Hafiz-i Abru
Hafiz-i Abru | |
|---|---|
| Born | ʿAbdallah Ebn Lotf-Allah Ebn 'Abd-al-Rashid Behdadini |
| Died | June 1430 |
| Nationality | Persian |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Title | Court Historian |
| Academic work | |
| Era | Timurid period |
| Notable works | Majma al-tawarikh (The Compendium of History), Zubdat at-tawarikh-i Baysunghuri (Baysunqur’s Cream of History) |
Hafez-e Abru (Persian: حافظ ابرو; died June 1430) was a Persian historian working at the courts of Timurid rulers of Central Asia. His full name is ʿAbdallah (or Nur-Allah) Ebn Lotf-Allah Ebn 'Abd-al-Rashid Behdadini; his short name is also transcribed in Western literature as Hafiz-i Abru, Hafez-e Abru, Hafiz Abru etc.
Hafiz-i Abru was born in Khorasan and studied in Hamadān. He entered Timur's court in the 1380s; after the death of Timur, Hafiz-i Abru continued in the service of Timur's son, Shah Rukh, in Herat. He interacted with other scholars congregating around Timur's and Shah Rukh's courts, and became recognized as a good chess player.
Hafiz-i Abru is the author and/or compiler of numerous works on the history and geography of the Timurid state and adjacent regions, commissioned by his master Shah Rukh, in particular Majma al-tawarikh ("World Histories").