Shah Tahmasp I (1514-1576) was the second ruler of the Safavid dynasty of Iran (1501-1722).A.C.S. Peacock is Bishop Wardlaw Professor of Islamic History, University of St Andrews, UK, and Fellow of the British Academy. He has published widely on Iranian and Ottoman history, including The Great Seljuk Empire (2015) and the edited volume Frontiers of the Ottoman World (2009).

This meticulously annotated translation of Shah Tahmasp’s Memoirs reveals the core of the Ottoman-Safavid conflict through a key protagonist's perspective. Offering unique insights into the early modern Middle East, this work is a vital addition to scholarship, making an important historical ego document accessible to English readers for the first time.

• List of FiguresList of Maps List of TablesPreface and AcknowledgementsNote on the translationIntroductionChronologyTranslation of the MemoirsChapter One: Introduction and the Affair of UlamaChapter Two: A Brief Account of the Affair of Ghazi KhanChapter Three: The Affair of Alqas MirzaChapter Four: The Account of Iskender PashaChapter Five: The Affair of BeyazidGlossaryBibliography

Shah Tahmasp I (1514-1576) was the second ruler of the Safavid dynasty of Iran (1501-1722).A.C.S. Peacock is Bishop Wardlaw Professor of Islamic History, University of St Andrews, UK, and Fellow of the British Academy. He has published widely on Iranian and Ottoman history, including The Great Seljuk Empire (2015) and the edited volume Frontiers of the Ottoman World (2009).

This meticulously annotated translation of Shah Tahmasp’s Memoirs reveals the core of the Ottoman-Safavid conflict through a key protagonist's perspective. Offering unique insights into the early modern Middle East, this work is a vital addition to scholarship, making an important historical ego document accessible to English readers for the first time.

• List of FiguresList of Maps List of TablesPreface and AcknowledgementsNote on the translationIntroductionChronologyTranslation of the MemoirsChapter One: Introduction and the Affair of UlamaChapter Two: A Brief Account of the Affair of Ghazi KhanChapter Three: The Affair of Alqas MirzaChapter Four: The Account of Iskender PashaChapter Five: The Affair of BeyazidGlossaryBibliography