Cherefeddin Ali

CHEREFEDDIN ALI (15th century).
"The history of Timur-Bec : known by the name of Tamerlain the Great, emperor of the Moguls and Tartars : being an historical journal of his conquests in Asia and Europe". 2 volumes.
Publisher: J. Darby, 1723
Measurements: 20 x 13 x 4 cm (vol.I) and 20 x 13 x 3 (V.II).
Sharaf ad-Din Ali Yazdi or Sharif al-Din Ali' Yazdi was a Persian scholar of the 15th century, author of several works on arts and sciences, including mathematics, astronomy, enigma, literature such as poetry and history. The Zafarnama, a life of Timur, is his most famous work. As a young man, he was a teacher in his hometown of Yazd and a close companion of the Timurid ruler Shahrukh (1405-47) and his son Ibrahim Sultan. In 1442/43 he became a close advisor to the governor of Iraq, Mirza Sultan Muhammad, who lived in the city of Qom. Sharif al-Din was commissioned to write a biography of Timur in 1421 known as the Zafarnama, which he completed four years later in 1425. Timur's grandson, Sultan Abu al-Fath Ibrahim Mirza, was Sharif al-Din's patron during the completion of his grandfather's biography.