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The Book of Victory

work by Sharaf ad-Dīn

Also known as: “Ẓafernāmeh”

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In Sharaf ad-Dīn ʿAlī Yazdī
…known is the Ẓafernāmeh (1424/25; The Book of Victory). It is a history of the world conqueror Timur (Tamerlane; 1370–1405) and was probably based on the history of the same name by Nizam ad-Dīn Shami, a work written at Timur’s request.
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