Neguin Yavari, The Future of Iran’s Past: Niẓām al-Mulk Remembered

At the centre of Neguin Yavari’s highly original and deeply stimulating book is the figure of Niẓām al-Mulk (1018-92), the celebrated vizier who, for several decades in the eleventh century, shaped and effectively ruled the Seljuk empire. With an emphasis on the lasting effects of the vizier’s acti...

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1. Verfasser: Marlow, Louise
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Sprache:Français
Veröffentlicht: Bulletin critique des Annales islamologiques 2022
Online Zugang:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Zusammenfassung:At the centre of Neguin Yavari’s highly original and deeply stimulating book is the figure of Niẓām al-Mulk (1018-92), the celebrated vizier who, for several decades in the eleventh century, shaped and effectively ruled the Seljuk empire. With an emphasis on the lasting effects of the vizier’s actions and the adaptations of his memory in a variety of later contexts, The Future of Iran’s Past: Niẓām al-Mulk Remembered is by no means a straightforward work of political biography: among its mos...