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| {{Short description|11th-century Persian historian and official}} | |||
| '''Abu Saʿīd Abdul-Hay ibn <u>Dh</u>aḥḥāk ibn Maḥmūd Gardēzī''' (died c. 1061) ({{lang|fa|ابوسعید عبدالحی بن ضحاک بن محمود گردیزی}}) was a ]n ] | |||
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| <ref name="Iranica">GARDĪZĪ,ABŪ SAʿĪD ʿABD-al-ḤAYY b. Żaḥḥāk b. Maḥmūd in Encyclopedia Iranica by C. EDMUND BOSWORTH</ref> and ] of the early 11th century from ] (now in ]) who wrote the book ''Zayn ul-A<u>kh</u>bār''. Gardēzī's work is very important for the ]ic history of ] and Eastern ]. | |||
| | name = Gardizi | |||
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| | birth_name = Abū Saʿīd ʿAbd-al-Ḥayy ibn Żaḥḥāk ibn Maḥmūd Gardīzī | |||
| | birth_date = Unknown | |||
| | birth_place = ], ] (modern-day ]) | |||
| | death_date = 1061 CE | |||
| | death_place = Unknown | |||
| | occupation = Historian, Geographer | |||
| | notable_works = ''Zayn al-Akhbar'' | |||
| | era = Ghaznavid era | |||
| | influences = ], ], Jayhani, ] | |||
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| '''Abū Saʿīd ʿAbd-al-Ḥayy ibn Żaḥḥāk ibn Maḥmūd Gardīzī''' ({{langx|fa|ابوسعید عبدالحی بن ضحاک بن محمود گردیزی}}), better known as '''Gardizi''' ({{lang|fa|گردیزی}}), was an 11th-century ]{{sfn|Bosworth|2000|pp=314–315}} historian and official, who is notable for having written the ''Zayn al-akhbar'', one of the earliest history books written in ].{{sfn|Yarshater|Melville|2012|p=120}} | |||
| == Work == | |||
| Little is known of Gardizi personally. He was probably from ] in the region of ], as his ] implies.<ref>{{harvnb|Bosworth|2000|pp=314–315}}; {{harvnb|Bosworth|2013}}</ref> His father's name was Zahhak, a name that was seemingly popular in the region.{{sfn|Bosworth|2000|pp=314–315}} Gardizi started his career as an official of the ] monarch ] ({{reign|998|1030}}), and was an eyewitness to many of the events that occurred under the latter.{{sfn|Yarshater|Melville|2012|p=120}} In his ''Zayn al-akbar'', Gardizi took a dispassionate view of history which was fairly remarkable for its time.{{sfn|Bosworth|2000|pp=314–315}} It consisted of a history of the pre-Islamic kings of Iran, Muhammad and the ] until the year 1032. Included is a history of the Arab conquest of ], which it is believed Gardizi was using ] as a source. His history concerning the Turks was written using ], ] and ] as sources.<ref name="ReferenceA">''Gardizi'', W. Barthold, ''The Encyclopaedia of Islam'', Vol.II, p. 978.</ref> He may have been a student of ], since the ''Zayn al-akbar'' contains information concerning Indian festivals.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> | |||
| Gardīzī took a dispassionate view of history which is fairly remarkable for it's time <ref name="Iranica"/>. For example he does not either praise the ] nor the coming of the ]. His style of Persian is simple but mature and provides one of the classical examples of Persian prose-writing. | |||
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| * {{EI3 | volume = | title = Gardīzī | last = Bosworth | first = C. Edmund | authorlink = C. Edmund Bosworth | year = 2013 | doi = 10.1163/1573-3912_ei3_COM_27374}} | |||
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| * {{cite encyclopedia | title = Gardīzī, Abū Saʿīd ʿAbd-al-Ḥayy | last = Bosworth | first = C. Edmund | url = http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/gardizi | encyclopedia = Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. X, Fasc. 3 | pages = 314–315 | year = 2000 }} | |||
| * {{cite book|last1=Yarshater|first1=Ehsan|last2=Melville|first2=Charles|title=Persian Historiography: History of Persian Literature A, Volume 10|date=2012|publisher=I.B.Tauris|isbn=9780857721402|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A2QBAwAAQBAJ}} | |||
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11th-century Persian historian and official| Gardizi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Abū Saʿīd ʿAbd-al-Ḥayy ibn Żaḥḥāk ibn Maḥmūd Gardīzī Unknown Gardiz, Zamindawar (modern-day Afghanistan) |
| Died | 1061 CE Unknown |
| Occupation(s) | Historian, Geographer |
| Academic background | |
| Influences | al-Sallami, Ibn Khordadbeh, Jayhani, Ibn al-Muqaffa' |
| Academic work | |
| Era | Ghaznavid era |
| Notable works | Zayn al-Akhbar |
Abū Saʿīd ʿAbd-al-Ḥayy ibn Żaḥḥāk ibn Maḥmūd Gardīzī (Persian: ابوسعید عبدالحی بن ضحاک بن محمود گردیزی), better known as Gardizi (گردیزی), was an 11th-century Persian historian and official, who is notable for having written the Zayn al-akhbar, one of the earliest history books written in New Persian.
Little is known of Gardizi personally. He was probably from Gardiz in the region of Zamindawar, as his nisba implies. His father's name was Zahhak, a name that was seemingly popular in the region. Gardizi started his career as an official of the Ghaznavid monarch Mahmud of Ghazni (r. 998–1030), and was an eyewitness to many of the events that occurred under the latter. In his Zayn al-akbar, Gardizi took a dispassionate view of history which was fairly remarkable for its time. It consisted of a history of the pre-Islamic kings of Iran, Muhammad and the Caliphs until the year 1032. Included is a history of the Arab conquest of Khorasan, which it is believed Gardizi was using al-Sallami as a source. His history concerning the Turks was written using Ibn Khordadbeh, Jayhani and Ibn al-Muqaffa' as sources. He may have been a student of al-Biruni, since the Zayn al-akbar contains information concerning Indian festivals.
References
- ^ Bosworth 2000, pp. 314–315.
- ^ Yarshater & Melville 2012, p. 120.
- Bosworth 2000, pp. 314–315; Bosworth 2013
- ^ Gardizi, W. Barthold, The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Vol.II, p. 978.
Sources
- Bosworth, C. Edmund (2013). "Gardīzī". In Fleet, Kate; Krämer, Gudrun; Matringe, Denis; Nawas, John; Rowson, Everett (eds.). Encyclopaedia of Islam (3rd ed.). Brill Online. doi:10.1163/1573-3912_ei3_COM_27374. ISSN 1873-9830.
- Bosworth, C. Edmund (2000). "Gardīzī, Abū Saʿīd ʿAbd-al-Ḥayy". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. X, Fasc. 3. pp. 314–315.
- Yarshater, Ehsan; Melville, Charles (2012). Persian Historiography: History of Persian Literature A, Volume 10. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 9780857721402.
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