''Ketāb-e Dīārbakrīya''
( fa, كتاب دياربكرية) is a book on the history of the
Aq Qoyunlu and
Qara Qoyunlu Turkmen dynasties in
Persian
Persian may refer to:
* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
. The book is considered the most important primary source on the history of these two dynasties. The author of the book is
Abu Bakr Tehrani (). The book was written between 875/1469 and 883/1478.
Author
Abu Bakr Tehrani was a historian and official in the court of the Aq Qoyunlu and Qara Qoyunlu dynasties. The only information we have about him comes from his own autobiography in the book. He introduced himself as ''Abu Bakr al-Tehrani al-Esfahani'' ().
Importance
''Ketāb-e Dīārbakrīya'' is the only independent primary source about the Aq Qoyunlu and Qara Qoyunlu Turkmen dynasties.
Muhammad Khwandamir
Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad, commonly known as Khvandamir (also spelled Khwandamir; 1475/6 – 1535/6) was a Persian historian who was active in the Timurid, Safavid and Mughal empires. He is principally known for his Persian universal history, the ...
was aware of the existence of this book, though he did not use it in his works. According to
Faruk Sümer, the unique manuscript of this book contains information about the year 876 AH and is incomplete.
References
Sources
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* {{TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, title=KİTÂB-ı DİYARBEKRİYYE كتاب دياربكرية Ebû Bekr-i Tihrânî’nin (ö. 882/1477’den sonra) Akkoyunlular’a dair Farsça eseri., author=Faruk Sümer
Kara Koyunlu
Persian-language books
1470s books
Books of the Aq Qoyunlu