Fazli Isfahani Khuzani ( fa, فضلی اصفهانی خوزانی) was an
Iranian
Iranian may refer to:
* Iran, a sovereign state
* Iranian peoples, the speakers of the Iranian languages. The term Iranic peoples is also used for this term to distinguish the pan ethnic term from Iranian, used for the people of Iran
* Iranian lan ...
nobleman from the
Khuzani family, who is known for writing the ''
Afzal al-Tawarikh
''Afzal al-Tavarikh'' is a 17th-century Persian chronicle on the history of Safavid Iran. It was written by Fazli Isfahani Khuzani
Fazli Isfahani Khuzani ( fa, فضلی اصفهانی خوزانی) was an Iranian nobleman from the Khuzani family ...
'', a chronicle about the history of the
Safavid dynasty from its establishment in 1501 by
Ismail I
Ismail I ( fa, اسماعیل, Esmāʿīl, ; July 17, 1487 – May 23, 1524), also known as Shah Ismail (), was the founder of the Safavid dynasty of Safavid Iran, Iran, ruling as its King of Kings (''Shahanshah'') from 1501 to 1524. His re ...
(r. 1501–1524) to the death of
Abbas I (r. 1588–1629). He was also an official in the Safavid service, functioning as
vizier
A vizier (; ar, وزير, wazīr; fa, وزیر, vazīr), or wazir, is a high-ranking political advisor or minister in the near east. The Abbasid caliphs gave the title ''wazir'' to a minister formerly called '' katib'' (secretary), who was ...
to
Qarachaqay Khan
Qarachaqay Khan ( fa, قرچغای خان; died 1625) was a military commander in Safavid Iran of Armenian origin. He was known for his great collection of porcelain items and loyal service to Shah Abbas I. Qarachaqay Khan was killed while comm ...
, governor of
Barda and
Kakheti from 1616 to 1625. Fazli's son Najm al-Din Ahmad Khuzani, who is the author of ''Tiraz al-akhbar'', married a daughter of the
Mughal nobleman Baqir Khan in India.
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17th-century Iranian historians
17th-century deaths
1592 births
Safavid historians
Writers from Isfahan
Khuzani family
17th-century writers of Safavid Iran
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