Shiraz in the Age of Hafez: The Glory of a Medieval Persian City

Contents

contents Preface and Acknowledgments ix PART ONE: HISTORY OF SHIRAZ FROM ITS FOUNDING TO THE CONQUEST OF TIMUR 1 History of Shiraz to the Mongol Conquest 3 2 Things Fall Apart: Shiraz under the Mongols and Their Successors 18 3 Shiraz as City-State: Abu Eshaq Inju and the Mozaªarids 33 PART TWO: CITY OF ROSES AND NIGHTINGALES 4 Peoples and Places 49 5 The City Administration 74 6 Shirazi Society: Patricians, Poets, and Scholars 98 7 A Very Special Place 120 Appendix: The First Families of Shiraz 125 Notes 143 Bibliography 163 Index 173 ...