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AFRĀSIĀB ii. Wall Paintings
Matteo Compareti
The Afrāsiāb wall paintings refer to 7th-century Sogdian murals, discovered in 1965 in the residential part of ancient Samarqand (Samarkand).
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AFRĀSĪĀBIDS
Cross-Reference
See ĀL-E AFRĀSĪĀB (1).
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AFRASIYABIDS
Cross-Reference
See ĀL-E AFRĀSĪĀB (1).
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AFRĀŠTA, MOḤAMMAD-ʿALĪ
B. Sholevar and H. Javadi
poet, writer and satirist (1908-1959).
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ĀFRĪD
J. P. Asmussen
5th-century Christian bishop of Sagastān.
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AFRĪDĪ
C. M. Kieffer
(singular -ay), designation of a major Paṧtūn tribe in northwest Pakistan, with a few members in Afghanistan.
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AFRIGHID DYNASTY
Cross-Reference
See ĀL-E AFRĪḠ.
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AFRIḠIDS
Cross-Reference
See ĀL-E AFRIḠ.
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ĀFRĪN
F. M. Kotwal and J. W. Boyd
“blessing,” benedictory prayers said at the conclusion of every Zoroastrian ceremony of blessings (āfrinagān).
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ĀFRĪNAGĀN
M. F. Kanga
a term for one of the outer Zoroastrian liturgical services.