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KASHAN vi. THE ESBANDI FESTIVAL
Habib Borjian
An elaborate festival held in the Kashan region on the eve of the month Esfand.
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KASHAN vii. KASHAN WARE
Margaret S. Graves
Kashan, with its high-quality ceramic production in the medieval period, appears to have been a major site for the manufacture of fine wares between the 1170s and 1220s as well as later 13th and early 14th centuries.
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KASHAN viii. RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES (1) JEWISH COMMUNITY
Mehrdad Amanat
Kashan was home to an important Jewish community and cultural center starting at least in the Safavid period.
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KASHAN viii. RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES (2) BAHAI COMMUNITY
Mehrdad Amanat
Like many Bahai communities in Iran, Kashan Bahais can trace their roots to the early years of the Babi movement.
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KASHAN ix. THE MEDIAN DIALECTS OF KASHAN
Habib Borjian
In the past few decades, rural Kashan has rapidly been shifting to Persian; most villages have already been partly or entirely persianized, and practically all Rāji speakers are bilingual.
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KASHAN ix. THE MEDIAN DIALECTS OF KASHAN (2) URBAN JEWISH DIALECT
Habib Borjian
Kashan may be characterized as exclusively Persian speaking and Muslim from the time when the city was abandoned by its Jewry, who spoke a variety of Central dialects.
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KASHGAR
Pavel Lurje
(Kāšḡar), town in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region in northwestern China, in the westernmost extremity of the Tarim Basin.
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KASHMIR
Multiple Authors
This entry is divided into five articles: i. Introduction. ii. Persian language in Kashmir. iii. Persian language in the state administration. iv. Persian elements in Kashmiri. v. Persian influence on Kashmiri art.
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KASHMIR i. INTRODUCTION
Siegfried Weber
Iranian influence in and beyond the region of Kashmir is a long-term phenomenon. Inscriptions in Sogdian, Parthian, and Middle Persian demonstrate pre-Islamic contacts there with Iranian-speakers.
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KASHMIR ii. PERSIAN LANGUAGE IN KASHMIR
Siegfried Weber
Persian was the basis of administrations all over western Asia and the highly prestigious language at the courts. Hence, Persian learning radiated into Kashmir and found a fertile soil after the initial impulse.