Budāq Monši Qazvini. Javāher al-axbār (2000)

Budāq Monši Qazvini. Javāher al-axbār. Edited by Moḥsen Bahrāmnežād. Tehran: Mirās̲-e Maktub, 1378 [2000], 317 s. ISBN 9646781357

Keywords: بودق مونشى قزوينى, Budaq Monshi Qazvini, Budaq Munshi Qazvini, Budaq Monsi Qazvini, دال منشی قزوینی, Budaq Qəzvini, Budaq Münşi Qəzvini, Будак Монши Казвини, Будак Мунши Казвини, Будак-бек мунши Казвини, Cəvahir əl-əxbar, Xəbərlərin inciləri, Jawaher al-akbar, Javaher al-axbar, Javahir ul-Akhbar, Джавахир ал-ахбар, Перлы известий, Жемчужины анналов, Джавāхир ал-ах̬бāр, Budak Münşî-yi Kazvînî, Mukaddime, tashih ve ta’lîkât Muhsin Behrâm Nijâd, Merkez-i Neşr-i Mîrâs-ı Mektûb, جواهر الاخبار: بخش تاريخى ايران از قراقويونلو تا سال ٤٨٩ ه.ق, Cevâhirü’l-Ahbâr: Bahş-i Târîh-i Îrân ez Karakoyunlu tâ Sâl-i 984 H. K., جواهر الاخبار: بخش تاريخى ايران از قراقويونلو تا سال ٤٨٩ ه.ق, Mīrās̲-i Maktūb, ميراث مکتوب،, Jawāhir al-akhbār: bakhsh-i tārīkh-i Īrān az Qarāqūyūnlū tā sāl-i 984 hijri-yi qamarī, تأليف بوداق منشى قزوينى, مقدمه، تصحيح و تعليقات محسن بهرام نژاد‪

Būdāq Munšī Qazwīnī. Ǧawāhir al-aḫbār: baḫš-i tārīḫ-i Īrān az Qarāqūyūnlū tā sāl-i 984 h.q. Čāp 1. Muqaddama, taṣḥīḥ wa taʿlīqāt-i Muḥsin Bahrāmnižād; Silsila: Mīrāṯ-i maktūb 73, Tārīẖ wa ǧuġrāfyā 9. Tihrān: Mīrāṯ-i Maktūb, 1378/2000, 317 s. ISBN 9646781357

In medieval Persia, the munshī or court secretary belonged to a highly professional, privileged class, enjoying a comfortable income and attractive living conditions. The better one’s style of writing, elegant yet concise, and the more types of document one could draft, in each case using the appropriate format and terminology, combined with the right kind of political intelligence, the higher one would rise in munshī hierarchy. Despite his high social standing, a munshī could find himself without a job overnight if he fell victim to court intrigue or if there was a change in power. The author of the universal history contained in the present volume, Būdāq Munshī Qazwīnī (d. late 10th/16th cent.), who in his lifetime worked as a scribe, secretary, local administrator, assessor, controller, and vizier, lost his job several times precisely for these reasons. Written from personal experience, the history’s part on the Safavids is of special interest.