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Introduction and Critique of the Paper "Medicine of the Safavid Era Relying on Western Travelogues"

Iranian Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine, 2023
The Safavid period is considered one of the most important periods in the history of Iranian medicine. During this period, medical knowledge was developed many works in the field of medicine were written and several hospitals were established.
Jamal Rezaei Orimi, S. Asadi
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Environmental Crises at the End of Safavid History: The Collapse of Iran's Early Modern Imperial Ecology, 1666–1722

International Journal of Middle East Studies, 2022
The 17th century was a period of transition in world history. It was marked globally by social movements emerging in response to widespread drought, famine, disease, warfare, and dislocation linked to climate change.
James Gustafson, James P. Speer
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The occult sciences in Safavid Iran and Safavid occult scientists abroad

2021
Matthew Melvin-Koushki
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Occult Ecumenism: Maḥmūd Dihdār Shīrāzī's Unveiling Secrets as Exemplar of Timurid-Safavid Sunni-Shiʿi Science

Iran studies, 2022
That Safavid Iran was scene to a boom in the occult sciences (ʿulum-i gharība) is now beginning to be acknowledged by specialists; what has yet to be appreciated is the extent to which that boom represented a smooth and conscious continuation of Mamluk ...
Matthew Melvin-Koushki
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The Waqf System in Safavid Isfahan: Religious Authority, Urban Development, and Socio-Economic Transformation

Architecture Image Studies
The institution of waqf (endowment), a significant component of Islamic legal and social traditions, is based on allocating property for charitable purposes and ensuring its perpetual benefit to society. As a structure that prohibits the sale or personal
Z. Islamova
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Change and Continuity: Safavid Administration in Eighteenth-century Iran

Iran, 2021
The article aims to deepen knowledge concerning the continuity of the Safavid system of central bureaucracy following the fall of the Safavids through the presentation of the administrative history of a high-ranking office, majlis-nawis, and a type of ...
A. Barati
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Visual Representations of the Safavid Judicial System in the Islamic Painting Tradition

Journal of Islamic Manuscripts
The depiction of individuals with their hands tied to pālāhang reflects typical Safavid judicial convictions and customary punishments. The prevalence of these pictures suggest their significance for the Safavids.
Fariba Azhari, Mehdi Mohammadzadeh
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Sufi Lovers, Safavid Silks and Early Modern Identity

, 2022
This book examines a group of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century figural silks depicting legendary lovers from the Khamsa (Quintet) of epic Persian poetry.
Nazanin Hedayat Munroe
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Aesthetic and functional analysis of mosque entrance areas in Ottoman and Safavid Empires: a comparative study

Cogent Arts & Humanities
This study aims to thoroughly investigate the architectural complexities and historical relevance buried in mosque entrances, particularly those reflecting the Ottoman and Safavid architectural styles.
Masoumeh Khanzadeh
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Two Velvet Letter Pouches and Their Role in Safavid Diplomacy

The Textile Museum Journal
:The Designmuseum Danmark in Copenhagen holds two Iranian letter pouches on loan from the Danish National Archives. Sewn from two differently patterned, cut, voided velvets, these pouches are exquisite works of Safavid textile art.
A. Jolly, Corinne Mühlemann
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