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ANGLO-PERSIAN OIL COMPANY

ANGLO-PERSIAN OIL COMPANY

ANGLO-PERSIAN OIL COMPANY (ŠERKAT-E NAFT-E ENGELĪS O IRAN), a British…

22 min

BOLBOL “nightingale”

BOLBOL “nightingale”

BOLBOL “nightingale” i. The bird. ii. In Persian literature.

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APADĀNA

APADĀNA

APADĀNA, Old Pers. term referring to audience halls, now specifically…

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JĀVID, ʿABD-AL-AḤMAD

JĀVID, ʿABD-AL-AḤMAD

JĀVID, ʿABD-AL-AḤMAD (b. Kabul, 9 Jaddi 1305/6 January 1927; d.…

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ḠAZNĪ

ḠAZNĪ

ḠAZNĪ (or Ḡazna, Ḡaznīn), province and city in southeastern Afghanistan,…

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EDUCATION xviii. TEACHERS’-TRAINING SCHOOLS

EDUCATION xviii. TEACHERS’-TRAINING SCHOOLS

EDUCATION xviii. TEACHERS’-TRAINING SCHOOLS The first institution specializing in the…

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HUŠYĀR ŠIRĀZI

HUŠYĀR ŠIRĀZI

HUŠYĀR ŠIRĀZI, MOḤAMMAD-BĀQER, university professor and author (b. 12 Esfand…

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ʿALĀʾ-AL-SALṬANA

ʿALĀʾ-AL-SALṬANA

ʿALĀʾ-AL-SALṬANA, MĪRZĀ MOḤAMMAD-ʿALĪ KHAN, Qajar diplomat and minister (d. 14…

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JUDEO-PERSIAN COMMUNITIES vi. THE PAHLAVI ERA (1925-1979)

JUDEO-PERSIAN COMMUNITIES vi. THE PAHLAVI ERA (1925-1979)

JUDEO-PERSIAN COMMUNITIES OF IRAN vi. The Pahlavi Era (1925-1979) UNDER…

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IRAN vii. NON-IRANIAN LANGUAGES (7) Turkic Languages

IRAN vii. NON-IRANIAN LANGUAGES (7) Turkic Languages

IRAN vii, continued vii(7). Turkic Languages of Iran In Iran,…

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SELEUCUS

SELEUCUS

Seleucus (Greek: Seleukos), name of seven kings of the Seleucid…

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EḤTEŠĀM-AL-SALṬANA

EḤTEŠĀM-AL-SALṬANA

EḤTEŠĀM-AL-SALṬANA, Mīrzā Maḥmūd Khan ʿAlāmīr Qajar, also known as Masʿūd…

7 min

GARDEN vi. In Persian Art

GARDEN vi. In Persian Art

The garden as an artifice has inspired other forms of…

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ANGŪR

ANGŪR

ANGŪR, grapes. i. Production and trade. ii. In Afghanistan. iii.…

7 min

NÖLDEKE, THEODOR

NÖLDEKE, THEODOR

NÖLDEKE, THEODOR ii. AS AN IRANIST As a pupil of…

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DESERT

DESERT

DESERT (Pers. bīābān; kavīr; lūt; see below), area of low…

36 min

ECONOMY ix. IN THE PAHLAVI PERIOD

ECONOMY ix. IN THE PAHLAVI PERIOD

ECONOMY ix. IN THE PAHLAVI PERIOD From Reżā Shah’s rise…

31 min

DUPREE, LOUIS

DUPREE, LOUIS

DUPREE, LOUIS (b. Greenville, N.C., 23 August 1925; d. Durham,…

4 min

BAGHDAD ii. From the Mongol Invasion to the Ottoman Occupation

BAGHDAD ii. From the Mongol Invasion to the Ottoman Occupation

BAGHDAD ii. From the Mongol Invasion to the Ottoman Occupation.…

35 min

MĀLIK, DĀWĪD GĪWARGĪS

MĀLIK, DĀWĪD GĪWARGĪS

MĀLIK, Mīrzāʾ DĀWĪD GĪWARGĪS, Assyrian poet and historian (1861-1931; Figure…

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