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The Sea of Chronicles (MuḥīṠal-tavÄrÄ«kh)
Series: - Studies in Persian Cultural History, Volume: 17
The Sea of Chronicles is an English translation of the ninth and tenth chapters of the historiographical work entitled MuḥīṠal-tavÄrÄ«kh by Muḥammad AmÄ«n b. MÄ«rzÄ Muḥammad ZamÄn BukhÄrÄ«. The work is a valuable source in particular for the study of the late seventeenth-century Central Asian political, cultural and religious history.
The ninth chapter offers accounts of the Timurid, Abulkhayrid/Shaybanid and the first four Ashatrkhanid khans. The tenth chapter which is the most original and important chapter of the work presents a detailed account of the life and time of the last great Ashatkhanid ruler, SubḥÄn QulÄ« KhÄn (r. 1682â1702), revealing historical information essential for the study of the period and region.
The ninth chapter offers accounts of the Timurid, Abulkhayrid/Shaybanid and the first four Ashatrkhanid khans. The tenth chapter which is the most original and important chapter of the work presents a detailed account of the life and time of the last great Ashatkhanid ruler, SubḥÄn QulÄ« KhÄn (r. 1682â1702), revealing historical information essential for the study of the period and region.
Mehrdad Fallahzadeh, Uppsala University, Sweden, is associate professor of Iranian languages at that university. He has published a number of articles and books, including the critical edition of MuḥīṠal-tavÄrÄ«kh (Brill, 2014).
Forogh Hashabeiky, Ph.D. (1958), Uppsala University, Sweden, is associate professor of Iranian languages at that university. She has published a number of articles and books, including the critical edition of MuḥīṠal-tavÄrÄ«kh (Brill, 2014).
Forogh Hashabeiky, Ph.D. (1958), Uppsala University, Sweden, is associate professor of Iranian languages at that university. She has published a number of articles and books, including the critical edition of MuḥīṠal-tavÄrÄ«kh (Brill, 2014).
The Translatorsâ Preface
Acknowledgments
Glossary
Map
[Preface]
In praise of the fortune of SubḥÄnÄ« (divine) shadow and the rise of that Jam-like king to the position of the royal throne
Chapter 9
On the emperor, the world-conqueror, the axis of the truth and faith, AmÄ«r TÄ«mÅ«r GÅ«rkÄn
On the rule of the most noble MuÊ¿Ä«n al-DÄ«n ShÄhrukh MÄ«rzÄ b. á¹¢Äḥib-QirÄn
On the disagreement between MÄ«rzÄ Ulugh Bayg and MÄ«rzÄ Ê¿Abd al-Laá¹Ä«f and the assassination of that excellent natured king [i.e., Ulugh Bayg] by his own wretched son
On AbÅ« l-QÄsim BÄbur MÄ«rzÄ the son of BÄysunqur BahÄdur
On Ê¿AbdallÄh MÄ«rzÄ b. IbrÄhÄ«m MÄ«rzÄ b. ShÄhrukh BahÄdur
On the honour of throne and kingship, MÄ«rzÄ MÄ«rÄn ShÄh b. AmÄ«r TÄ«mÅ«r GÅ«rkÄn
On the á¹¢Äḥib-QirÄn II
On the unique manners and character of the king, whose commands all obey, the dignity of kingdom and faith, AbÅ« l-Khayr KhÄn and his great, eminent, and victorious sons who ascended to the throne with the assistance of God<
On Muḥammad KhÄn ShaybÄnÄ«âs accession to the throne of the domain and the world
On Ê¿UbaydallÄh KhÄn b. MaḥmÅ«d Sulá¹Än b. ShÄh BudÄgh Sulá¹Än b. AbÅ« l-Khayr who independently became the khan, and spread the hope for justice and generosity all over the world
On Ê¿Abd al-Ê¿AzÄ«z KhÄn b. Ê¿UbaydallÄh KhÄn
On SuyÅ«nj Muḥammad Sulá¹Än
On PÄ«r Muḥammad KhÄn b. JÄnÄ« Bayg KhÄn
On Ê¿AbdallÄh KhÄnâs blessed birth and his rise to power
This is a Treatise in Explanation of the Science of Music
On Ê¿Abd al-Muʾmin KhÄnâs accession to the throne of BukhÄrÄ
On ImÄm QulÄ« KhÄnâs accession to the throne of BukhÄrÄ, the dÄr al-amÄnÄ« [abode of safety]
On Sayyid Nadir Muḥammad KhÄnâs accession [to the throne] in the dome of Islam, Balkh
On the accession of His Majesty, Ê¿Abd al-Ê¿AzÄ«z KhÄn b. Nadir Muḥammad KhÄn in Khujand and [on] this news reaching Nadir Muḥammad KhÄn in Nasaf and his abandonment of rule and his departure from [the city]
On the entrance of his victorious majesty and magnificent and great king SubḥÄn QulÄ« Muḥammad KhÄn into the city [BukhÄrÄ] and ascending to the throne of rule and fortune independently by the favour of mighty God
Chapter 10
On the blessed accession of His Majesty, the glorious and sovereign khan, to the throne of the excellent BukhÄrÄ
âOn AnÅ«sha KhvÄrazmÄ«âs revolt and rebellion
âOn AnÅ«sha UrganjÄ«âs setting out for the second time towards the excellent
âBukhÄrÄ in order to capture it, and returning defeated and despairing
âOn AnÅ«sha KhÄn KhvÄrazmÄ«âs coming a third time with evil intentions to the blessed tomb of the khvÄja of the world, KhvÄja Ê¿AbdallÄh GhijduvÄnÄ«, on the seventeenth of JumÄdÄ« l-Äkhir of the year one thousand ninety-six [21 May 1685]
âOn KhÄn UrganjÄ«âs dispatching of a letter of promises and threats to KhushÄ«ka BÄ« and a number fighters in the fortress of DabÅ«sÄ«-shÄh
âOn the arrival of His Majesty, the good natured, whose stirrups are the crescent moon, to KarmÄ«na and MÄ«yÄnkÄl with a well-equipped army
âOn His Majesty, the khan, setting off towards Balkh to punish á¹¢adÄ«q Sulá¹Än
âOn á¹¢adÄ«q Sulá¹Änâs revolt against his great father, SubḥÄn QulÄ« Muḥammad BahÄdur KhÄn
âOn the arrival of His Majesty of Jam-like dignity and the angelic army, in Balkh
âOn ruling a realm and the custom of the kings; presented here as an example, may it be clear
âOn the dismissal of AnÅ«sha KhÄn UrganjÄ« from the throne and [the act of] blinding him
âOn His Majesty, the moon-escorted, hastily and anxiously setting out for the second time towards Balkh
âOn GhÄyib Naáºar DÄ«vÄn-baygÄ«âs military expedition towards HarÄt and BÄlÄ-murghÄb
âOn KhushÄ«ka BÄ« AtÄlÄ«q coming forth towards Marv-i ShÄhijahÄn together with the victorious army
âOn His Majesty, the caliphal-ranked [khan], setting off towards Balkh for the third time
âOn Bayg Muḥammad Īshik ÄqÄ-bÄshÄ«âs rebellion in Shahr-i Sabz
âOn the conflict among the amirs in the capital city, BukhÄrÄ, and His Majestyâs concern because of it
âOn MaḥmÅ«d BÄ« AtÄlÄ«qâs arrival together with the BalkhÄ« amirs to put down the rebellion of the BukhÄrÄ« amirs
âOn Ärang KhÄn b. AnÅ«sha KhÄnâs demise
âOn the riot and opposition among BalkhÄ« amirs and on the arrival of a group of commanders of the QÅ«rama in the capital city and the detailed description of the events that happened in that land
âOn Raḥīm BÄ«âs arrival from Khujand with a numerous army at the court of the world-admired khan
âOn the meeting of MaḥmÅ«d BÄ« and Raḥīm BÄ«
âOn his moon-escorted majestyâs battle preparations, for the third time
âOn the meeting of the amirs of His Majesty, the caliphal-ranked, with Maḥmud BÄ« and the KhvÄjagÄn
âOn KhvÄja áºakarÄ«yÄ á¹¢adrâs arrival at [the court of ] the Jam-mighty khan to intercede for the inhabitants of the fortress [of Balkh]
âOn the shaykhs and ulama who lived during the reign of His Majesty the caliphal, Sayyid SubḥÄn QulÄ« Muḥammad BahÄdur KhÄn
âNote on some learned people and the master of art who, during the reign of His Majesty, the caliphal-ranked, were among his fortunate retinue
âOn the arrival of the BalkhÄ« amirs [in BukhÄrÄ] with a request to appoint the angel-escorted and royal-tokened prince, Muḥammad MuqÄ«m Sulá¹Än as the tÅ«ra [ruler of Balkh]
âOn the arrival of a group of KhvÄrazmÄ«s to His Majesty, the caliphal-ranked [khan], with the request to appoint ShÄh NÄ«yÄz Sulá¹Än the tÅ«ra [ruler] in Urganj
âOn the excellent KhvÄjagÄn and the eminent great men who visited and met His Majesty [the khan]
âOn some of the calligraphers who were employed in the [royal] library
âOn some painters and illustrators
On the explanation of the term history and its meanings
Bibliography
Index of Koran
Index of Hadith
Index of People and Places
Index of Subjects
Acknowledgments
Glossary
Map
Annotated Translation of The Sea of Chronicles (MuḥīṠal-tavÄrÄ«kh)
[Preface]
In praise of the fortune of SubḥÄnÄ« (divine) shadow and the rise of that Jam-like king to the position of the royal throne
Chapter 9
On the emperor, the world-conqueror, the axis of the truth and faith, AmÄ«r TÄ«mÅ«r GÅ«rkÄn
On the rule of the most noble MuÊ¿Ä«n al-DÄ«n ShÄhrukh MÄ«rzÄ b. á¹¢Äḥib-QirÄn
On the disagreement between MÄ«rzÄ Ulugh Bayg and MÄ«rzÄ Ê¿Abd al-Laá¹Ä«f and the assassination of that excellent natured king [i.e., Ulugh Bayg] by his own wretched son
On AbÅ« l-QÄsim BÄbur MÄ«rzÄ the son of BÄysunqur BahÄdur
On Ê¿AbdallÄh MÄ«rzÄ b. IbrÄhÄ«m MÄ«rzÄ b. ShÄhrukh BahÄdur
On the honour of throne and kingship, MÄ«rzÄ MÄ«rÄn ShÄh b. AmÄ«r TÄ«mÅ«r GÅ«rkÄn
On the á¹¢Äḥib-QirÄn II
On the unique manners and character of the king, whose commands all obey, the dignity of kingdom and faith, AbÅ« l-Khayr KhÄn and his great, eminent, and victorious sons who ascended to the throne with the assistance of God<
On Muḥammad KhÄn ShaybÄnÄ«âs accession to the throne of the domain and the world
On Ê¿UbaydallÄh KhÄn b. MaḥmÅ«d Sulá¹Än b. ShÄh BudÄgh Sulá¹Än b. AbÅ« l-Khayr who independently became the khan, and spread the hope for justice and generosity all over the world
On Ê¿Abd al-Ê¿AzÄ«z KhÄn b. Ê¿UbaydallÄh KhÄn
On SuyÅ«nj Muḥammad Sulá¹Än
On PÄ«r Muḥammad KhÄn b. JÄnÄ« Bayg KhÄn
On Ê¿AbdallÄh KhÄnâs blessed birth and his rise to power
This is a Treatise in Explanation of the Science of Music
On Ê¿Abd al-Muʾmin KhÄnâs accession to the throne of BukhÄrÄ
On ImÄm QulÄ« KhÄnâs accession to the throne of BukhÄrÄ, the dÄr al-amÄnÄ« [abode of safety]
On Sayyid Nadir Muḥammad KhÄnâs accession [to the throne] in the dome of Islam, Balkh
On the accession of His Majesty, Ê¿Abd al-Ê¿AzÄ«z KhÄn b. Nadir Muḥammad KhÄn in Khujand and [on] this news reaching Nadir Muḥammad KhÄn in Nasaf and his abandonment of rule and his departure from [the city]
On the entrance of his victorious majesty and magnificent and great king SubḥÄn QulÄ« Muḥammad KhÄn into the city [BukhÄrÄ] and ascending to the throne of rule and fortune independently by the favour of mighty God
Chapter 10
On the blessed accession of His Majesty, the glorious and sovereign khan, to the throne of the excellent BukhÄrÄ
âOn AnÅ«sha KhvÄrazmÄ«âs revolt and rebellion
âOn AnÅ«sha UrganjÄ«âs setting out for the second time towards the excellent
âBukhÄrÄ in order to capture it, and returning defeated and despairing
âOn AnÅ«sha KhÄn KhvÄrazmÄ«âs coming a third time with evil intentions to the blessed tomb of the khvÄja of the world, KhvÄja Ê¿AbdallÄh GhijduvÄnÄ«, on the seventeenth of JumÄdÄ« l-Äkhir of the year one thousand ninety-six [21 May 1685]
âOn KhÄn UrganjÄ«âs dispatching of a letter of promises and threats to KhushÄ«ka BÄ« and a number fighters in the fortress of DabÅ«sÄ«-shÄh
âOn the arrival of His Majesty, the good natured, whose stirrups are the crescent moon, to KarmÄ«na and MÄ«yÄnkÄl with a well-equipped army
âOn His Majesty, the khan, setting off towards Balkh to punish á¹¢adÄ«q Sulá¹Än
âOn á¹¢adÄ«q Sulá¹Änâs revolt against his great father, SubḥÄn QulÄ« Muḥammad BahÄdur KhÄn
âOn the arrival of His Majesty of Jam-like dignity and the angelic army, in Balkh
âOn ruling a realm and the custom of the kings; presented here as an example, may it be clear
âOn the dismissal of AnÅ«sha KhÄn UrganjÄ« from the throne and [the act of] blinding him
âOn His Majesty, the moon-escorted, hastily and anxiously setting out for the second time towards Balkh
âOn GhÄyib Naáºar DÄ«vÄn-baygÄ«âs military expedition towards HarÄt and BÄlÄ-murghÄb
âOn KhushÄ«ka BÄ« AtÄlÄ«q coming forth towards Marv-i ShÄhijahÄn together with the victorious army
âOn His Majesty, the caliphal-ranked [khan], setting off towards Balkh for the third time
âOn Bayg Muḥammad Īshik ÄqÄ-bÄshÄ«âs rebellion in Shahr-i Sabz
âOn the conflict among the amirs in the capital city, BukhÄrÄ, and His Majestyâs concern because of it
âOn MaḥmÅ«d BÄ« AtÄlÄ«qâs arrival together with the BalkhÄ« amirs to put down the rebellion of the BukhÄrÄ« amirs
âOn Ärang KhÄn b. AnÅ«sha KhÄnâs demise
âOn the riot and opposition among BalkhÄ« amirs and on the arrival of a group of commanders of the QÅ«rama in the capital city and the detailed description of the events that happened in that land
âOn Raḥīm BÄ«âs arrival from Khujand with a numerous army at the court of the world-admired khan
âOn the meeting of MaḥmÅ«d BÄ« and Raḥīm BÄ«
âOn his moon-escorted majestyâs battle preparations, for the third time
âOn the meeting of the amirs of His Majesty, the caliphal-ranked, with Maḥmud BÄ« and the KhvÄjagÄn
âOn KhvÄja áºakarÄ«yÄ á¹¢adrâs arrival at [the court of ] the Jam-mighty khan to intercede for the inhabitants of the fortress [of Balkh]
âOn the shaykhs and ulama who lived during the reign of His Majesty the caliphal, Sayyid SubḥÄn QulÄ« Muḥammad BahÄdur KhÄn
âNote on some learned people and the master of art who, during the reign of His Majesty, the caliphal-ranked, were among his fortunate retinue
âOn the arrival of the BalkhÄ« amirs [in BukhÄrÄ] with a request to appoint the angel-escorted and royal-tokened prince, Muḥammad MuqÄ«m Sulá¹Än as the tÅ«ra [ruler of Balkh]
âOn the arrival of a group of KhvÄrazmÄ«s to His Majesty, the caliphal-ranked [khan], with the request to appoint ShÄh NÄ«yÄz Sulá¹Än the tÅ«ra [ruler] in Urganj
âOn the excellent KhvÄjagÄn and the eminent great men who visited and met His Majesty [the khan]
âOn some of the calligraphers who were employed in the [royal] library
âOn some painters and illustrators
On the explanation of the term history and its meanings
Bibliography
Index of Koran
Index of Hadith
Index of People and Places
Index of Subjects
All interested in the history of Central Asia, Iran, Afghanistan during the Timurids, Shaybanids, and Ashatkhanid dynasties, and anyone concerned with political, cultural, and religious developments of these region.