Alamara-ye Shah Ismail
Appearance
![]() Folio from a manuscript of the Alamara-ye Shah Ismail depicting governor Shah Rostam Abbasi in the presence of Shah Ismail I. Made by Mo'en Mosavver in Isfahan, dated c. 1688 | |
Author | Unknown |
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Language | Persian |
Genre | History |
Publication date | Late 17th-century |
Publication place | Safavid Iran |
The Alamara-ye Shah Ismail (Persian: عالم آرای شاه اسماعیل) is a late 17th-century anonymous story recounting the life of the Safavid shah of Iran, Shah Ismail I (r. 1501–1524). It comes from a common oral storytelling tradition and is linked to a collection of biographies about Ismail I.[1]
References
[edit]Sources
[edit]- McChesney, R. (2020). "ʿĀlamārā-ye Šāh Esmāʿīl". Encyclopaedia Iranica Online. Brill. doi:10.1163/2330-4804_EIRO_COM_5112.