Shajare-i Tarākime

Shajare-i Tarākime, also known as Shajare-i Tarākim or "The Genealogical Tree of the Turkmen," is a historical work written in Chagatai Turkish in 1659 by Abū al-Ghāzī Bahādur. Bahādur was a khan of Khiva and a notable historian in Turkish literature.1

The book is primarily a compilation drawing from the Persian historian Rashīd ad-Dīn and the oral traditions of the Turks. It focuses on the genealogy and history of the Turkmen people, who arrived in the region likely in the 11th century. Bahādur's work provides insight into the history of these Turkic tribes, though it is noted that his other work, Shajare-i Turk, was written from memory and is considered less reliable.12