Ebรป Saรฎd Gerdรฎzรฎ (Ebรป Saรฎd Abdรผlhay b. Dahhรขk b. Mahmรปd Gerdรฎzรฎ) is a Persian historian who lived in the 11th century. He is known for his history book titled Zeynรผ'l-ahbรขr, which he wrote in Persian; This work is considered one of the basic sources of the history of Khorasan and Ghaznavids.
Nisbesi is connected to the city of Gerdiz, located in the east of Afghanistan today. The exact dates of birth and death are not known. He had close relations with the Ghaznavid court and probably lived in Ghazni. It is understood that he witnessed the events of the period of Mahmud of Ghazni; He personally knew his contemporary Biruni.
Zeynรผ'l-ahbรขr
He wrote his work during the time of Sultan Abdรผrreลรฎd (1049โ1052) and dedicated it to him. The book starts with the pre-Islamic Iranian rulers; Hz. It continues with the period of the Prophet and the caliphs, and deals with the governors of Khorasan, the Samanid and Ghaznavid dynasties in detail. The information it provides about the early period of the Ghaznavids is especially valuable because it is not available in other sources.
The sections of the book devoted to cultural history are also important. Holidays and calendars of Muslim, Jewish, Christian, Zoroastrian and Indian societies are described; It is seen that Biruni's work on India was used in the Indian holidays section. The section on Turkish tribes and other peoples in the Eurasian steppes has become a frequently used source in Central Asian history research with its geographical information and narratives about the origin of the tribes. This chapter was first published and translated by Russian orientalist Barthold.
Gerdรฎzรฎ's simple and mature Persian prose is considered a good example of early Persian prose. The work has survived to the present day in only two late manuscripts, and was later translated into different languages.
