A Chief Source about Roman Seljuks and Their Persian Secretariat

The theme in this article is Reviewing sources of manu scripts which belong to Roman Seljuks secretariat in 7th century A.H. (available in Ayatollah Mar’ashi’s Library No.11136) and include 247 pieces of document. Most of the documents in this collection, which previously belonged to Haj Hossein Nakhjavani in Tabriz, are related to Iran and Iranians and their connections to Rome. These documents fall into two classes: state and private documents or sultaniyyat (royal) and ekhwaniyyat (brotherly or common). The exact details of the version, its theme and a biography of its donor are also included in the article. Keywords: Ayatollah Marashi’s Library – manuscript collection no.11136; Roman Seljuks – historical documents; historical documents – 7th century (A.H.); relations between Iran and Rome – 7th century A.H.; state and private deeds; Nakhjavani, Hossein – manuscripts.