Sharaf ad-Din Ali Yazdi

In 1442/43 he became the close advisor of the governor of Iraq, Mirza Sultan Muhammad, who lived in the city of Qom. Sharif al-Din rebelled against Shahrukh Timur in 1446/47 when the government was vulnerable, but was later sent to different cities for his acumen. Sharif al-Din was directed to write a biography of Timur in 1421 known as the Zafarnama, which he completed four years later in 1425. Timur's grandson Sultan Abu al-Fath Ibrahim Mirza was Sharif al-Din's patron during the completion of his grandfather's biography.

• Name — Sharaf al-Din Ali Yazdi • Native Name — شرف الدین علی یزدی • Born — 1370s • Birthplace — Yazd, Iran • Died — 1454 • Place of death — Yazd, Iran • Occupation — * Historian • scholar • poet • Notable Works — Zafarnama • Era — 15th century • Discipline — History, mathematics, astronomy, literature

• The History of Timur-Bec: Known by the Name of Tamerlain the Great, Emperor of the Moguls and Tartars: Being an Historical Journal of His Conquests in Asia and Europe, Volume 2 (1723)