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Hunting in the Ghaznavid State: Courtly Culture, Military Practices and Political Power
History, EarlyView.Abstract Hunting occupied an important place in the royal court culture of the Ghaznavid state (963–1186 CE). Ghaznavid hunting culture developed through the interaction of Turkic‐Islamic political traditions, Persianate models of kingship and local ecological settings. Rather than constituting a fully formalized institution, Ghaznavid hunting practice
Arslan Durdu
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A Review on the Historical Approach of Skandar Beig e-Monshi e-Turcoman in Alam e-Araye Abbasi [PDF]
تاریخ اسلام, 2011 A set of historical books of Safavid time is considered as a bond between the idea of historiography in pre and post phases of Safavid era. Alam e- Araye Abbasi compiled by Skandar Beig Monshi e-Turcoman is considered as the most significant of these ...
Fatemeh Sarkheil
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James Lyman Merrick's Aborted “Mission to the Mohammedans of Persia”
The Muslim World, EarlyView.Abstract James Lyman Merrick (1803‐1866) served as a missionary of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) in Persia between 1835 and 1845. He was America's first missionary to the Muslim world. Based on his field research on the Persians’ religious beliefs, he correctly predicted that the conversion of Persia's Muslims into ...
Hooman Estelami
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The Study On The Development Of Ornamentation In The Architecture Of Safavid Dynasty
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N. Utaberta +4 more
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The soul of the soil: Unearthing a Nation's eco‐empathy through 1200 years of Persian poetry
People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 6, Page 1987-2002, June 2026.Abstract Cultivating a profound sense of connection with the natural world, conceptualized as eco‐empathy, is increasingly recognized as a vital precursor to effective environmental stewardship. While scientific data frame ecological crises, literary traditions offer a unique archive for tracing the history of this empathetic bond. This study positions
Isa Esfandiarpour‐Boroujeni +7 more
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Analysis of the political motives of Ismaeil Mirza's migration to Guilan [PDF]
پژوهشهای تاریخی ایران و اسلام, 2018 One of the most significant events of the history of Safavid era is Esmaeil Mirza’s immigration to Guilan which has been reported differently in the historic sources of this dynasty. Lahiji’s report , among all the other sources of safavid period , has
abbass panahi
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National Colonialism: Nation‐State, Colonialism and Colonisation of Kurdistan
Nations and Nationalism, Volume 32, Issue 2, Page 414-425, April 2026.ABSTRACT This article develops the concept of ‘national colonialism’ to capture colonial relations in the nation‐state form. It does so through a critical appraisal of the concept of ‘internal colonialism’, which largely fails to explain the links between nationalism and colonial relations.
Behnam Amini
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A Harem in Disorder: Narrating Elite Female Seclusion in Late Mughal Delhi
Gender &History, Volume 37, Issue 3, Page 817-827, October 2025.ABSTRACT This article examines the late Mughal period, a time of dramatic political reconfiguration, to trace the relevance of practices of elite female seclusion, and particularly of the complex space of the imperial harem, to narrations of an empire under strain.
Emma Kalb
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Strategic Relations between Safavid Kings and Clerics and Its Reflection in the Military Arena [PDF]
Faṣlnāmah-i Pizhūhish/hā-yi Rāhburdī-i SiyāsatIntroductionThe Safavid era can be divided into two distinct periods. The first extends from the inception of the Safavid dynasty to the 1639 Peace Treaty of Zuhab, while the second period spans from the Peace Treaty of Zuhab to the fall of Isfahan at ...
Reza Sehhat Manesh
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More Than a Game: Football and Ethnic Contestation in Contemporary Iran
Digest of Middle East Studies, Volume 34, Issue 4, Fall 2025.ABSTRACT This study examines a particular form of ethnic resentment, namely the use of sport as a medium for expressing repressed ethnic feelings. It focuses on how a sports club, going beyond mere entertainment and athletics, becomes a center for disseminating ethnic sentiments. Specifically, it explores the role of Tractor, a football club founded in
Ehsan Kashfi
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