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Women Poets Iranica is an integrative encyclopedia of postclassical, modern, and contemporary women poets.
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The Encyclopædia Iranica is a comprehensive research tool dedicated to the study of Iranian civilization in the Middle East, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent.
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ARSACIDS vii. The Arsacid dynasty of Armenia
Third dynasty of Armenia, from the first to the mid-fifth century. Arsacid rule brought about an intensification of the political and cultural influence of Iran in Armenia.
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ORBELI, IOSEF ABGAROVICH
(1887-1961), orientalist and academician who specialized in Iranian studies, Armenian and Kurdish philology, and archeology.