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At the age of 54, having spent a lifetime in politics and warfare, he made a decision that would immortalize his name. He abdicated his throne to his son and retreated to a life of scholarship. In 1597, he finished the Sharafnama (The Book of Honor). Writing in Persian, the diplomatic lingua franca of the time, he created a work that was both a history and a political treatise. He wrote not to flatter a sultan, but to preserve the dignity and memory of the Kurdish people for future generations.

It is the most significant source for historians studying the Ottoman-Safavid wars and their impact on tribal territories.