Abd al-Razzaq Samarqandi

Type Figure Region Herat Time 1413–1482 Also known as Abd al-Razzaq

Abd al-Razzaq Samarqandi (1413–1482), Timurid historian and diplomat born in Herat;…

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1421–1430Herat · Timurid EmpireBorn in Herat, he received training in Islamic classics and historiography at Shah Rukh's court from childhood, laying the scholarly foundation for his later roles as historiographer and diplomat.
1430–1441Samarkand · Timurid EmpireAs an adult he entered the empire's corps of historiographers, moving between Samarkand and Herat, began compiling chronicles of the Timurid dynasty, and accumulated experience with diplomatic documents.

ʿABD-AL-RAZZĀQ SAMARQANDĪ — C. E. Bosworth https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/abd-al-razzaq-samarqandi-historian-and-scholar-1413-82
Abd al-Razzaq Samarqandi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_al-Razzaq_Samarqandi