تذكره همايون و اكبر

Tadhkirah-yi Humayun va Akbar

Tadhkirah-yi Humayun va Akbar, a Persian text by Bayazid Bayat (10th century A.H/16th A.D) gives an account of the events in the courts of two of Gurkanid kings, Humayun and his son- Akbar. Bayazid started with the events in Humayunʹs era from 949 A.H/1542 A.D coincident with his entry to Iran and continued it to the 35th year of Akbarʹs kingship in 999 A.H / 1590 A.D. The book, which has been recently published in Iran is one of the main references relating the history of Gurkanid and its relationships with Iran in SafavTd era. This article consideres not only the biography of the writer and his style but also the content of the book and its editing method.