Seyyed Mehdi Tayar

The Intellectual Style of Sultan Masʿud’s Political Dialogues with Court Statesmen in the Tarikh-e Bayhaqi (Case Study: Rationalism)

In the exercise of power, Sultan Masʿud primarily sought the predominance of his own ideas over the political and social beliefs and viewpoints of court dignitaries. Under the support of the Abbasid Caliphate in Baghdad, he regarded the right of judgment in governmental decision-making as a clear manifestation of ident...