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””’Khataynama””’ ({{langx|fa|نامهٔ خطای|Book on China}}) was a Persian-language travelogue about China, composed in [[Constantinople]] in the early 16th century by Ali Akbar Khata’i.{{sfn|Kauz|2000}}

””’Khataynama””’ ({{langx|fa|نامهٔ خطای|Book on China}}) was a Persian-language travelogue about China, composed in [[Constantinople]] in the early 16th century by

Ali Akbar Khata’i.{{sfn|Kauz|2000}}

This travelogue demonstrates awareness of Iran as a religious, cultural, and geopolitical notion. The introduction of the ”Khataynama” states that a different Muslim realms (”mamlekat-e Mosalmani”) existed: ”Arabestan” (the land of Arabs), ”Rum” (the land of [[Ottoman Empire|Ottomans]]), and ”Ajamestan” (the land of [[ajam]]s), which is made up of realm of ”molk-e Iran” (Iran) and ”Turan” ([[Central Asia]]).{{sfn|Amjadi|2021|p=299}}

This travelogue demonstrates awareness of Iran as a religious, cultural, and geopolitical notion. The introduction of the ”Khataynama” states that a different Muslim realms (”mamlekat-e Mosalmani”) existed: ”Arabestan” (the land of Arabs), ”Rum” (the land of [[Ottoman Empire|Ottomans]]), and ”Ajamestan” (the land of [[ajam]]s), which is made up of realm of ”molk-e Iran” (Iran) and ”Turan” ([[Central Asia]]).{{sfn|Amjadi|2021|p=299}}


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Khataynama (Persian: نامهٔ خطای, romanizedBook on China) was a Persian-language travelogue about China, composed in Constantinople in the early 16th century by
‘Ali Akbar Khata’i.

This travelogue demonstrates awareness of Iran as a religious, cultural, and geopolitical notion. The introduction of the Khataynama states that a different Muslim realms (mamlekat-e Mosalmani) existed: Arabestan (the land of Arabs), Rum (the land of Ottomans), and Ajamestan (the land of ajams), which is made up of realm of molk-e Iran (Iran) and Turan (Central Asia).

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