IsmailisAdherents of a branch of Shi’i Islam that considers Ismail, the eldest son of the Shi’i Imam Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq (d. 765), as his successor. of Badakhshan;
Persian history and literature;
Sufism in Iran, Central Asia and South Asia;
Manuscript studies with a focus on Persian and Arabic manuscripts.
Current Research and Forthcoming Projects
Dr Nourmamadchoev is currently converting his PhD thesis into a monograph entitled ‘The Ismailis of Badakhshān: History, Politics, and Religion from 1500 to 1750’. He is also finalising a Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts from Badakhshān of Tajikistan (2023-24).
