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Sharafnama
Sign in to saveThe Sharafnama (Kurdish: شەرەفنامە Şerefname; Persian: شرفنامه Sharafnâmeh; ) is a book written in 1597 by the medieval Kurdish historian, poet and prince Sharaf al-Din Bitlisi (1543–1599) in Persian. Sharafnama is regarded as an important, and the oldest, source on Kurdish history. It deals with the different Kurdish dynasties, such as the Ayyubid Dynasty of Saladin, ancient and Medieval Kurdish principalities in the Middle East and the Caucasus, as well as mentioning the pre-Islamic ancestors of the Kurds.
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- Author
- Sharaf Khān Bidlīsī
- First published
- 2005
- Editions
- 2
- Subjects
- Early works to 1800, Kurds, History, Middle East - General, History: World
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Key facts
- Book.name
- Sharafnama
- Book.author
- Sharaf Khan Bidlisi
- Book.country
- Safavid Iran
- Book.language
- Persian
- Book.genre
- History
- Book.release_date
- 1597
- Book.media_type
- Print (Hardback & Paperback) & Audio book
- Book.oclc
- 55981507
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The Sharafnama (Kurdish: شەرەفنامە Şerefname; Persian: شرفنامه Sharafnâmeh; ) is a book written in 1597 by the medieval Kurdish historian, poet and prince Sharaf al-Din Bitlisi (1543–1599) in Persian. Sharafnama is regarded as an important, and the oldest, source on Kurdish history. It deals with the different Kurdish dynasties, such as the Ayyubid Dynasty of Saladin, ancient and Medieval Kurdish principalities in the Middle East and the Caucasus, as well as mentioning the pre-Islamic ancestors of the Kurds.
==History==
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