Reconsidering a Newly-found Travelogue from Late Naserid Period (Tabriz to Kerman Travelogue)

One of the unknown travelogues of the late Naserid period is a travelogue entitled “Kerman Travelogue” written in 1309 A.H. (1892 A.D.). This travelogue is the account of a mission of the author and what happened to him on his journey from Tabriz to Kerman. The writer, who had remained anonymous until today, has been identified in this study. The aim of this study is to introduce this unique manuscript, identify its author and categorize its data in order to recognize its information for social and economic history of the late Naserid period regarding some important cities on the way. The results of the study show that the manuscript of the travelogue is unique and its author is introduced as Mirza Ismael Khan Banan-o-Saltaneh, one of Abd-ol-Hussain Mirza Farmanfarma’s staff. It seems that the scribe is Banan-o-Saltaneh as well. The data of the book is important for recognizing the social, economic and cultural history of the late Naserid period and half of this travelogue deals with Isfahan province and especially the city of Isfahan.