Hakīm Idrīs ibn Hisām al-Dīn Badlīsī (d. 926 AH/519-520 AD) was a famous court secretary and historian of the late 9^th and early 10^th Century AH in the court of Sultan Ya‘qūb Āq Qūyūnlū when the Safavid ruler Shah Ismā‘īl captured Azarbaijan.

Badlīsī fled to the Ottoman territory for fear of his life and found refuge in the court of Sultan Bāyazīd, and after him Sultan Salīm, where he was well received and highly respected. The scope of his scholarly knowledge and writing power are evident from his numerous works in the field of literature, history, theology, philosophy and mysticism. One of his works, not known until recently, is the present Qānūn-i Shāhanshāhī (The Canon of Kingship), which he himself calls "Dastūrnāmah-i Shāhān" (The Kings' Guidebook). The book consists of a preface and four chapters. His rhythmic prose embellished with Quranic verses, the Prophet's traditions, and pieces of Persian and Arabic verse and proverbs is a good representative of the works written in that era.

The book has been edited on the basis of two available manuscripts: the manuscript kept in the Museum of the Turkish and Islamic Arts, and the manuscript kept in the Sulaymānīyah Library of Istanbul.

It has been published by the Written Heritage Research Centre in2008.