The first Aga Khan: memoirs of the 46th Ismaili Imam : a Persian edition and English translation of the ʿIbrat-afzā of Muḥammad Ḥasan al-Ḥusaynī, also known as Ḥasan ʿAlī Shāh = ʿIbrat afzā
"Muhammad Hasan al-Husayni, also known as Hasan 'Ali Shah and, more generally, as the Aga Khan (1804-1881), was the 46th Imam of the Nizari Ismailis and the first Ismaili Imam to bear the title of Aga Khan. This book is the first English translation of his memoirs, the 'Ibrat-afza, `A...
Subtitles: | ʿIbrat afzā |
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English Persian |
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Published: |
London New York
I. B. Tauris Publishers
2018
London The Institute of Ismaili Studies 2018 |
In: |
Ismaili texts and translations series (24)
Year: 2018 |
Series/Journal: | Ismaili texts and translations series
24 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Britisch-Indien
/ Ismailites
B Hasan Ali Shah, I., Aga Khan 1804-1881 |
Further subjects: | B
Ismailites
B Ismailites Biography B Autobiography 1804-1881 B Aga Khan I 1804-1881 Aga Khan I 1804-1881 |
Summary: | "Muhammad Hasan al-Husayni, also known as Hasan 'Ali Shah and, more generally, as the Aga Khan (1804-1881), was the 46th Imam of the Nizari Ismailis and the first Ismaili Imam to bear the title of Aga Khan. This book is the first English translation of his memoirs, the 'Ibrat-afza, `A Book of Exhortation, or Example', and includes a new edition of the Persian text and a detailed introduction to the work and its context. The 'Ibrat-afza was composed in the year 1851, following the Ismaili Imam's departure from Persia and his permanent settlement in India. The text recounts the Aga Khan's early life and political career as the governor of the province of Kirman in Persia, and narrates the dramatic events of his conflict with the Qajar establishment followed by his subsequent travels and exploits in Afghanistan and British India. The 'Ibrat-afza provides a rare example of an autobiographical account from an Ismaili Imam and a first-hand perspective on the regional politics of the age." --Provided by publisher |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index Mit zusätzlichem Titelblatt in arabischer Schrift hinten im Buch |
ISBN: | 1788315057 |