An Illustrated Work Belonging to The Time of Ibni Sina

Authors : A. Süheyl Ünver

Pages : 21-28

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Publication Date : 1961-01-20

Article Type : Research Article

Abstract :The manuscript is enlightening to us on many important points about the past. Sultan Mahmud Gaznevi, a great political leader and the establisher of the Gazne Empire adopted the Persian culture and aided its progress. He got poet Firdevsi to write the Shah nameh (Book of kings) in Persian, gaye great significance to science, literature, and art, chiefly miniature and decorative design, and supportedall the artists and scholars. One point he failed to do was to use his own language on these fields which was Turkish. His Palace and universities had a great number of scholars, poets, and artists. No other Asian Turkish capital had such richness of knowledge as his. One of the great personalities of his palace was Ebu Reyhan of Birun. In spite of his efforts to get İbni Sina he was unsuccessful
Keywords : Ibni Sina, Turkey, Shah nameh, Persian