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Lord of the Auspicious Conjunction: Origins of the Ṣāḥib-Qirān

Lord of the Auspicious Conjunction: Origins of the Ṣāḥib-Qirān (JOURNAL ARTICLE)

By Naindeep Singh Chann

Abstract

This paper seeks to look at the origins, employment, and claims associated with the title ṣāḥib-qirān. Occurring throughout the mediaeval to the modern period, with special prominence during the early modern, the title underwent various transformations within particular polities and beyond.

While any discussion of the ṣāḥib-qirān must give a significant place to the life and career of Timur, the title is far older than the Central Asian conqueror. As is shown, the roots of the title and its historical background suggest a pre-Islamic Iranian origin, particularly traced in Pahlavi literature.

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Source: jstor.org