Gardizi
Abū Saʿīd ʿAbd-al-Ḥayy ibn Żaḥḥāk b. Maḥmūd Gardīzī(Persian:ابوسعید عبدالحی بن ضحاک بن محمود گردیزی), better known asGardizi(گردیزی), was an 11th-centuryPersian[1]historian and official, who is notable for having written theZayn al-akhbar,one of the earliest history books written inNew Persian.[2]
Little is known of Gardizi personally. He was probably fromGardizin the region ofZamindawar,as hisnisbaimplies.[3]His father's name was Zahhak, a name that was seemingly popular in the region.[1]Gardizi started his career as an official of theGhaznavidmonarchMahmud of Ghazni(r. 998–1030), and was an eyewitness to many of the events that occurred under the latter.[2]In hisZayn al-akbar,Gardizi took a dispassionate view of history which was fairly remarkable for its time.[1]It consisted of a history of the pre-Islamic kings of Iran, Muhammad and theCaliphsuntil the year 1032. Included is a history of the Arab conquest ofKhorasan,which it is believed Gardizi was using al-Sallami as a source. His history concerning the Turks was written usingIbn Khordadbeh,JayhaniandIbn al-Muqaffa'as sources.[4]He may have been a student ofal-Biruni,since theZayn al-akbarcontains information concerning Indian festivals.[4]
References
[edit]- ^abcBosworth 2000,pp. 314–315.
- ^abYarshater & Melville 2012,p. 120.
- ^Bosworth 2000,pp. 314–315;Bosworth 2013
- ^abGardizi,W. Barthold,The Encyclopaedia of Islam,Vol.II, p. 978.
Sources
[edit]- 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.ISSN1873-9830.
- 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.ISBN9780857721402.
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