The first three volumes of Sirāj al-tawārīkh are published as a set
consisting of 6 parts.
Volume One (The Saduzaʾi Era) contains a geographical sketch of
Afghanistan and its political history from 1747 to 1843.
Volume Two (The Muhammadzaʾi Era) covers the period 1843–1880 and
is based mainly on Persian texts and oral sources.
Volume Three (The Reign of Amir ʿAbd al-Rahmān Khān) covers the
period 1880-1896. This volume (published here in four parts) is a
documentary history of the period and contains verbatim transcripts
of some 400 decrees and letters originating at the court as well as
petitions sent to it.
R. D. McChesney, Emeritus Professor, New York University, is the
author of Waqf in Central Asia (1991), Central Asia: Foundations of
Change (1996), Kabul Under Siege (1999), and numerous articles and
book chapters. He is also founder and director of the Afghanistan
Digital Library.
M. M. Khorrami, Ph.D. 1996, University of Texas, Austin, teaches
Persian language and literature at New York University. His
research field is contemporary Persian fiction. His publications
include, among others,Modern Reflections of Classical Traditions in
Persian Fiction (2003).
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