FARĀHĀN, a district (baḵš) in Tafreš subprovince (šahrestān) of the Central (Markazī) province. The Farmahīn River traverses the district and…

FAHRAJ, subdistrict (dehestān) and town in the Persian province of Yazd. The town (31ò 46’ N, 54ò 35’ E), 1270…

GĪLĀN vi. HISTORY IN THE 18TH CENTURY The rapid decline of the Safavids in the first decades of the 18th…

GĪLĀN vii. HISTORY IN THE 19TH CENTURY During the 19th century, Persia underwent major political, economic, and social changes which…