HISTORIAN

Mirkhvand

1433 - 1498

Mirkhvand

Muhammad ibn Khvandshah ibn Mahmud, more commonly known as Mirkhvand (Persian: میرخواند, also transliterated as Mirkhwand; 1433/34 – 1498), was a Persian historian active during the reign of the Timurid ruler Sultan Husayn Bayqara (r. 1469–1506). He is principally known for his universal history, the Rawżat aṣ-ṣafāʾ ("The garden of purity"), which he wrote under the patronage of the high-ranking functionary Ali-Shir Nava'i (died 1501). According to the German orientalist Bertold Spuler, the Rawżat aṣ-ṣafāʾ is the greatest universal history in Persian regarding the Islamic world. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mirkhvand is the 170th most popular historian (down from 143rd in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Uzbekistan (down from 31st in 2019) and the most popular Uzbekistani Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Mirkhvand ranks 170 out of 561. Before him are E. P. Thompson, Antiochus of Syracuse, C. Northcote Parkinson, Steven Runciman, Ian Kershaw, and Otto von Gierke. After him are Antony Beevor, Charles Diehl, Ibn al-Faqih, Afet İnan, Max Dvořák, and George Cœdès.

Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia

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E. P. Thompson
1924 - 1993
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 164
Antiochus of Syracuse
450 BC - 450 BC
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 165
C. Northcote Parkinson
1909 - 1993
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 166
Steven Runciman
1903 - 2000
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 167
Ian Kershaw
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 168
Otto von Gierke
1841 - 1921
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 169
Mirkhvand
1433 - 1498
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 170
Antony Beevor
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 171
Charles Diehl
1859 - 1944
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 172
Ibn al-Faqih
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 173
Afet İnan
1908 - 1985
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 174
Max Dvořák
1874 - 1921
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 175
George Cœdès
1886 - 1969
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 176

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1433, Mirkhvand ranks 6. Before him are Charles the Bold, Marsilio Ficino, Stephen III of Moldavia, Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu, and Abdullah Mirza. After him are Giovanni Giocondo, James of Portugal, Eleanor of Scotland, and Nilus of Sora. Among people deceased in 1498, Mirkhvand ranks 11. Before him are Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal, Antonio del Pollaiolo, Giovanni il Popolano, Michael Pacher, Cristoforo Landino, and Francesco Botticini. After him are Koca Davud Pasha, Çiçek Hatun, and Julius Pomponius Laetus.

Others Born in 1433

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Charles the Bold
NOBLEMAN
1433 - 1477
HPI: 78.50
Rank: 1
Marsilio Ficino
PHILOSOPHER
1433 - 1499
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 2
Stephen III of Moldavia
POLITICIAN
1433 - 1504
HPI: 73.60
Rank: 3
Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu
POLITICIAN
1433 - 1470
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 4
Abdullah Mirza
POLITICIAN
1433 - 1451
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 5
Mirkhvand
HISTORIAN
1433 - 1498
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 6
Giovanni Giocondo
ARCHITECT
1433 - 1515
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 7
James of Portugal
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1433 - 1459
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 8
Eleanor of Scotland
NOBLEMAN
1433 - 1480
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 9
Nilus of Sora
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1433 - 1508
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 10

Others Deceased in 1498

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Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal
COMPANION
1470 - 1498
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 5
Antonio del Pollaiolo
PAINTER
1429 - 1498
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 6
Giovanni il Popolano
POLITICIAN
1467 - 1498
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 7
Michael Pacher
PAINTER
1435 - 1498
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 8
Cristoforo Landino
PHILOSOPHER
1424 - 1498
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 9
Francesco Botticini
PAINTER
1446 - 1498
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 10
Mirkhvand
HISTORIAN
1433 - 1498
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 11
Koca Davud Pasha
POLITICIAN
1401 - 1498
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 12
Çiçek Hatun
COMPANION
1431 - 1498
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 13
Julius Pomponius Laetus
WRITER
1428 - 1498
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 14