An Essay on Zahîr Al-Dîn Nîshâpûrî’s Saljûqnâma’s Language and Style
Saljûqnâma as a primary source of the history of the Saljûq Empire which led to a new era of the Turkic and Islamic nations and civilization covers the political; social and cultural events between the emergence of the Great Saljûq State to the last sovereign of the Iraqi Saljûqs Ebû Tâlib Tuğrul b....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ankara University
2016-12-01
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| Series: | Ankara Üniversitesi Dil ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesi Dergisi |
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| Online Access: | http://dtcfdergisi.ankara.edu.tr/index.php/dtcf/article/view/139 |
| Summary: | Saljûqnâma as a primary source of the history of the Saljûq Empire which led to a new era of the Turkic and Islamic nations and civilization covers the political; social and cultural events between the emergence of the Great Saljûq State to the last sovereign of the Iraqi Saljûqs Ebû Tâlib Tuğrul b. Arslan (1177-1194). The Saljûqnâma was penned by Hâce İmâm Zahîru’d-Dîn Nîşâbûrî in the Persian Language is the first known specimen of its kind. Therefore; it is the most important primary source of the era. A.H. Morton published the Royal Asiatic Society’s manuscript in 2004. In this article; it is aimed to analyze this rare manuscript the first Saljûqnâma regarding the author; content; language and style as a requisite attempt for understanding this period. |
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| ISSN: | 2459-0150 |