International Journal of Literature and Language Studies
Vol. 5 No. 6 (2026): International Journal of Literature and Language Studies

HISTORICAL SCIENCE DURING THE REIGN OF SULTAN HUSAIN MIRZO AND THE HERAT SCHOOL OF HISTORIOGRAPHY

Sherzod Jo‘rayev (Author Affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Department of History, Oriental University)



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Publish Date
09 Jun 2026

Abstract

The article analyzes how historiography in the scholarly-cultural milieu of Herat reached a new qualitative and substantive stage during the reign of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Owing to Alisher Navoi’s direct patronage and scholarly-educational initiatives, the works of Mirkhwand, Khwandamir, Kamoliddin Abdurazzoq Samarqandi, Davlatshoh Samarqandi, and Zayniddin Vosifi consolidated source-based analysis, comparative approaches, and methods for identifying causal relationships. The study outlines the content and features of Ravzat us-safo, Habib us-siyar, Matlaʿ as-saʿdayn va majmaʿ al-bahrayn, Tazkirat ush-shuaro, Badoyiʿ al-vaqoyiʿ, as well as Navoi’s Tarixi anbiyo va hukamo and Tarixi mulki Ajam. The authors harmonize traditional Islamic worldviews with historical narration, expanding the evidentiary base, conducting cross-comparisons, and synthesizing conclusions to present history as a coherent, internally logical whole. The Herat school, in turn, exerted a strong influence on the historical-literary traditions of Turan in subsequent centuries.

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ijlls

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Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

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The mission of the International Journal of Literature and Language Studies (IJLLS) is to provide readers with the development of language studies in linguistics and literature. In addition to manuscripts that center on the study, we welcome manuscripts on a wide range of topics relating to the ...