Touraj Daryaee
Articles by Touraj Daryaee
- SCHMIDT, HANNS-PETER
SCHMIDT, HANNS-PETER (b. Berlin, 1930; d. Dana Point, Calif., 31 July 2017; Figure 1), a German Indo-Iranist who mainly…
- ŠĀPUR II
ŠĀPUR II (r. 309-79 CE), the longest reigning monarch of the Sasanian dynasty (224-651 CE). Legend has it that the…
- SŪR SAXWAN
SŪR SAXWAN (Banquet Speech), a Middle Persian text about a court banquet held in the Sasanian Empire (Cereti, p. 181;…
- ŠĀH-NĀMA nn. The Šāh-nāma as a historical source
ŠĀH-NĀMA nn. The Šāh-nāma as a historical source Broadly speaking, Persian histories may be divided into three groups: universal (e.g….
- YAZDEGERD II
YAZDEGERD II (r. 439-57 CE), Sasanian king, whose reign is marked by wars with Byzantium in the west and the…
- ZURWĀNDĀD
ZURWĀNDĀD, the eldest son of the grand vizier (wuzurg framādār) Mehr Narseh, who appointed him to the high religious office…
- ZĀDUYA
ZĀDUYA, a Persian noble in the 7th century CE who was instrumental in the crowning of Farroḵzād Ḵosrow as Sasanian…
- MEHR-NARSEH
MEHR-NARSEH, the grand vizier (Mid. Pers. wuzurg framādār) during the reigns of the Sasanian kings Yazdgerd I (r. 399-421 CE),…
- BĀBAK
BĀBAK (Mid. Pers.: Pābag), reformer of the Sasanian military and in charge of the department of the warriors (Diwān al-moqātela)…
- HEDAYAT, SADEQ iv. TRANSLATIONS OF PAHLAVI TEXTS
HEDAYAT, SADEQ iv. TRANSLATIONS OF PAHLAVI TEXTS Sadeq Hedayat traveled to India in 1936 and stayed for less than two…
- SHAPUR II
SHAPUR II (r. 309-79 CE), the longest reigning monarch of the Sasanian dynasty (224-651 CE). Legend has it that the…
- ŠAHRESTĀNĪHĀ Ī ĒRĀNŠAHR
ŠAHRESTĀNĪHĀ Ī ĒRĀNŠAHR (The Provincial Capitals of Iran), the only major surviving Middle Persian text on geography: it enumerates the…