The Book of Government or Rules for Kings: The Siyar al Muluk or Siyasat-nama of Nizam al-MulkA translation of a classic 11th-century Persian text on behaviour and conduct in government, written between 1086 and 1091 by Nizam al-Mulk, who for over 30 years was Chief Minister of two successive rulers of the Seljuk, who had created an Empire which stretched from India to Egypt. |
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| Title | The Book of Government or Rules for Kings: The Siyar al Muluk or Siyasat-nama of Nizam al-Mulk |
| Author | Hubert Darke |
| Publisher | Routledge, 2012 |
| ISBN | 1136602968, 9781136602962 |
| Length | 292 pages |
| Subjects | › › Social Science / Ethnic Studies / General Social Science / Regional Studies |
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