An historiographical study of Abu Hanifa Ahmad ibn Dawud ibn Wanand al-Dinawari's Kitab al-Ahbar al-Tiwal (especially of that part dealing with the Sasanian kings)
This thesis is a study of the pre-Islamic passages of AbuÌ HÌŁaniÌfa AhÌŁmad ibn DaÌwuÌd ibn Wanand DiÌnawariÌ's KitaÌb al-AhÌźbaÌr al-TÌŁiwaÌl. This is to say that it stops at the beginning of the Arab conquest of Iran. It is intended for scholars of Late Antiquity. Special emphasis is placed on DiÌnawariÌ's exposition of the rule of the Sasanian dynasty and questions relating to the mysterious HÌźudaÌynaÌma tradition which are intimately connected with it. Beginning with a discussion of DiÌnawariÌ and his work, the thesis moves into a discussion of indigenous Iranian historiography. Speculation on the sources of KitaÌb al-AhÌźbaÌr al-TÌŁiwaÌl follows, and the historiographical investigation of the most substantial portion of KitaÌb al-AhÌźbaÌr al-TÌŁiwaÌl's notices on the Sasanian dynasty comes next. The conclusion summarises the findings of the thesis. The final section (an appendix) is a translation of the relevant part of KitaÌb al-AhÌźbaÌr al-TÌŁiwaÌl running from the beginning of that text to the reign of SÌiÌruÌya. This thesis was written with one main question in mind: what does DiÌnawariÌ's KitaÌb al-AhÌźbaÌr al-TÌŁiwaÌl have to say about pre-Islamic Iranian history?
Jackson Bonner, Michael Richard
Late antiquity and the Middle Ages ; Iran ; Sasanian History ; Late Antiquity ; Byzantium ; Arabic ; Persian ; Islamic Historiography ; Shahnameh ; Dinawari ; Tabari ; Ferdowsi ; Persia ; Constantinople ; Ctesiphon ; Noldeke
An historiographical study of Abu Hanifa Ahmad ibn Dawud ibn Wanand al-Dinawari's Kitab al-Ahbar al-Tiwal (especially of that part dealing with the Sasanian kings). This thesis is a study of the pre-Islamic passages of AbuÌ HÌŁaniÌfa AhÌŁmad ibn DaÌwuÌd ibn Wanand DiÌnawariÌ's KitaÌb al-AhÌźbaÌr al-TÌŁiwaÌl. This is to say that it stops at the beginning of the Arab conquest of Iran. It is intended for scholars of Late Antiquity. Special emphasis is placed on DiÌnawariÌ's exposition of the rule of the Sasanian dynasty and questions relating to the mysterious HÌźudaÌynaÌma tradition which are intimately connected with it. Beginning with a discussion of DiÌnawariÌ and his work, the thesis moves into a discussion of indigenous Iranian historiography. Speculation on the sources of KitaÌb al-AhÌźbaÌr al-TÌŁiwaÌl follows, and the historiographical investigation of the most substantial portion of KitaÌb al-AhÌźbaÌr al-TÌŁiwaÌl's notices on the Sasanian dynasty comes next. The conclusion summarises the findings of the thesis. The final section (an appendix) is a translation of the relevant part of KitaÌb al-AhÌźbaÌr al-TÌŁiwaÌl running from the beginning of that text to the reign of SÌiÌruÌya. This thesis was written with one main question in mind: what does DiÌnawariÌ's KitaÌb al-AhÌźbaÌr al-TÌŁiwaÌl have to say about pre-Islamic Iranian history?
historiographical study especially part_deal sasanian king study pre_islamic passage say stop begin arab_conquest iran intend scholar late_antiquity special_emphasis place exposition rule sasanian dynasty question_relate mysterious tradition intimately connect beginning discussion work move discussion indigenous iranian historiography speculation source follow historiographical investigation substantial portion notice sasanian dynasty come next conclusion summarise finding thesis final_section appendix translation relevant part run begin text reign write one_main question mind say pre_islamic iranian history