Richard N. Frye
Articles by Richard N. Frye
- COMMERCE iii. In the Parthian and Sasanian periods
COMMERCE iii. In the Parthian and Sasanian periods The Parthian period. There are few contemporary sources on commerce in the…
- DARĪGBED
DARĪGBED (Mid. Pers. *dlykptˈ, darīgbed [cf. Arm. darikʿpet; see Chaumont, p. 157], variant dlykʾn srdʾr, darigān sālār [Arm. dranikan-salar; Chaumont,…
- DARIUS ii. Darius the Mede
DARIUS ii. DARIUS THE MEDE In the Old Testament Book of Daniel Darius the Mede is mentioned (5:30-31) as ruler…
- CENTRAL ASIA iii. In Pre-Islamic Times
CENTRAL ASIA iii. In Pre-Islamic Times The sources. The main evidence for the history of Central Asia before the coming…
- BULLAE
BULLAE, the sealings, usually of clay or bitumen, on which were impressed the marks of seals showing ownership or witness…
- BĀZRANGĪ
BĀZRANGĪ, the family name of a dynasty of petty rulers in Fārs from whom Sāsān, the eponymous ancestor of the…
- FORŪGĪ, MOḤSEN
FORŪGĪ, MOḤSEN (Mohsen Foroughi), pioneer of modern architecture in Persia, an influential professor of architecture at the University of Tehran,…
- Asia Institute
Asia Institute, The, founded in 1928 in New York City as the American Institute for Persian Art and Archaeology, incorporated…
- ASIA INSTITUTE, BULLETIN OF THE
ASIA INSTITUTE, BULLETIN OF THE, underwent three transformations in its existence. It began as the Bulletin of the American Institute…
- BUKHARA i. In Pre-Islamic Times
BUKHARA i. In Pre-Islamic Times The site or town of Bukhara was one of many settlements in the large oasis…