Ali ibn Tayfur Bistami

Portrait of Ali ibn Tayfur Bistami, dated 1686

Ali ibn Tayfur Bistami (Persian: علی بن طیفور بسطامی‎; fl. late 17th century) was an Iranian-born theologian, philosopher and historian in the Sultanate of Golconda.[1][2] A native of Bistam in northern Iran, his patrons were his suzerain Abdullah Qutb Shah (r. 1626–1672) and countryman, the commander-in-chief Neknam Khan.[1] For the latter, Bistami composed the Ganjnama dar hall-i-lughat-i-shahnama ("Treasure Book to Solve Words in the Book of Kings"), a dictionary for the outdated words used in the Persian epic Shahnameh ("Book of Kings").[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Overton 2020, p. 53.
  2. ^ a b Dayal 2020, p. 421.

Sources

  • Dayal, Subah (2020). "On Heroes and History: Responding to the Shahnama in the Deccan, 1500–1800". In Overton, Keelan (ed.). Iran and the Deccan: Persianate Art, Culture, and Talent in Circulation, 1400–1700. Indiana University Press. pp. 421–446. ISBN 978-0253048912.
  • Overton, Keelan (2020). "Introduction to Iranian Mobilities and Persianate Mediations in the Deccan". In Overton, Keelan (ed.). Iran and the Deccan: Persianate Art, Culture, and Talent in Circulation, 1400–1700. Indiana University Press. pp. 3–76. ISBN 978-0253048912.
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