rahat al-sudur to be a historical work, yet the book contains chapters on

Sunni faith and deplored the Khwarazmians. The final section consists of Hanafi legal works and courtly accomplishments. A final chapter was to cover anecdotes and jest, was never written. The book, as a whole, is written in a moralizing nature.[4]

The Rahat al-sudur was translated into Turkish during the reign of Ottoman Sultan Murad II.[5]

Modern era

In 1921, the Rahat al-sudur was published by Muhammad Iqbal (died 1938).[6] It was recognized by Iqbal, Edward G. Browne and Mirza Muhammad Qazwini as a source in other texts, namely Jami' al-tawarikh of Rashid al-Din Hamadani (died 1318), Rawdat al-safa of Mirkhvand (died 1498) and Tarikh-i guzida of Hamdallah Mustawfi (died after 1339/40).[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Richards & Robinson 2003, p. 265.
  2. ^ Tetley 2009, p. 28.
  3. ^ Meisami 1999, p. 239.
  4. ^ Spuler & Marcinkowski 1968, p. 14.
  5. ^ Hillenbrand 2016, p. 78.
  6. ^ a b Bosworth 2001, p. 15.

Sources

  • Bosworth, C.E., ed. (2001). The History of the Seljuq Turks: from the Jāmi al-Tawārīkh : an Ilkhanid Adaptation of the Saljuq nama. Translated by Luther, Kenneth Allin. Curzon Press.
  • Hillenbrand, Carole (2016). "Some Reflections on Seljuq Historiography". In Eastmond, Antony (ed.). Eastern Approaches to Byzantium: Papers from the Thirty-third Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies. Routledge. p. 73-88.
  • Meisami, Julie Scott (1999). Persian historiography to the end of the twelfth century. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Richards, Donald S.; Robinson, Chase F. (2003). Texts, documents, and Artefacts. BRILL.
  • Spuler, Bertold; Marcinkowski, M. Ismail (1968). Persian Historiography and Geography. BRILL.
  • Tetley, G.E. (2009). Ghaznavid and Seljuk Turks: Poetry as a Source for Iranian History. Routledge.


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