The Structure and Form of the Kurt-nameh: An Examination of the Surviving Verses of the Kurt-nameh in Tarikh-nameh Herat مقاله

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Kartnama; Structure and Form (An investigation of the remaining verses of Kartnama in Tarikh-nama-i Herat) 1 Khalilullah Afzali Abstract Kartnama is an epic Masnavi in the style of Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, composed by Rabi'i Pushangi (671 - 702 AH) by order of Malik Fakhr al-Din Kart (r. By order of this ruler, Sadr al-Din Rabi'i Pushangi was commissioned to compose a poem in the mutaqarib meter, imitating Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, to record the history of the kings of Ghor, the achievements of the Kartid emirs, and the life events of Malik Fakhr al-Din, under the name Kartnama. It follows from this historical fragment of Rabi'i in Tarikh-nama-ye Herat (ibid: 447-448), which confirms his presence in Herat until that time, that he returned to Herat again following an invitation from Malik Fakhr al-Din. The king, who had harbored resentment toward the poet in his heart, arrested him on some pretext after a few months and sent him to the fortress of Khisar Ghor (702 AH). Hafiz Abru has written in the book Tarikh-e Salatin-e Kart, which completes Sayfi's work and briefly records the events of the Kartid rule until the conquest of Herat by Timur (783 AH) and the death of Malik Ghiyath al-Din Pir Ali, the last ruler of Kartid Herat (784 AH), that after mentioning Rabi'i within the events of the year 702 AH, he did not mention his death, which itself confirms that he took his report from Sayfi.