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Khataynama

Khataynama () is a Persian-language travelogue about Ming 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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