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Ancient Iranian kings in the world history of Rashid Al-Din

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2018
Author
Hillenbrand, Carole
Hillenbrand, Robert
Keywords
Kayumars
Hushang
Jamshid
Zahhak
Rashid al-Din
Ilkhanid painting
D111 Medieval History
ND Painting
3rd-DAS
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Abstract
This article presents the first full English translation of the Arabic text of that portion of Rashid al-Din's Jami' al-Tawarikh ("World History") which deals with five of the earliest Pishdadian or mythical kings of Iran. This text has a particular importance in that it dates from the lifetime of the author. Its content is distinctively different from that of the much longer and better-known narrative of Firdawsi that deals with these monarchs. It is thus a reminder of the co-existence of several versions of this material. Alongside a brief commentary on the text itself, the article considers the role and content of the four paintings that accompany it, focusing on how they interpret the accompanying text, their storytelling techniques, their evocation of the Ilkhanate court and how far they presage future developments in Iranian painting.
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Hillenbrand , C & Hillenbrand , R 2018 , ' Ancient Iranian kings in the world history of Rashid Al-Din ' , Iran: Journal of British Institute of Persian Studies , vol. 56 , no. 1 , pp. 34-46 . https://doi.org/10.1080/05786967.2018.1426190
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Iran: Journal of British Institute of Persian Studies
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/05786967.2018.1426190
ISSN
0578-6967
Type
Journal article
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© 2018 British Institute of Persian Studies. This work has been made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created accepted version manuscript following peer review and as such may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/05786967.2018.1426190
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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/18244

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