MUHAMMAD TAHIR VAHID’S WORK «ABBASNAMA» AS A SOURCE FOR STUDYING THE HISTORY OF THE SAFAVID STATE OF AZERBAIJAN DURING THE REIGN OF SHAH ABBAS II

Solmaz Azimova

doi:10.51582/interconf.19-20.02.2021.062

Abstract

The article examines the importance of Mohammad Tahir Vahid’s «Abbasname» as a source for studying the history of the Safavid state of Azerbaijan during the reign of Shah Abbas II. It is known that narrative sources dedicated to the reign of Shah Abbas II are a minority in historiography. The work «Abbasname» by the 17th century chronicler M.T. Vahid has a special scientific significance in this sense. Manuscripts of the work are kept in world book funds. «Abbasname» describes the events that took place during the reign of Shah Abbas II. Thus, the author has provided valuable scientific information on the military-political history, domestic and foreign policy, socio-economic life of the Safavid state of Azerbaijan.

Highlights

The article examines the importance of Mohammad Tahir Vahid’s «Abbasname» as a source for studying the history of the Safavid state of Azerbaijan during the reign of Shah Abbas II
It is known that the tradition of statehood is associated with the name of the Safavid state, one of the most glorious and politically rich historical periods of the Azerbaijani people, measured by millennia
From the establishment to the collapse of the centralized Safavid state, which literally united the lands of historical Azerbaijan, it functioned as an independent subject of international law for more than two centuries

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Introduction

The article examines the importance of Mohammad Tahir Vahid’s «Abbasname» as a source for studying the history of the Safavid state of Azerbaijan during the reign of Shah Abbas II. Among the few narrative sources dedicated to the reign of Shah Abbas II, the 17th-century chronicler M.T. Vahid’s «Abbasname» is of great scientific importance in this regard. M.T. Vahid, who was appointed the official palace historian of Shah Abbas II, began his work by presenting a short genealogy of the Safavids, he only commented on the events that took place during the reign of Shah Abbas II.

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