Ata-Malik Juvayni
Ata-Malik Juvayni | |
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Depiction of Ata-Malik Juvayni writing, from a 1290 edition of the Tarikh-i Jahangushay. Located in the Bibliothèque nationale de France | |
| Governor of Baghdad | |
| In office 1259–1283 | |
| Preceded by | Guo Kan |
| Succeeded by | Sharaf al-Din Harun Juvayni |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1226 |
| Died | 5 March 1283 Mughan, Ilkhanate |
| Resting place | Charandab Cemetery, Tabriz |
| Relations | Shams al-Din Juvayni (younger brother) Sharaf al-Din Harun Juvayni (nephew) |
| Children | Mansur Ismatuddin |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Mongol Empire Ilkhanate |
| Writing career | |
| Language | Persian |
| Notable works | Tarikh-i Jahangushay |
Ata-Malik Juvayni Persian: عطاملک جوینی, romanized: Ata-Malik Juvayni; 1226 – 5 March 1283) was a bureaucrat and historian from the Juvayni family who served under the Mongol Empire. He is known for composing the Tarikh-i Jahangushay ("History of the World Conqueror"), an important account on the history of Central Asia and the 13th-century Mongol invasion of Iran.