Routledge Persian Documents: Social History of Iran and Turan

Explore the social history of Iran and Central Asia through a new lens. After the Mongol period, Persian served as the primary written language across Iran, Central Asia, and India. While a massive volume of administrative and social documents exists from this era, these Persian historical resources have not received the same level of critical study as Ottoman or Arabic records. This book by Routledge provides a groundbreaking approach by using Persian documents as primary sources for understanding Early Modern social life. It fills a significant gap in Islamic studies by analyzing the formal aspects of these sources and examining newly discovered materials. Researchers and students of history will find a detailed investigation into the administrative and social structures of the 15th to 19th centuries, offering a fresh perspective on the historical landscape of the region.