Tarikh-e Alam-ara-ye Abbasi | |
Author: | Iskandar Beg Munshi |
Language: | Persian |
Country: | Safavid Iran |
Genre: | History |
Release Date: | 1629 |
The Tarikh-e Alam-ara-ye Abbasi (Persian: تاریخ عالمآرای عباسی|World Adorning History of Abbas), written in Persian, is a chronicle covering the history of the early Safavid dynasty of Iran, particularly Shah Abbas I . Its author was his court historian and scribe Iskandar Beg Munshi, who completed it in 1629.
The book is considered the most significant piece of Iranian historiography written about the Safavids. It has greatly influenced Safavid studies and serves as the foundation for a number of widely held beliefs regarding Safavid history.