About Hafiz Tanish
Hafiz Tanish was a scientist, court poet, historian, poet, court historian and historiographer.
Hafiz Tanish ibn Mir Muhammad Bukhari (; –after 1598) was a Bukharan historian and poet in the court of Abdullah Khan II . He is best known as the author of Sharaf-nama-yi Shahi, a Persian-language historiography and official biography of Abdullah Khan II.
The Sharaf-nama-yi Shahi, also known as the Abdullah-nameh, was described by historian Yuri Bregel as "one of the major works of Central Asian historiography and the most important historical source for the S̲h̲aybānī period."
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Who was Hafiz Tanish?
16th-century Central Asian court poet and historian
When was Hafiz Tanish born?
Hafiz Tanish was born in Bukhara.
What was Hafiz Tanish's occupation?
Hafiz Tanish was a scientist, court poet, historian, poet, court historian and historiographer.
What nationality was Hafiz Tanish?
Hafiz Tanish's recorded nationality: Khanate of Bukhara.
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