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Sharafnama: History of the Kurish Nation
Book One
By Sharaf al-Din Bitlisi
A Parallel English-Persian Text,
Translated with Annotations by
Mehrdad R. Izady
Although primarily a dynastic history, there is little doubt that the Sharafnama stands as
the single most important work on the Kurdish nation and its history. It was completed by
Prince Sharaf al-Din Biltisi in 1597. In the pages of the Sharafnama are present the
Kurdish nation, already unified 400 years ago within a common culture, national ethos, a
defined homeland and an integrated history stretching into antiquity. In the text of this
unique history the empires of the Kurds parallel those of the Arabs, Persians and Turks,
some, according to Bitlisi, reaching back over 4,000 years. As the Kurds continue their
arduous journey to regain their proper position as the fourth largest ethnic group in the
greater Middle East, it is clear why the Sharafnama has gained the status of a national
document and the locus classicus of Kurdish authenticity.
Specifications:
Forthcoming in 1999: xx+250pp., parallel English-Persian text, maps, genealogical
stemmata, glossary, index.
ISBN:1-56859-074-1 (cloth): $45.00
Kurdish Studies Series, No. 2
[Specifications are subject to change without notice]
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