Kushev V. A Pashtun Ruler and Literary Figure of the Seventeenth Century on Political Ethics // Manuscripta Orientalia. Vol. 6, No 2, June 2000. P. 20-38.
We present here several chapters from the second part of the treatise on political ethics, Dastār-nāma (“Book of the Turban”) by Khushhāl-khān Khatak (1613—1689), an extremely popular Afghan poet, military leader, and head of a large Pashtun tribe. The translation of this chapters follows here the text of two editions: the Kabul edition of 1966 and the Peshawar edition of 1991…
On June 23‒24, 2025, the international conference “Military Oriental studies in service to the Fatherland: 80th anniversary of the Great Victory” will take place at the IOM, RAS. The program is now available.
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