‎Turquie - ottoman empire‎

‎FESTSCHRIFT ÜNSAL YALÇIN.‎

‎Metallurgica Anatolica: Festschrift für Ünsal Yalçin anlasslich seines 65. Geburtstags.= Metallurgica Anatolica: Ünsal Yalçin 65. yasgünü armagan kitabi. Edited by H. Gönül Yalçin, Oliver Stegemeier.‎

‎New English Original bdg. HC. 4to. (30 x 21 cm). 371 p., color and b/w ills. Articles in Turkish, English and German. Vorwort / Önsöz H. Gönül Yalçin / Ünsal Yalçin: Ein Leben für die anatolische Archäologie = Ünsal Yalçin: Anadolu Arkeolojisine Adanmis Bir Hayat Oliver Stegemeier - Mitja Musberg - Julien Nicolas Villatte / Ünsal Yalçin: Lehrer Mentor Freund Schriftenverzeichnis Prof. Dr. Ünsal Yalçin Fokke Gerritsen - Rana Özbal - Piet Gerrits / A Red Floor At Neolithic Barcin Höyük: Special Or Not? Pinar Çayli, Isil Demirtas - Baris Eser - Sevil Gülçur - Varlik Indere / Güvercinkayasi'nda Sembolizma F. Gülden Ekmen / Notes on the 5th Millennium BC of the Western Black Sea Region: Idols from Inönü Cave Mehmet Özdogan / Tülintepe Revisited Hamza Ekmen / Inönü Magarasi'nda Bulunan Erken Tunç Çagi'na Ait Sütten Ikincil Ürün Üretiminde Kullanilan Bir Çömlek Üzerine Gözlemler Erkan Fidan / Yeni Arastirmalar Isiginda Kütahya'da Eski Anadolu Madenciligi Atila Türker / A Pithos Grave from Devret Höyük Jan-Krzysztof Bertram - Gülçin Ilgezdi Bertram / The Alisar 7M-11M - Ahlatlibel - Çayyolu III-Horizon in Central Anatolia. A Reminiscence to H. H. von der Osten' "Copper Age" Elif Genç / Kastamonu-Kinik 'Madenci Isligi' Üzerine Yeni Düsünceler Clemens Lichter / Gespanngräber Gian Maria Di Nocera / Middle Bronze Age Metals in the Upper Euphrates K. Serdar Girginer - O. Emre Köse / Tatarli Höyük'ten MÖ II. Binyila Tarihlenen Bir Grup Metal Silah Armagan Erkanal-Öktü / Panaztepe Kursun Eserleri Isiginda Madencilik ve Ikonografi Üzerine Bazi Düsünceler A. Tuba Ökse / A Bronze Horseman' from Salat Tepe Dating to the 17th Century BC Sevinç Günel / Çine-Tepecik Tasvir Sanatinda Boga Kültü' Yansimalari Özlem Sir-Gavaz / Hititçe Kaynaklara Göre Derekutugun Bölgesi'nin Tarihi Cografyasi Meltem Dogan-Alparslan - Metin Alparslan - Tolga Pelvanoglu / Berufe und Handwerk bei den Hethitern Ahmet Ünal / Altanatolisches Heilverfahren nach hethitischen Texten - ein Extrakt Jak Yakar / Assessing the LBA-EIA Ethno-Cultural Continuity in Eastern Anatolia Mirko Novák / Sirkeli Höyük. The Discovery and Exploration of a Complex Urban Landcape in Iron Age Cilicia Bekir Özer / Erken Demir Çagi Baslarina Ait Karia Fibulalari Hüseyin Cevizoglu / Iron Metallurgy in Ionia Mehmet Isikli & Hazal Ocak / "Ayanis Metal Sfenksi" Isiginda Yakindogu ve Anadolu Kültürlerinde Sfenks Üzerine Gözlemler H. Gönül Yalçin & Mareke Johanne Ubben / Eine Omphalosschale der schwarz glänzenden Ware aus Derekutugun Bilge Hürmüzlü / Preliminary Report on a Bone Workshop in Seleukeia Sidera Ibrahim Hakan Mert / Priene Dogu Nekropol'den Tonozlu Bir Mezar Gabriele Körlin - Sandra Peternek / Römischer Bergbau und Verhüttung auf dem Lüderich bei Rösrath Baoquan Song - Irene Eusgeld / Jade-Kultur in China Christof Berns / Steinbrüche in der Nekropole von Knidos Atalay Karatak - Ali Akin Akyol / Genel Hatlariyla Öntarihte Demir ve Çelik Moritz Jansen - Giacomo Benati / On the Beginnings of Gold Use in Southern Mesopotamia: the Rediscovery of an Artifact from the al- Ubaid Stratum at Ur in the Collections of the Penn Museum Yesim Batmaz - Atilla Batmaz / Tunç Korozyonunun Seramik Sirlarinda Renk Verici Olarak Kullanilmasi: Deneysel Bir Çalisma Michael Bode - Moritz Kiderlen - Georgios P. Mastrotheodoros - Eleni Filippaki - Yannis Bassiakos / Das Kupfer der griechischen spätgeometrischen Dreifußkessel (ca. 750 700 v. Chr.): eine Diskussion der chemischen und bleiisotopischen Analysen Ümit Güder / Searching for Ghosts in a Knife from the Sanctuary of Didyma Stephen Merkel / Archaeometallurgical Study of Two Carolingian-Ottonian Disc Brooches from Elsfleth-Hogenkamp, Germany Melek Meltem Yalçin / Das Verständnis von totaler Herrschaft bei Hannah Arendt mit einem Ausblick auf aktuelle populistische Bewegungen.‎

‎FESTSCHRIFT] ROBERT ANHEGGER.‎

‎Türkische Mzellen. Robert Anhegger Festschrift.= Robert Anhegger Armagani.= Robert Anhegger Melanges. Herausgeber: Jean-Louis Bacque-Grammont, Barbara Flemming, Macit Gökberk, Ilber Ortayli.‎

‎New English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. [viii], 369 p. In German, French, English, and Turkish. B/w plts. Varia Turcica: XI. Robert Friedrich Moritz Anhegger; born in Vienna 1911, died in Amsterdam 2001; German Turkologist; educated in Switzerland; member of the Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands (KPD); traveled widely in Turkey together with the Austrian Turkologist and fellow party member Andreas Tietze; settled in Turkey in 1939; after the World War II director of the German cultural institute, later Goethe Institute, in Istanbul and lastly of the Goethe Institute in Amsterdam.‎

‎FETHI GEDIKLI.‎

‎Osmanli sirket kültürü. XVI.-XVII. yüzyillarda mudârebe uygulamasi.‎

‎Fine English Paperback. Pbo. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 296 p. Osmanli sirket kültürü. XVI.-XVII. yüzyillarda mudârebe uygulamasi. Ottoman company and operating culture.‎

‎FETHI TEVETOGLU, (1916-1989), (Turkish author, doctor, politician and encyclopedist).‎

‎[Autograph letter and envelope signed 'Dr. Tevetoglu' sent to Bedia and Subhi Tevetoglu].‎

‎Very Good Turkish Original autograph letter signed as 'Dr. Tevetoglu' with its original envelope San Antonio stamped. 2 p. Sent to Bedia and Subhi Tevetoglu. Letter tells them academic speeches and other plans besides daily works and some feelings of Fethi Tevetoglu. Letter was sent from San Antonio, USA.‎

‎FETIS Jean-François‎

‎Histoire Générale de la Musique depuis les temps les plus anciens jusqu'à nos jours.‎

‎PARIS, Firmin Didot Frères - 1869 - In-8 ° Relié dos cuir frotté - Initiales dorés J.H. au 1er Plat - Tomes I 1 II seuls - T. I : Préface I à VIII - 140 figures - 527 pages - T. II : Avant-Propos I à VI - 421 pages - 97 figures.‎

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书商的参考编号 : 1805

‎FEVZI GÜNÜÇ, (1956-).‎

‎Prof. Dr. Fevzi Günüç hüsn-i hat albümü.‎

‎New English Original cream cloth bdg. 4to. (32 x 32 cm). In Turkish. 118, [3] p., color plts. Prof. Dr. Fevzi Günç hüsn-i hat albümü. Calligraphic album of Turkish calligrapher Fevzi Günüç, (1956-).‎

‎FEVZIYE A. TANSEL.‎

‎N[amik] Kemal'in Osmanli tarihine dair bilgimizi tashih ve ikmal eden yeni notlar. [Separatum Belleten].‎

‎Very Good English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (23 x 16 cm). In Turkish. 269-290 pp. N[amik] Kemal'in Osmanli tarihine dair bilgimizi tashih ve ikmal eden yeni notlar. [Separatum Belleten].‎

‎FEYZI KURTOGLU.‎

‎XVI. asirda Hind Okyanusunda Türkler ve Portekizliler.‎

‎Very Good English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (23 x 16 cm). In Turkish. 16 p. The Ottoman Empire and Portugal in the Indian Ocean in 16th Century. XVI. asirda Hind Okyanusunda Türkler ve Portekizliler.‎

‎FEZA GÜNERGUN.‎

‎Inorganic drugs used in Ottoman Empire during 14-17th centuries.= 14-17. yüzyillarda Osmanli Imparatorlugunda kullanilan anorganik ilaçlar.‎

‎Very Good English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish and abstract in English. [4], 78 p., b/w ills. Inorganic drugs used in Ottoman Empire during 14-17th centuries.= 14-17. yüzyillarda Osmanli Imparatorlugunda kullanilan anorganik ilaçlar.‎

‎FIKRET ADANIR.‎

‎Balkans. History and historiography.‎

‎New English Paperback. Pbo. Mint. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. 400 p. Ills. "The eight articles and book chapters included in this volume were written in the course of several decades during which I worked, be it as graduate student, research assistant or professor of history, at the universities of Frankfurt am Main, Gießen, Berlin (Freie Universität) and Bochum. They address questions and issues related to the social, economic and political history of the Balkans under Ottoman rule in general and how they were answered or discussed in the framework of national historiographies in particular. Although some of the arguments propounded in these texts may seem today rather outdated or of little relevance to current discourses, there are others that might be considered as still valid. At any rate, I have been persuaded to publish these texts, not least in order to make them easily accessible to students in the field". Contents: Preface and Acknowledgements. Contents. The Macedonian Question: The Socio-Economic Reality and Problems of Its Historiographic Interpretation. Land Tenure Relationships, 1878-1913. Urban Development in Macedonia under the Ottomans. The Razlovech Uprising of 1876. Tradition and Rural Change in Southeastern Europe During Ottoman Rule. Agriculture and Settlement at the Time of the Ottoman Conquest. The Classical Ottoman Land Regime. Rural Change During the Seventeenth Century. Export-Oriented Agriculture and the Ottoman Landholding Category Çiftlik. Conclusion. The Macedonians in the Ottoman Empire, 1878-1912. Introduction. General Conditions. Social and Economic Conditions. Political System. The Millet System. The Secular Concept of Ottomanism. The Influence of the Great Powers. Macedonia and the Neighbouring Nation-States. The Young Turk Opposition. The National Movement and its Activists. History of the National Movement. The Church Question in Macedonia. Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization. The Ilinden Uprising of 1903. The Young Turk Revolution of 1908. The Balkan Wars of 1912-3 and the Partition of Macedonia. Formation of the National Elite. Organisational Structure, Channels of Communication and the National Elite. The Ottoman Government and the National Elite. State of Research. The National Question and the Development of Socialism: The Case of Ottoman Macedonia. Social and Economic Conditions in Ottoman Macedonia. The Emergence of the Macedonian Question. Socialists and the Macedonian Liberation Movement. The Attempted Uprising of 1895 and the Socialists. Socialist Polemic about Participation in the Macedonian Movement. The Macedonian Socialist Group. Anarchists in the Macedonian Revolutionary Movement Socialists and the Ilinden Uprising. Federalism, Socialism and the IMRO. The Young Turk Revolution and the Socialists. The Young Turk Programme of 1908. The Strike Movement of 1908 and the CUP. Conclusion. The Ottoman Peasantries, c. 1360 - c. 1860. Agriculture and Settlement in the Late Medieval Period 164 Peasantries in an Expanding Empire: The Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries Status and Taxation. Settlement, Agriculture, Population. Tax-Farmers, Brigands and Sharecroppers: Rural Life in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries From Sipahi to Tax-Farmer. Çiftliks and Commercial Agriculture. Forms of Peasant Protest. Peasants and Petitioners. Haiduks and Klephts. Peasantries and Agriculture at the End of the Ottoman Ancien Régime: First Half of the Nineteenth Century. The Socio-political Environment of Balkan Nationalism: the Case of Ottoman Macedonia, 1856-1912. Historiographical Traditions. The Orthodox Church and Ottoman Legitimacy. The Cultural Isolation of Balkan Christians from Europe. The Paradigm of Ottoman Decline. Nationalist Challenge and Ottoman Response. The Ottoman State and the European State System. The Uprisings in Serbia and Greece 232 Ottomanism as State Nationalism. The Ottoman Constitution of 1876. Ottoman Macedonia and the Macedonian Question, Social and Economi.‎

‎Fikret Elpe‎

‎Chaudron.Illustré par l'auteur.‎

‎1953 Istambul Sanat Basimevi [1953] -1 volume (unpaged) illustrations - Illustré par l'auteur,bon état.‎

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书商的参考编号 : 25324

‎FIKRET SARICAOGLU, COSKUN YILMAZ.‎

‎Müteferrika: Basmaci Ibrahim Efendi and the Muteferrika Press.= Müteferrika: Basmaci Ibrahim Efendi ve Müteferrika Matbaasi. [In special box].‎

‎New New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. In publisher's special box. Folio. (42 x 31 cm). In English and Turkish. 398 p., color and b/w ills. Most comprehensive and detailed study on Ibrahim Müteferrika, his works and Ibrahim Müteferrika Printing House. A heavy volume. Müteferrika: Basmaci Ibrahim Efendi and the Muteferrika Press.= Müteferrika: Basmaci Ibrahim Efendi ve Müteferrika Matbaasi. OTTOMANIA Reference Muteferrika Printinghouse Turkish incunabula Typography Intellectual.‎

‎FIKRET TÜRKMEN.‎

‎Âsik Garip hikâyesi (Inceleme - metin).‎

‎Fine Turkish Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 16 cm). In Turkish. [xxxviii], 307, [6] p. Âsik Garip hikâyesi (Inceleme - metin).‎

‎FIKRET YILMAZ.‎

‎Gallipoli letters, 1912-1915. My soul, my dear husband!‎

‎New English Original bdg. HC. 4to. (28 x 20 cm). In English. [xvi], 412 p., ills. Gallipoli letters, 1912-1915. My soul, my dear husband! Letters of Captain Yusuf Kenan, who fall a martyr almost a century ago from now, on April 25th 1915 in Gallipoli Peninsula and his wife Mrs. Zehra which reveal their love and the pains of war from the perspective of a real family are gathered in a book named "Gallipoli Letters 1912-1915, My Soul, My Dear Husband!". The book written by Dr. Fikret Yilmaz was prepared for publication from the dusty pages of history by "Bahçesehir University Gallipoli 100th Year Researches Center", and provides readers with the opportunity to closely witness how war affects a family, their lives and those outside the front through the correspondences between Captain Kenan, one of permanent defenders of Gallipoli and Dardanelles between 1912-1915 and his wife and other relatives. The book was published from Bahçesehir University Publications, and tries to trace the war front, its reflections to hors de combat and feelings of people, based on 94 letters written between Captain Yusuf Kenan, his wife Zehra and their close relatives.‎

‎FIKRET YILMAZ.‎

‎Levantines from the past to the present.= Geçmisten günümüze levantenler.‎

‎New English Paperback. Pbo. 4to. (27 x 20 cm). In English and Turkish. 233 p., many b/w photos. Levantines from the past to the present.= Geçmisten günümüze levantenler. OTTOMANIA Ottoman social history Levantine Non-Muslim minorities Jews European shores Izmir - Smyrna - Smyrne Aegean Greeks Rum Commerce.‎

‎FIKRI GÜRZUMAR et alli.‎

‎Kaanûnnâme-i ticâret ve zeyilleri.‎

‎Fine Turkish Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 16 cm). In Turkish. [xx], 276 p., Kaanûnnâme-i ticâret ve zeyilleri.‎

‎FIKRI SILAHDAROGLU.‎

‎Divanü Lügati't-Türk'ten derlemeler ve uyarlamalar.‎

‎Fine Turkish Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. [xii], 210 p. Divanü Lügati't-Türk'ten derlemeler ve uyarlamalar.‎

‎FILIZ DIGIROGLU.‎

‎Dersaadet'te bir Acem kitapçi: Fürus Haci Hüseyin Aga.‎

‎New English Paperback. Pbo. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In Turkish. [xx], 127 p., ills. Dersaadet'te bir Acem kitapçi: Fürus Haci Hüseyin Aga. Biography of Iranian bookseller Haci Hüseyin, (1825-1925) who lived in Istanbul.‎

‎FILIZ KALYON.‎

‎Gülperi Hanim ve Güldeste-i hatirat.‎

‎New English Paperback. Pbo. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 240 p. Gülperi Hanim ve Güldeste-i hatirat. A study on Gulperi Hanim and her 'Güldeste-i hatirat'. Gülperi Hanim was an odalisque in Cairo Palace in Egypt in the period of the Ottoman Empire. Güldeste-i hatirat is a Turkish literary example from Egypt. TURKISH LITERATURE Classical Ottoman literature Divan poetry Memoirs Egypt.‎

‎FILIZ YENISEHIRLIOGLU.‎

‎Les grandes lignes de l'evolution du programme decoratif en ceramique des monuments Ottomans au cours du XVIeme siecle.= Onaltinci yüz yil Osmanli yapilarinda görülen çini süsleme programinin gelisimi. (Özet).‎

‎Fine English Paperback. Pbo. Mint. Roy. 8vo. (23 x 16 cm). In French and summary in Turkish. [2], 24 p., [16] p. color and b/w plates. Les grandes lignes de l'evolution du programme decoratif en ceramique des monuments Ottomans au cours du XVIeme siecle.= Onaltinci yüz yil Osmanli yapilarinda görülen çini süsleme programinin gelisimi. (Özet).‎

‎FILIZ ÖZDEM.‎

‎Amasya: Maid of the mountains. Photographs by Ali Konyali - Tarkan Kutlu.‎

‎New New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. 4to. (29 x 23 cm). In English. 400 p., color and b/w ills. "Amasya has traces in Dogantepe Höyük that go as far back as to the latter period of the Late Neolithic Age and, as Sevket Dönmez notes in his article, "Amasya is one of the rare Anatolian cities to have kept its name (Amasea, Amaseia, Amasseia, Amaseia Hadriane, Amaseia Severiane Antoniane, Amaseia Severeia Alexandreia) almost intact from time immemorial. Amasya is on the Yesilirmak River that in Hittite texts is named 'Kummeshmaha' and in the classical era was called 'Iris'. The Yesilirmak flows from west to east along the long narrow channel it carves in the limestone and travertine rocks. Towering immediately north of the river is Mount Harsena where the city's castle is built." It is a common belief that the love of Ferhat and Sirin found a home in Amasya. In his article Sevket Dönmez remarks that, "the Anatolian version of the epic love story of Princess Sirin and Ferhad - Sirin being the sister of Queen Mahmene Banu, Azerbaijan's ruler of the city of Erzen; Ferhad being the region's famous craftsman- is set in Amasya where it has left a mark on the town's historical topography and archaeology. The two simple graves side by side on Mount Ferhad today have been attributed to Ferhad and Sirin, illustrating how contemporary and popular the story is." Amasya, Maid of the Mountains, is about the cultural heritage of a city that has been the cradle rich in popular culture and belief systems. Sevket Dönmez looks at the city as an antique settlement and portrays Pontic Cappadocia in his article about Oluz Höyük. E. Emine Naza Dönmez emphasizes the importance of Harsena Castle and Kizlar Sarayi for the city and she also focuses on the architecture in the Turkish Period. Muzaffer Doganbas describes the woodcraft in the region, and also the belief systems and sacred buildings. I. Hakki Göztas scrutinizes the historical development of the city and its secular architecture. The photographers Ali Konyali and Tarkan Kutlu held a mirror to the city of Amasya in this monograph prepared by Filiz Özdem.‎

‎FILOZOF RIZA TEVFIK [BÖLÜKBASI], (Turkish poet, philosopher, statesman), (1869-1949).‎

‎[Autograph photo signed by Tevfik's son as 'Said Riza'].‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original b/w photograph. (14 x 9 cm). Autograph signed by Tevfik's son Said Riza Bölükbasi, who was a Turkish intellectual and author. Riza Tevfik Bey was a Turkish philosopher, poet, politician of liberal signature and a community leader (for some members among the Bektashi community) of the late-19th-century and early-20th-century. A polyglot, he is most remembered in Turkey for being one of the four Ottoman signatories of the disastrous Treaty of Sèvres, for which reason he was included in 1923 among the 150 personae non gratae of Turkey, and he spent 20 years in exile until he was given amnesty by Turkey in 1943. In this photo, Riza Tevfik with his masonic sign pin. Resna photography studio was a first Muslim Turkish photograph studio founded by Bahaettin Rahmi Ediz, (1875-1951). This is a rare autograph.‎

‎FINDIKOGLU, ZIYAEDDIN FAHRI.‎

‎Essai sur la transformation du code familial en Turquie. Etude de sociologie juridique appliquee.‎

‎Fine English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In French. [xxxi], 110 p. Essai sur la transformation du code familial en Turquie. Etude de sociologie juridique appliquee.‎

‎FINOT Jean - WOLLAND Georges - REVIGNY Ch. (Comte de)...‎

‎La Turquie germanisée : Quelques souvenirs. Allemands et unionistes. Articles de 6 + 7 pages dans La Revue (Ancienne Revue des Revues). Directeur et Rédacteur en chef : Jean Finot.‎

‎Numéro complet.‎

‎Firdevsî.‎

‎Sahnâme. Translator: Necati Lugal.‎

‎As New As New English Original bdg with dust wrapper. Mint. Roy. 8vo. (25 x 17 cm). 1072 p. In Turkish. =[The book of kings]. "The Shahnameh recounts the history of Iran, beginning with the creation of the world and the introduction of the arts of civilization (fire, cooking, metallurgy, law) to the Aryans (in the sense of Iranians) and ends with the Arab conquest of Persia. The work is not precisely chronological, but there is a general movement through time. Some of the characters live for hundreds of years but most have normal life spans. There are many sh¿hs who come and go, as well as heroes and villains, who also come and go. The only lasting images are that of Greater Persia itself, and a succession of sunrises and sunsets, no two ever exactly alike, yet illustrative of the passage of time. The work is divided into three successive parts: the mythical, heroic, and historical ages. Father Time, a Saturn-like image, is a reminder of the tragedy of death and loss, yet the next sunrise comes, bringing with it hope of a new day. In the first cycle of creation, evil is external (the devil). In the second cycle, we see the beginnings of family hatred, bad behavior, and evil permeating human nature. Sh¿h Fereyd¿n's two eldest sons feel greed and envy toward their innocent younger brother and, thinking their father favors him, they murder him. The murdered prince's son avenges the murder, and all are immersed in the cycle of murder and revenge, blood and more blood. In the third cycle, we encounter a series of flawed shahs. There is a Phaedra-like story of Sh¿h Kay K¿vus, his wife S¿ The mythical age: After an opening in praise of God and Wisdom, the Shahnameh gives an account of the creation of the world and of man as believed by the Sasanians. This introduction is followed by the story of the first man, Keyumars, who also became the first king after a period of mountain dwelling. His grandson Hushang, son of S¿y¿mak, accidentally discovered fire and established the Sadeh Feast in its honor. Stories of Tahmuras, Jamshid, Zahh¿k, Kawa or Kaveh, Fereyd¿n and his three sons Salm, Tur, and Iraj, and his grandson Manuchehr are related in this section. This portion of the Shahnameh is relatively short, amounting to some 2,100 verses or four percent of the entire book, and it narrates events with the simplicity, predictability, and swiftness of a historical work. The heroic age: Almost two-thirds of the Shahnameh is devoted to the age of heroes, extending from Manuchehr's reign until the conquest of Alexander the Great (Sekandar). The main feature of this period is the major role played by the Saka or Sist¿n¿ heroes who appear as the backbone of the Persian Empire. Garsh¿sp is briefly mentioned with his son Narim¿n, whose own son S¿m acted as the leading paladin of Manuchehr while reigning in Sist¿n in his own right. His successors were his son Z¿l and Zal's son Rostam, the bravest of the brave, and then Far¿marz. Among the stories described in this section are the romance of Zal and Rud¿ba, the Seven Stages (or Labors) of Rostam, Rostam & Sohr¿b, S¿y¿vash & Sud¿ba, Rostam & Akv¿n D¿v, the romance of Bi¿han & Maní¿heh, the wars with Afr¿s¿y¿b, Daqiqi's account of the story of Gosht¿sp & Arj¿sp, and Rostam & Esfandy¿r. It is noteworthy that the legend of Rostam and Sohr¿b is attested only in the Shahnameh and, as usual, begins with a lyrical and detailed prelude. Here Ferdowsi is at the zenith of his poetic power and has become a true master of storytelling. The thousand or so verses of this tragedy comprise one of the most moving tales of world literature. The historical age A brief mention of the Arsacid dynasty follows the history of Alexander and precedes that of Ardashir I, founder of the Sassanid Empire. After this, Sassanid history is related with a good deal of accuracy. The fall of the Sassanids and the Arab conquest of Persia are narrated romantically.‎