ABSTRACT

In 1740, Nader Shah (r. 1736–1747) conquered the Central Asian Khanate of Bokhara. He gave de facto control of the Bokharan polity to a vassal clan, the Manghits, who established their own dynasty after the collapse of Nader’s empire. This article examines the imperial legacy of Nader as reflected in the two chronicles of Manghit history from the eighteenth century, the Tohfeh-ye Khani by Karminagi, and the Taj al-Tavarikh by Mohammad-Sharif. The major themes of Nader’s conquest, his relationship to the Manghits, and his legitimacy as an imperial overlord, are examined from the perspective of these two chronicles. These themes are then put in context by discussing the political, religious, and rhetorical assumptions and precedents with which Manghit historiographers produced their work. This allows for a nuanced understanding of how Manghit historiography revisited, and leveraged, Nader’s imperial legacy in the region in order to establish a legitimate mandate for the new reigning dynasty.

摘要

1740 年，Nader Shah（在位 1736–1747 年）征服了中亚的布哈拉汗国。他将 Bokharan 政体的实际控制权交给了附庸氏族 Manghits，他们在纳德帝国崩溃后建立了自己的王朝。本文考察了 Nader 的帝国遗产，反映在 18 世纪的两部 Manghit 历史编年史中，即 Karminagi 的Tohfeh-ye Khani和Taj al-Tavarikh穆罕默德谢里夫。纳德征服的主要主题、他与曼吉特人的关系以及他作为帝国霸主的合法性，都是从这两部编年史的角度来审视的。然后，通过讨论政治、宗教和修辞假设以及曼吉特史学家创作作品所依据的先例，将这些主题置于背景中。这允许对曼吉特史学如何重新审视和利用纳德在该地区的帝国遗产以便为新的统治王朝建立合法授权进行细致入微的理解。