Siyasatnama
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Siyāsatnāma / Siyāsat nāmeh (Persian: سياست نامه, "Book of Politics"), also known as Siyar al-muluk, is the most famous work by Nizam al-Mulk, the founder of Nizamiyyah schools in medieval Persia.
Written in Persian and composed in the eleventh century, it consists of 50 chapters concerning religion, politics, and various other issues of the day.
It was first translated into French in 1891, and it is a book of advice for princes, somewhat like Machiavelli's Discorsi and Il Principe.
The earliest remaining copy is located in the National Library of Tabriz, in Iran.
It is considered a valuable and significant work of literature in Persian.
[edit] See also
 |
This Iran-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 |
This Middle Eastern history-related article is a stub. You can help by expanding it. |
