This cahier deals with the criticism of three sources: Dinawari's al-Akhbar al-Tiwal, the so-called Sirat Anusharwan, and Firdawsi's Shahnama. The need to examine these sources arises from a re-evaluation of Noldeke's Khuday-Nama hypothesis; a case is built for the independence and utility of those three sources; and four test cases follow, in which the sources are put to work on issues of central importance in the history of sixth-century Iran. The conclusion is a narrative integrating the findings of the test cases into the broad picture of Sasanian history.

Book Information
ISBN 9782910640323
Author M. R. Jackson Bonner
Format Paperback
Page Count 116
Imprint Association pour l'Avancement des Etudes Iraniennes
Publisher Association pour l'Avancement des Etudes Iraniennes