The Position of Women's Art in the Historiography of Mohammad Hasan Khan Etimad al-Sultaneh and its reflection in the illustrated version of Naseri's Thousand and One Nights

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 P. H.D., student,, Department of History, Shabest branch, Islamic Azad University, Shabest, Iran.

2 P. H.D., Assistant Professor, Department of History, Shebastar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shabastar, Iran.

3 P. H.D,, Assistant Professor, Department of History, Tabriz State University, Tabriz, Iran.

4 P. H. D., Assistant Professor, Department of History, Shebastar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shabastar, Iran.

10.22034/ias.2020.239587.1298

Abstract

Historians of the Naseri era were mostly Qajar princes and educated sections of the society; however, within this section, a group worked in favor of the government and an assembly against the government, both in the field of chronicles and memoirs. Nevertheless, the main reason for the opposition and the urge to strongly criticize the government was rooted in Iran's confrontation with the West, and that was the intellectual evolution in the concept of history. This development led to the emergence of a new method in the field of historiography that is based on the efforts of historians of the Naseri period to change the traditions of historiography. Mohammad Hasan Khan Etimad al-Sultaneh is one of the historians of the Qajar period who discussed the status of social groups such as women in his works. The present research has been carried out in a descriptive and analytical manner and by relying on the data of library sources. The findings of the research indicate that various social themes regarding women and women's art are mentioned in this historical work. Among other works of this period, the illustrated version of Naseri's Thousand and One Nights is also worth considering as women are among the main characters of this famous book.

Research aims:
1. Recognizing the historiography of Mohammad Hasan Khan Etimad al-Satneh.
2. Investigating the position of women in the historiography of Mohammad Hasan Khan Etimad al-Sultaneh and the illustrated version of Naseri's One Thousand and One Nights.

Research questions:
1. What are the characteristics of the historiography of Mohammad Hasan Khan Etimad al-Satneh?
2. What is the position of women in the historiography of Mohammad Hasan Khan Etimad al-Sultaneh and the illustrated edition of One Thousand and One Nights of Naseri?

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Islamic Art Studies
Volume 18, Issue 43 - Serial Number 43
February 2021
Pages 330-359

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