چکیده:
Regarding analysis in traditional Iranian historiography, a common and prevalent view exists. Based on this view, traditional Iranian historiography is considered non-analytical. The prevailing belief is that traditional Iranian historians were mere chroniclers who paid no attention to the analysis and interpretation of events. This article, while criticizing this view, examines how historical events are analyzed in the History of Bal'ami. Its goal is to show, through the selection of Bal'ami's history as one of the most prominent texts of traditional Iranian historiography and by examining Bal'ami's analyses of the rise and fall of governments, that contrary to the common opinion, traditional Iranian historians also paid attention to the interpretation and analysis of events.
خلاصه ماشینی:
The aim is to show, through the selection of universal history as one of the most prominent texts of traditional Iranian historiography and by examining universal analyses of the rise and fall of governments, that contrary to the prevailing opinion, the traditional historians of Iran also paid attention to the explanation and analysis of events.
Keywords: Universal history, traditional historiography, traditional historians of Iran, analysis of historical events, hidden contents.
The aim is to show, through the examination of universal analyses, that contrary to the prevailing and dominant view, the traditional historians of Iran also paid attention to the analysis of historical events.
In this article, first, the views of critics who believe that traditional historians paid no attention to the analysis and explanation of events are examined and critiqued, and then, in the continuation of the article, universal analyses of the rise and fall of governments are investigated.
In describing the circumstances of Manuchehr, immediately after stating his practice of justice, Balami speaks of the long duration of his reign: "He lived in the kingdom for one hundred and twenty years and took control of the entire East and West, and those kings of Yemen who did not obey anyone all became his subjects" (Balami, 1374, Vol. 1: 262).
Balami, in mentioning the news of the Umayyads, expresses his opinion regarding the method of Umayyad governance through hidden meanings, and in describing the history of the final era of this dynasty, he explains the causes of their fall.
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