Investigating the Literary Situation of the Kerman Seljuk Sultanate based on the Historical Texts and Poetry Divans of Poets (442-583 AH)

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Associate Professor, Department of History, Faculty of Literature and Social Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman.

2 PhD student in Islamic Iran History, Kharazmi University, Tehran

10.22103/jis.2024.22955.2581

Abstract

Purpose: By reflecting on the historical Texts such as Badaye’ al-azman fi vaqaye’-e Kerman and eqd-al-ula I'il-mowqef- al-a'la and poems of lesser-known poets such as Azraghi Heravi, Abu Ishaq Ibrahim Ghazi, Abd -al Malik Burhani Neishabouri, Abul Hija Ibn Bakri and Hakim Siraj al- Din Abu Mohammad Othman Mokhtari; You can find valuable information about Kerman during the 5th and 6th centuries AH, as well as the praises of some of the Seljuk rulers of Kerman. A government that, although compared to the powerful dynasty of the great Seljuqs in Iran, is less branched and a brief research has been done on it, but some of its statesmen supported the Persian language and literature and played an essential role in the spread of Persian poetry and literature in the land of Kerman.
Method and Research: This article seeks to prove it by using the method of historical studies and descriptive-analytical approach. In this regard, the main question of the present article is, what was the approach of the Seljuk statesmen of Kerman towards Persian poetry and literature, and how did the poets and praisers of their court mention these statesmen?
Findings and Conclusions: The findings of the research indicate that some of the Seljuk statesmen of Kerman, and especially the Minister of this government, Sahib Nasir al-Din Abu Abdullah Mokram Ibn Alaa; In addition to providing security, peace and well-being of the people, they have played a significant and undeniable role in elevating the status of Persian language and poetry in the court and territory of the said government. This caused many writers and poets to enter Kerman, and they also praised the Seljuk statesmen in their historical Texts and poems.

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Journal of Iranian Studies
Volume 23, Issue 46 - Serial Number 46
December 2024
Pages 265-285

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