TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface
Acknowledgements
LIST OF TABLES
LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS

Chapter 1: L?r?’s World: Exile, Empire, and History
1.1 Introduction

Chapter 2: Mu?li? al-D?n L?r? ? Education, Travels, and Career
2.1. Origins and Early Scholarly Development
2.2. A Forced Migration
2.3. At the Mughal Court
2.4. Arriving at the Ottoman Court

Chapter 3: The Persianate Lens ? L?r?'s Literary Contributions and Historical Vision
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Mir’?tu’l-Adv?r wa Mir??tu’l-A?b?r: An In-Depth Analysis
3.3. Exploring Features of Mir’?tu’l-Adv?r wa Mir??tu’l-A?b?r

Chapter 4: Selective Silence ? L?r?'s Portrayal of the Safavids
4.1. Introduction
4.2. L?r?'s Reversal of Safavid Historiography

4.2.1. Crafting the Safavid Universal History

4.2.2. Biographies

4.2.3. The Shah at the Core

4.2.4. Prefaces

4.2.5. The Ancient Stories
4.3. Safavid Rule in Question
4.4. Safavid Scholars in L?r?'s Ta?kira
4.5. Conclusion

Chapter 5: The Heroic Legacy ? T?m?r's Glorious Portrayal
5.1. Introduction
5.2. A Heroic Narrative

5.2.1. Tracing the Lineage of T?m?r

5.2.2. The Leadership Triad: Strategy, Skills, and Character in Action

5.2.3. The Faithful Conqueror

5.2.4. The Patron of Knowledge
5.3. L?r?'s T?m?r: A Strategic Hero in the Battle of Ankara
5.4. Timurid Mindscapes: The Intellectuals of the Timurid Era in Mir’?tu’l-Adv?r

4.4.1. Mystics of the Na?shband?s

5.4.2. Mystics Beyond the Na?shband? Sufi Tradition

5.4.3. Scholars in the Era of T?m?r
5.5. Conclusion

Chapter 6: Empire in Outline ? L?r?'s Portrayal of the Ottoman Dynasty
6.1. Introduction
6.2. L?r?'s Lens: Early Ottoman Origins and the Shaping of Power
6.3. Osm?n I: The Struggle for Legitimacy in the Early Ottoman Empire
6.4. Beneath T?m?r's Shadow: L?r?'s Account of the Ottoman Interregnum
6.5. Conquering the World: L?r?'s Depiction of Me?med II

6.5.1. Conquering the World
6.6. Disclosing Hostility: L?r?'s View on the Battle of Caldıran
6.7. Divine Majesty: Sultan Suleym?n in L?r?'s Narrative
6.8. Conclusion

Chapter 7: A Mirror Fading: L?r?’s Historiographical Legacy
7.1 Conclusion

Appendices
INDEX