Khajeh Nezam Ul-Molk and Siasat Nameh
Subject Areas : Iranian Sociological Review
1 - Associate Professor of History, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Keywords: Khajeh Nezam Ul-Molk Toosi, Siasat nameh, Seljuk, political advice letter writing, idealistic Sultan,
Abstract :
Abstract
Some works in field of politics and political thoughts, emerged in context of Islam and Iran, and were changed into written form with the aim of how to learn to owners of powers or those people, who were involved in production, distribution and applications of power, to have suitable behavior in political life. In regard with naming these works, no agreement and consensus of ideas is existed. Sometimes, these works are interpreted as political advice letters; sometimes they would be described as political letter writing and sometimes eastern countries attempt to take benefit of "Ayeneh Shahryari" to express their mean. However, it seems that advice letter writing is more suitable for naming the group of works, since its can imply the destination and has also generality and comprehensiveness. The most brilliant political advice letter in mid history of Iran is the book "Siasat Nameh" or "Seir Al-Moluk" work of Khajeh Nezam Ul-Molk Toosi. Khajeh was born on 408 A.H (1017) in Radakan Village, one of the districts of Toos, in a peasant house. He was killed on 485 A.H (1092) near Kermanshah by one of the Ismaili devotees and probably as a result of provocation of Malek Shah. He was minister of Seljuk for 30 years. The present study aims at introducing and reviewing political-literary character of Khajeh and his brilliant work "Siasat Nameh".
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11- Ibid, pp.145-146
12- Abu Ali Hassan Toosi (Khajeh Nezam Ul-Molk), Siar Al-Moluk (Siasatnameh), effort of Hibert Dark, Tehran: Scientific and Cultural Publications, 1999, 4th edition, p.3-4
13- Ibid, p.4
14- Ibid, p.3
15- Ibid
16- Ibid, p.4
17- Ibid
18- Ibid
19- Hamidi, p.102
20- For more information, refer to works of Seyyed Javad Tabatabayi, especially his work "Khajeh Nezam Ul-Molk"
21- Aghta was a conditional ownership, which used to be transferred for limited or unlimited period against military and courtier services to armies and courtiers. For more information, refer to A.K S Lembton, owner and farmer in Iran, trans. Manuchehr Amiri, Tehran: Scientific and Cultural Publications, 1998, 4th edition, p.120-162
22- Bayat, p.192
23- Hibert Dark, introduction of editor, Siar Al-Moluk, p.22
24- Khajeh Nezam Ul-Molk, p.19, 30, 322
25- Ibid, p.245
26- Ibid, p.18
27- Ibid, p.171
28- Ibid, 172
29- Ibid, p.14
30- Ibid, p.256 and 320
31- Ibid, p.320
32- Ibid, 319
33- Ibid, p.283
