Marzban Ibin Rostam: A Fictional or Historical Character? (a View at the Criticism and Opinions Surrounding the author of Marzbannameh)

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

• Yaghoub Fouladi ¹
• Mohammad Barani ²
• maryam khalili Jahantigh ²

¹ Bushehr Cultural University

² University of Sistan and Balouchestan

10.22067/jls.2024.86220.1538

Abstract

Marzbannameh is one of the important works of artificial prose written by Espahbad Marzban Ibin Rostam Ibin Sharwin, one of the rulers of Bavand clan, in the late 4th century of Hijri. This is because in Qaboosnameh and the history of Tabaristan, Marzban Ibin Rostam Ibin Sharvin is said to be the author of Marzbannameh; However, in the Marzbannameh written by Varavini, it is written by Marzban Ibin Sharvin, and on the other hand, the genealogy of the Bavand family and the status of Marzban Ibin Rostam / Sharvin are not clear in the histories and records. There is a long debate among researchers about the author of Marzbannameh. A group believes that Marzban Ibin Rostam is the author of the book, and another group considers Marzban Ibin Sharvin as its author. Some even made up the author and translator of Marzbannameh and considered it fake. Apart from these, there are also different views about the first language of the work, that it was Tabari or Dari Persian. The present research after examining various viewpoints and discussing this matter; It shows that probably Marzban Ibin Rostam Ibin Sharvin wrote this book in Tabari language two hundred years before Marzban (the son of Sharvin, the fifth ruler of the Kyosians of the Bavand clan), translated it into simple Dari Persian, and two hundred years later It was written by Saad al-Din Waravini in Dari Farsi.

Keywords

• Marzbannameh
• Al-e Bavand
• Mazarban Ibin Rostam
• Marzban Ibin Sherwin

Main Subjects

• Literary Studies

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