Shah Esmaʿil, Deputy of the Hidden Imam? research-article Willem Floor, Mohammad Faghfoory Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft, Volume 171 (2021), Issue 2, Page 375 - 388 There are hardly any contemporary Persian sources discussing Shah Esmaʿil I's claim to semi-divinity. In this article we offer the translation of an unpublished and hitherto unknown contemporary Persian account that provides proof that Esmaʿil was indeed believed to be the expected deputy of the Imam. This belief is further supported by contemporary European sources that reflect the impressions and sentiments that their informants had about Esmaʿil and his followers, of which we give relevant examples.
The Earliest Account of the Battle of Chaldiran? research-article Willem Floor Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft, Volume 170 (2020), Issue 2, Page 371 - 395 This German broadsheet (1514) is catalogued and cited as being the contemporaneous account of the battle of Chaldiran. However, both the date and the contents of the text contradict this. The possible reason for its publication and the real battle it refers to are discussed here.