HAAS, WILLIAM S. (also Wilhelm, Willy; b. Nuremberg, Germany, 13 July 1883; d. New York, 3 January 1956), German-born Iranist,…

ISFAHAN vi. MEDIEVAL PERIOD Introduction. The history of Isfahan prior to the city’s efflorescence in the 17th century often traced…

ḤĀJI VĀŠANGTON (Washington), epithet for Ḥosaynqoli Khan Moʿtamed-al-Wezāra (later Ṣadr-al-Salṭana; b. Tehran 1265/1849, d. Tehran 1316 Š./1937; Figure 1), Persia’s…