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BASKERVILLE, HOWARD C.
K. Ekbal
a teacher at the American mission in Tabrīz, killed 19 April 1909 during the siege of Tabrīz by royalist troops.
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BĀSMA
M. Dabīrsīāqī
a Turkish word which originally referred to a design applied (e.g., with a wood block) in ink, silver, and gold to paper, cloth, and other materials.
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BASRA
F. M. Donner
(Ar. al-Baṣra), town located near the Šaṭṭ al-ʿArab river in southern Iraq, predominantly Arab, possessing a rich political, cultural, and economic history. This article concentrates mainly on describing the town’s many significant ties with Iran.
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BASSĀM-E KORD
Z. Safa
the Kharijite (fl. mid-9th century), one of the first poets in the New Persian language, active at the court of the Saffarids.
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BAŠŠĀR-E MARḠAZĪ
Z. Safa
a Persian poet of the 10th century, apparently from Marv in Khorasan.
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BAST
J. Calmard
(sanctuary, asylum), the designation of certain sanctuaries in Iran that are considered inviolable and were often used by people seeking refuge from prosecution.
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BASṬĀM, BASṬĀMĪ
cross-reference
See BESṬĀM, BESṬĀMĪ FAMILY.
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BASTANEGĀR
J. During
a gūša in the instrumental repertory (radīf) of classical Persian music.
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BASTŪR
A. Tafażżolī
(Mid. Pers. Bastwar, Av. Bastauuairi), a hero of the Iranian national epic, son of Zarēr, King Goštāsp’s brother.
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BĀṬĀS
R. M. Boehmer
a village in Iraq, Arbīl province. The nearby rock relief, no longer in good preservation, may depict Izates II, the king of Adiabene (ca. 36-62 A.D.), who was converted to Judaism. He is likely to have ordered the carving after the unexpected retreat of the Parthian king of kings, Vologases I.
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