Adventures of Shah Esma'il

Contents Acknowledgments Preface Notes on Transliteration Part 1: The Ancestors of Shah Esma'il 1 The story of Soltan Firuzshah 2 The story of 'Evaz al-Khavass and his son Mohammad al-Hafez 3 The story of Salahoddin Rashid 4 The story of Seyyed Jebra'il 5 The story of Soltan Khwajeh 'Ali 6 The battle between Soltan 'Ali Mirza and Aybeh Soltan and the death of Soltan 'Ali Part 2: Shah Esma'il vs. the Torkmans 7 Shah Esma'il catches sight of His Majesty the Lord of the Age 8 The emergence of Shah Esma'il from Gilan and Lahijan with seven people, and the conquest of Tarom 9 The story of the sons of Rostam Shah, and of how His Majesty the Shadow of God went to Ardabil; the killing of 'Ali Khan Soltan 10 Alvand sends 'Othman Soltan to fight the Shah, who in turn sends Qarapari Qajar; the latter is killed, and the Torkmans are defeated 11 King Alvand goes to the Anatolian emperor and seeks help; he comes to Iran and is defeated; his qualities 12 The world-conquering Shah's proposal to Tajlu Begom, the daughter of 'Abedin Beg Shamlu, and the wedding feast of that fortunate prince 13 Birth of the Shadow of God, Shah Tahmasp, in the village of Ranan near Esfahan 14 Shah Esma'il sends an army against Soltan Morad, and that failure is captured 15 Soltan Morad flees toward Shiraz; Mohammad Karahi captures him and sends him to Shah Esma'il, but he flees again 16 Soltan Morad flees toward Shiraz as Elyas Beg pursues him 17 Elyas Beg goes to Damghan to fight Hosayn Kiya Cholavi and is killed by that man's duplicity 18 Shah Esma'il proceeds from Qom towards Firuzkuh and Mazandaran to defeat Hosayn Kiya Cholavi 19 'Ali Kiya goes to take the pass of Firuzkuh 20 Shah Esma'il arrives at the fortress of Marankuh and does battle with Hosayn Kiya Cholavi, who is killed 21 Shu'ayb Aqa is killed by Soltan Ahmad Saru'i; Mohammad Karahi rebels, Soltan Ahmad is killed, and Yazd is captured 22 His Majesty arrives at Yazd, and Mohammad Karahi is killed 23 Shah Esma'il goes from Yazd to Tabas; Tardi Baba is killed, and Amir Kamaloddin Hosayn comes to the royal court on behalf of Soltan Hosayn Bayqara 24 'Abdi Beg is martyred at the hands of Hosayn Beg, son of Sarem Khan the Kurd; Shah Esma'il arrives, and Sarem Khan flees 25 The conquest of Baghdad by the Qezelbash; Bayrak Soltan flees to Mosul, and Shah Esma'il visits Najaf 26 The royal banners leave for 'Eraq and Khorramabad, where Malekshah Rostam is 27 The Shah and his army come to fight Malekshah Rostam, who pledges obedience; together they go to Hovayzeh to fight Malek Fayyaz 28 His Majesty sends Nur 'Ali Khalifeh to the Sufis of Rum on his behalf, and he accepts oaths of fealty in Tabriz and Diyarbakr 29 The royal banners head for Diyarbakr, and Shah Esma'il does battle with 'Ala'oddawleh Dhulqadr 30 Shah Esma'il sends a letter to 'Ala'oddawleh, who responds with an offer of peace; His Majesty returns to Adharbayjan 31 Saru Aslan and Saru Qaplan come to the aid of Mohammadi Soltan and are killed by Qarakhan the brother of Mohammad Khan Ostajlu, who is victorious 32 On the nature and circumstances of Soltan Salim, son of Soltan Bayazid of Anatolia 33 Qarakhan attacks Arzenjan, and Mohammad Khan sends Soltan Bayazid of Anatolia an envoy with women's clothing 34 Soltan Bayazid and Soltan Qansaw, the ruler of Egypt, fight against 'Ala'oddawleh Dhulqadr Part 3: Shah Esma'il vs. the Uzbeks 35 Shahi Beg Khan, son of Abulkhayr Khan, makes his emergence and seizes Torkestan from the descendants of Amir Timur 36 Of the sons of Soltan Hosayn Bayqara and their circumstances, and how their fates were ruined 37 Babor Padeshah goes to Kabol, while Shahi Beg Khan goes to Balkh and Badi'ozzaman sets out to fight him 38 Shahi Beg Khan comes to Damghan, then returns to Samarqand; Mohammad Hosayn Mirza comes to the service of Shah Esma'il; Amir Najm II and the great commanders subdue Khorasan, entrust it to the sons of Soltan Hosayn Mirza, and leave 39 The victorious royal banners come to Marv, and the Shah plays a trick on Shahi Beg Khan the ruler of Torkestan, who is killed 40 Mirza Mohammad Talesh returns from Mazandaran and is met by the Shah; Barsil Khan, the king of Urgench, comes to the foot of the royal throne with Ovays Mirza and Babor Padeshah; Amir Najm II goes to Torkestan 41 Amir Najm II and his commanders head for Torkestan, and Babor Padeshah comes to Balkh 42 Amir Najm II arrives at Qarshi; Shaykham Mirza mounts a night attack on the Qezelbash encampment; Amir Najm executes his nephew Mohammad Kazem; the victory of Amir Najm and the death of Shaykham Mirza 43 Jani Beg Soltan goes to Balkh; 'Obayd Khan comes, and Khorasan is seized by an Uzbek army; Shah Tahmasp Khan Mirza leaves Harat for 'Eraq; Shah Esma'il receives word that Amir Najm II has been killed 44 Shah Tahmasp returns to Iran and to His Majesty, who summons an army to conquer Khorasan and Torkestan; the kings of Torkestan flee 45 Jani Beg Soltan reaches Qasem Khan, the Padeshah of the steppe of Baghlan, who sends his son Abulkhayr Khan with a great army to fight Shah Esma'il; Abulkhayr Khan is killed, and the Uzbek kings flee Part 4: Shah Esma'il vs. Soltan Salim 46 The glorious banners turn back to Iran, and His Majesty the Shadow of God learns of the death of Solayman Mirza in Tabriz; he sends an emissary to Anatolia to see Soltan Bayazid, the Qaysar of Rum 47 Soltan Salim, the Padeshah of Rum, comes to Iran and arrives at Chalderan; the victorious banners of the Shadow of God turn toward him, but the Qezelbash are defeated 48 Mohammad Zaman Mirza, the son of Badi'ozzaman Mirza, rebels and goes to Astarabad; 'Obayd Khan arrives at Balkh with all his corruption 49 Soltan Salim learns of the theft and burning of his supplies by 'Ala'oddawleh Dhulqadr and the death of Mostafa Pasha at the hands of his men, then goes to fight 'Ala'oddawleh and kills him 50 Soltan Salim, the ruler of Anatolia, fights Soltan Qansaw, the king of Egypt, who is killed 51 Soltan Morad, the son of Ya'qub Padeshah son of Hasan Pasha the Torkman, comes to conquer Diyarbakr and is killed by Ahmad Soltan Qajar 52 Ghazali joins forces with Soltan Solayman to fight Nur 'Ali Khalifeh, who is killed by the Anatolians 53 Soltan Solayman comes to Iran a second time, and Ghazali is captured by His Majesty the Shadow of God Part 5: The Later Years 54 Shah Esma'il learns of the death of Soltan Salim and of Soltan Solayman's accession to the throne and return to Istanbul; His Majesty leaves Chalderan with the intention of conquering Khorasan 55 Jani Beg Soltan the Uzbek comes to Balkh and fights Kopek Soltan, and the Uzbek army is defeated; 'Obayd Khan comes to Harat and returns without having attained his goal; Amir Khan Torkman, the governor of Harat, kills Amir Mohammad and is deposed; His Majesty sends Durmesh Khan to fight in Harat 56 Durmesh Khan comes to Harat, seizes Amir Khan Torkman, and sends him to the royal court, then settles down to rule the city Bibliography Index

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• Estudos literários: ficção, romancistas e escritores de prosa
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