Two Notable Families of Tabriz Facing the New Ṣafavid Order [DYNTRAN Working Paper 26, July 2017]
by Daniel ZAKRZEWSKI
The Ṣafavid conquest of Tabriz in 906/1501 marks a watershed in the history of Iran and the Islamic Middle East. By taking control of the city the young Ismāʿīl earned the right to proclaim himself king of Iran. In this capacity he also declared Imami Shiism to be the Continue reading Local Aristocrats in a Time of Critical Dynastic Change →
Preliminary reflections on the Divan of Muhammad Kujuji (788/1386) [DYNTRAN WORKING PAPER 16, September 2016]
By Christoph WERNER
Placing poetry and families side by side evokes the idea of kin groups of writers, poets and literary artists whether brothers, sisters or other close relatives: in modern European literature the Brontë sisters or the Mann family easily come to mind. With regard to Continue reading Poetry and Families →
Families, Authority and Knowledge in the Early Modern Middle East (15th–17th centuries)
