著者

清水 宏祐

出版者

The Society for Near Eastern Studies in Japan

雑誌

オリエント (ISSN:00305219)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.27, no.1, pp.20-38, 1984

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Irshad al-Zira'a "The Guide of Agriculture" was written by Qasim b. Yusuf Abu Nasri Harawi in 921/1515. It is supposed to have been prepared during the era of the Timurids. It is a mine of agricultural information. Its contents are as follows;<br>Selection of soil<br>Selection of time for cultivating<br>Cereals and manure<br>Grapes and vines<br>Vegetables<br>Trees and flowers<br>Care for trees and estimation of crops<br>Gardening<br>The sources of its information are considered as follows;<br>The knowledge of well experienced farmers<br>Greco-Islamic Science; Theory of Garenos and Plato<br>Books of Agriculture in Arabic and other languages<br>The opinion of 'ulama' and court officials<br>The most important is one from farmers. Judging from the names of varieties of grapes, wheats, barleys, and other crops, the geographical background of Irshad al-Zira'a is confirmed to be the world around Herat, namely the eastern part of Iran and the western part of Central Asia.