Book Review

Three Empires and Persian Historiography: The Thought of Muṣliḥ al-Dīn Lārī: Nilab Saeedi, Routledge, 2025. 224 pp: ISBN 9781003660507

Number: 10 April 22, 2026
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Three Empires and Persian Historiography: The Thought of Muṣliḥ al-Dīn Lārī: Nilab Saeedi, Routledge, 2025. 224 pp: ISBN 9781003660507

Abstract

This review examines Nilab Saeedi’s Three Empires and Persian Historiography: The Thought of Muṣliḥ al-Dīn Lārī, a study that explores the historical writing of the sixteenth-century scholar Muṣliḥ al-Dīn Lārī within the interconnected political worlds of the Timurid, Safavid, and Ottoman empires. Saeedi argues that Lārī’s historiography cannot be understood solely within the confines of a single imperial tradition; rather, it reflects a broader intellectual environment in which historical knowledge circulated across imperial boundaries. By analyzing Lārī’s narrative strategies and his treatment of political authority, Saeedi situates his works within a wider Persianate historiographical tradition and highlights the role of historians as mediators of political and intellectual exchange in the early modern Islamic world. This review assesses both the contributions and limitations of Saeedi’s study. The book significantly enhances the accessibility of Lārī’s writings and draws attention to the importance of Persian historiography for Ottoman historical studies. Overall, Saeedi’s study opens valuable avenues for reconsidering the circulation of historical knowledge across early modern imperial contexts.

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References

  1. Saeedi, Nilab. 2025. Three Empires and Persian Historiography: The Thought of Muṣliḥ al-Dīn Lārī. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003660507

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

World Languages, Literature and Culture (Other), Comparative and Transnational Literature, Literary Studies (Other)

Journal Section

Book Review

Publication Date

April 22, 2026

Submission Date

February 20, 2026

Acceptance Date

March 28, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Number: 10

APA
Sefiloğlu, M. S. (2026). Three Empires and Persian Historiography: The Thought of Muṣliḥ al-Dīn Lārī: Nilab Saeedi, Routledge, 2025. 224 pp: ISBN 9781003660507. Nesir: Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi, 10, 313-317. https://doi.org/10.64957/nesir.1935101
AMA
1.Sefiloğlu MS. Three Empires and Persian Historiography: The Thought of Muṣliḥ al-Dīn Lārī: Nilab Saeedi, Routledge, 2025. 224 pp: ISBN 9781003660507. Nesir: Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2026;(10):313-317. doi:10.64957/nesir.1935101
Chicago
Sefiloğlu, Muhammed Salih. 2026. “Three Empires and Persian Historiography: The Thought of Muṣliḥ Al-Dīn Lārī: Nilab Saeedi, Routledge, 2025. 224 Pp: ISBN 9781003660507”. Nesir: Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi, nos. 10: 313-17. https://doi.org/10.64957/nesir.1935101.
EndNote
Sefiloğlu MS (April 1, 2026) Three Empires and Persian Historiography: The Thought of Muṣliḥ al-Dīn Lārī: Nilab Saeedi, Routledge, 2025. 224 pp: ISBN 9781003660507. Nesir: Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi 10 313–317.
IEEE
[1]M. S. Sefiloğlu, “Three Empires and Persian Historiography: The Thought of Muṣliḥ al-Dīn Lārī: Nilab Saeedi, Routledge, 2025. 224 pp: ISBN 9781003660507”, Nesir: Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi, no. 10, pp. 313–317, Apr. 2026, doi: 10.64957/nesir.1935101.
ISNAD
Sefiloğlu, Muhammed Salih. “Three Empires and Persian Historiography: The Thought of Muṣliḥ Al-Dīn Lārī: Nilab Saeedi, Routledge, 2025. 224 Pp: ISBN 9781003660507”. Nesir: Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi. 10 (April 1, 2026): 313-317. https://doi.org/10.64957/nesir.1935101.
JAMA
1.Sefiloğlu MS. Three Empires and Persian Historiography: The Thought of Muṣliḥ al-Dīn Lārī: Nilab Saeedi, Routledge, 2025. 224 pp: ISBN 9781003660507. Nesir: Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2026;:313–317.
MLA
Sefiloğlu, Muhammed Salih. “Three Empires and Persian Historiography: The Thought of Muṣliḥ Al-Dīn Lārī: Nilab Saeedi, Routledge, 2025. 224 Pp: ISBN 9781003660507”. Nesir: Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi, no. 10, Apr. 2026, pp. 313-7, doi:10.64957/nesir.1935101.
Vancouver
1.Muhammed Salih Sefiloğlu. Three Empires and Persian Historiography: The Thought of Muṣliḥ al-Dīn Lārī: Nilab Saeedi, Routledge, 2025. 224 pp: ISBN 9781003660507. Nesir: Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2026 Apr. 1;(10):313-7. doi:10.64957/nesir.1935101

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