History of Islamic Iran () is a four-volume book collection written by Rasul Jafarian in Persian language. In this collection, Jafarian writes the history of Iran from the advent of Islam to the decline of the Safavid Empire. This book has been introduced as one of the master's degree resources in the field of history and Persian literature in Iran.
Structure and content
The History of Islamic Iran book collection has been published in four volumes. The structure and table of contents of this collection are as follows:
First volume: From the origin of Islam to Islamic Iran
Introduction
The rise of Islam
The first caliphate
Umayyad dynasty
Abbasid Caliphate
Second volume: From the advent of Tahirid dynasty to the decline of Khwarazmian dynasty Iran on a new path: Tahirid dynasty Saffarid dynasty Samanid dynasty Alid dynasties of Tabaristan Ziyarid dynasty Buyid dynasty Islamic civilization and the share of Iran Ghaznavids Seljuk dynasty Alamut state Iran in the sixth century AH Khwarazmian dynasty
Third volume: From the Mongol conquest to the decline of Turkoman
From the Mongol conquest to the establishment of the Ilkhanate state
Ilkhanate
Local governments in the eighth and ninth centuries AH
Sarbadars
Mar'ashis
Muzaffarids in Fars, Isfahan and Kerman
Jalayirid Sultanate
The invasion of Timur and the establishment of the Timurid Empire
Musha'sha'iyyah and Turkomans
Fourth volume: Safavid dynasty from emergence to decline
Safavid dynasty
Ismail and the establishment of the Safavid state
Tahmasp and the confirmation of the Safavid state
Tahmasp died and the crisis in the Safavid state
King Abbas I of Persia
King Safi of Persia and King Abbas II of Persia
King Suleiman of Persia
King Sultan Husayn
The decline of the Safavid state
Author motivation
Rasul Jafarian in a part of introduction of the first volume of the book, expresses his motivation for writing this book as follows:
Review
The book History of Islamic Iran has been reviewed several times.