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ḠAFFARĪ, MOḤAMMAD
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a prominent Qajar painter. See KAMĀL-AL-MOLK.
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ḠAFFĀRĪ, MOḤAMMAD-EBRĀHĪM KHAN
Kambiz Eslami
son of Farroḵ Khan Amīn-al-Dawla, a high-ranking Qajar official. He spent his early years in the inner circle of Nāṣer-al-Dīn Shah’s court and then traveled to Europe to continue his education. In 1891 he received the title Moʿāwen-al-Dawla, and was named the head of the Commerce Court and deputy minister of justice.
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ḠAFFĀRĪ, NEẒĀM-AL-DĪN
Kambiz Eslami
(1844-1915), Qajar minister and engineer. In his later years, Ḡaffārī held several important positions, including the minister of mines, the minister of public services, and minister of education.
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ḠAFFĀRĪ, ṢANĪʿ-AL-MOLK
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GAFUROV, BOBODZHAN GAFUROVICH
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(1908-1977), Tajik statesman, academician, and historian. His energy and administrative skills were instrumental in establishing Tajikistan’s first State University in 1948, and in inaugurating its national Academy of Sciences in 1951. He published more than 500 works.
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GAGIK
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GĀH
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a Middle Persian, Parthian, and New Persian word meaning either “place” or “time.”
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GĀH-ŠOMĀRĪ
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See CALENDARS.
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GĀHAMBĀR
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See GĀHĀNBĀR.
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GĀHĀNBĀR
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Middle Persian name for the feasts held at the end of each of the six seasons of the Zoroastrian year.