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Although he wrote in Persian, the author of Hasht Bihisht, born in Kurdistan, is generally considered a Turkish historian.
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Hakim al-Din IDris Bildisi (d.AH 926/1520 AD): Hasht Bihisht
or Tawarikh-i Khulafa-i Qayasirah, a history of the first eight Sultans of the Ottoman Empire, Persian manuscript on paper, 23ll. of elegant black naskh, words and phrases in red, incomplete at end, later marbled paper covered boards, probably Turkey, 17th/18th century - 26 x 16.4cm.
or Tawarikh-i Khulafa-i Qayasirah, a history of the first eight Sultans of the Ottoman Empire, Persian manuscript on paper, 23ll. of elegant black naskh, words and phrases in red, incomplete at end, later marbled paper covered boards, probably Turkey, 17th/18th century - 26 x 16.4cm.