Juvayni ( fa, جوینی), also spelled in English as Juwayni, Juvaini, or Joveini, is a Persian last name, meaning from the city of
Juvayn in
Khorasan,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
. In the historical context, it may refer to these persons:
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Al-Juwayni
Dhia' ul-Dīn 'Abd al-Malik ibn Yūsuf al-Juwaynī al-Shafi'ī ( fa, امام الحرمین ضیاءالدین عبدالملک ابن یوسف جوینی شافعی, 17 February 102820 August 1085; 419–478 AH) was a Persian Sunni Shafi'i j ...
(c. 1028–1085), Islamic theologian
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Ata-Malik Juvayni
Atâ-Malek Juvayni (1226–1283) ( fa, عطاملک جوینی), in full, Ala al-Din Ata-ullah (), was a Persian historian and an official of the Mongol state who wrote an account of the Mongol Empire entitled '' Tarīkh-i Jahān-gushā'' ( ...
(1226–1283), Ala'iddin Ata-Malik Juvayni, Persian historian
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Shams ad-Din Juvayni
Shams al-Din Juvayni ( fa, شمسالدین جوینی; also spelled Joveyni) was a Persian statesman and member of the Juvayni family. He was an influential figure in early Ilkhanate politics, serving as ''sahib-i divan'' (vizier and minister ...
(c. 1220s–1285), Persian government administrator, brother of Ata-Malik
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Qasim Khan Juvayni
Qasim Khan Juvayni ( bn, কাসিম খান জুইনি, Qasim Khan Juini, fa, قاسم خان جوینی) was a Mughal general and nobleman of the court of Mughal emperors Jahangir and Shah Jahan. He also served as the Subahdar ...
, Mughal general (died 1631)
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