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The Shigarnama is a 17th-century Persian-language chronicle from Shigar, in Baltistan. It is one of the few historical sources for Gilgit-Baltistan dating prior to 19th century, and hence is a valuable source for reconstruction of history of Baltistan and the wider region.[1][2]
Written by Sayyid Tahsin, Shigarnama is in verse form, and is also known as Jangnamah Raja Imam Quli Khan Amacha Shigar.[3] It primarily deals with the history of the Amacha dynasty, and in particular, its greatest ruler, Imam Quli Khan, during whose reign it was probably penned down. It rarely gives the dates for the events described, but wherever it can be cross-checked with the other sources, its account has been found to be surprisingly accurate, says Dieter Schuh. Three major manuscripts of Shigarnama are known to exist.[1][2]
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[edit]- 1 2 Holzwarth, Wolfgang (2025). "The Shigar-nāma and 17th century Baltistan. Part 2: Sections on Baltistan history in the 1670s and early 1680s". International Institute for Tibetan and Buddhist Studies GmbH. 53 (241–265). ISBN 978-3-03809-144-8.
- 1 2 Schuh, Dieter (2011). "Shigar-Nama, eine Verschronik aus Baltistan (Klein-Tibet)" [Shigar-Nāma, a chronicle from Baltistan (Little Tibet)]. Reise in die Geschichte Baltistans: Expedition in ein immer noch unbekanntes Land [Journey into the History of Baltistan: Expedition into a Still Unknown Land] (in German). Vol. 3. Andiast: IITBS, Internat. Inst. for Tibetan and Buddhist Studies. pp. 542–561. ISBN 978-3-03809-102-8. English translated version via Google translate can be accessed at Academia.edu.
- ↑ Dani, Ahmad Hasan (1991) [1989]. History of Northern Areas of Pakistan (2nd ed.). Islamabad: National Institute of Historical and Cultural Research, Quaid-i-Azam University. p. 229. ISBN 978-969-415-016-1.