Hamdallah Mustawfi
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Iranian writer and scholar
Key facts
- Born
- 1281, Qazvin , Ilkhanate
- Died
- after 1339/40, Qazvin, Chobanid Amirate
- Notable works
- Tarikh-i guzida , Zafarnamah , Nuzhat al-Qulub
- Relatives
- Amin al-Din Nasr (great-grandfather), Zayn al-Din (brother), Fakhr al-Din Mustawfi (cousin)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Qazvin
- Place of death
- Qazvin
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- Persian
- Religion
- Islam
- Notable work
- Zafar-Nameh
- Image
- تندیس حمدالله موستوفی و آرامگاهش.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1281-01-01
- date of death
- 1339-00-00
- place of burial
- Hamdallah Mustawfi Mausoleum
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- Hamdallah Mustawfi
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Encyclopedic overview
Hamdallah Mustawfi Qazvini (Persian: حمدالله مستوفى قزوینی, romanized: Ḥamdallāh Mustawfī Qazvīnī; 1281 – after 1339/40) was a Persian official, historian, geographer and poet. He lived during the last era of the Mongol Ilkhanate, and the interregnum that followed.
A native of Qazvin, Mustawfi belonged to family of mustawfis (financial accountants), thus his name. He was a close associate of the prominent vizier and historian Rashid al-Din Hamadani, who inspired him to write historical and geographical works. Mustawfi is the author of three works; Tarikh-i guzida ("Excerpt History"), Zafarnamah ("Book of Victory") and Nuzhat al-Qulub ("Hearts' Bliss"). A highly influential figure, Mustawfi's way of conceptualizing the history and geography of Iran has been emulated by other historians since the 13th century.
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