Muhammad Khwandamir
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Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad, commonly known as Khvandamir (, also spelled Khwandamir; 1475/76–1535/36) was a Persian historian who was active in the Timurid, Safavid and Mughal empires. He is principally known for his Persian universal history, the Habib al-siyar (The beloved of careers), which was regarded by both the Safavids and Mughals as their first official court account.
Key facts
- Writer.name
- Khvandamir
- Writer.image
- Ghiyath al-Din ibn Humam al-Din, known as Khvandamir (d. AH 927, i.e. 1521)- Habib al-Siyar Part III.jpg
- Writer.caption
- Manuscript of Khvandamir's Habib al-siyar. Copy made in Safavid Iran, dated 17th-century
- Writer.birth_date
- 1475/6
- Writer.birth_place
- Herat, Khurasan, Timurid Empire
- Writer.death_date
- 1535/6 (aged 59–60)
- Writer.death_place
- Delhi, Mughal India
- Writer.occupation
- Historian
- Writer.notable_works
- Habib al-siyarQanun-i Humayuni
- Writer.relatives
- Mirkhvand (grandfather)Humam al-Din Muhammad (father)Amir Mahmud (son)Abdallah Khan (son)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Muhammad
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Herat
- Place of death
- Delhi
- Occupation
- historian
- Languages spoken
- Persian
- Notable work
- Habib al-Siyar
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- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- P13311
- Avoyel
- date of birth
- 1475-00-00
- date of death
- 1534-00-00
- Commons category
- Muhammad Khwandamir
- relative
- Mīr-Khvānd
- Commons Creator page
- Muhammad Khwandamir
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Background
- Career
- Under the Timurids
- Under the Safavids
- Under the Mughals
- Death, burial and issue
- References
- Sources
- External links
Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad, commonly known as Khvandamir (, also spelled Khwandamir; 1475/76–1535/36) was a Persian historian who was active in the Timurid, Safavid and Mughal empires. He is principally known for his Persian universal history, the Habib al-siyar (The beloved of careers), which was regarded by both the Safavids and Mughals as their first official court account.
Another notable work by Khvandamir is the Qanun-i Humayuni (The regulations of Humayun), a biography of the Mughal emperor Humayun (), which contains important information regarding the early Mughal symbolism of rulership.
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