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State and aristocracy in the Sasanian Empire
, 2015 This thesis aims to consider the competing visions of Sasanian Iran advanced by Arthur Christensen in ‘L’Iran sous les Sassanides’ (1944) and Parvaneh Pourshariati in ‘Decline and Fall of the Sasanian Empire’ (2008), discuss the relevant evidence in relation to their arguments, and to suggest our own theory of how the Sasanian Empire operated ...
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A note on an Umayyad carved ivory plaque kept at the Walters Art Gallery [PDF]
, 2017 This paper proposes an iconographical and stylistic analysis of a carved ivory plaque kept at the Walters Art Gallery in Baltimore (acc. no. 71.62). It will show that it is not a Coptic artefact featuring a Sasanian king, as assumed until now, but an ...
DI CESARE, Michelina
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Journal of Quaternary Science, Volume 40, Issue 7, Page 1285-1304, October 2025.ABSTRACT This study investigates long‐term impacts of empires on local socio‐ecosystems in western Anatolia (modern western Türkiye) over the past four millennia. We focus on Buldan Yayla Lake, located in a small mountain basin north of the Büyük Menderes (Great Meander) River valley.
Sabina Fiołna +7 more
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Higher Objectives of Islamic Law (Maqāṣid al‐Sharīʿa) in Substantiating Justice in Land Tax
The Muslim World, Volume 115, Issue 4, Page 295-319, Autumn 2025.Abstract This article discusses the relationship between the systemization of kharāj (land tax) and the higher objective of Islamic law or Maqāṣid al‐Sharīʿa. After the conquest of Sawād region (located in modern‐day southern Iraq), the First Caliph ʿUmar (634 ‐ 644 CE) introduced a new approach to the distribution of ghanīmah (spoils of war), leaving ...
Öznur Özdemir, Mehmet Asutay
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Iranian hospitality : from caravanserai to bazaar to reporting symbolic experience [PDF]
, 2008 This paper reports case studies seeking to address one of the great problems of social science: namely, the extent to which is it possible or desirable accurately to report conscious experience (Hulburt & Scwitzgebel 2007).
O'Gorman, Kevin D., Prentice, Richard C.
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Forgetting cane grasses: Switching temporal focus to reveal mosaics of Saccharum diversity
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 7, Issue 3, Page 590-602, May 2025.Sugarcane (Saccharum cvs.) is one of the most important cash crops globally. Related varieties and species of cane grasses of the genus Saccharum are also important subsistence crops in the Indo‐Pacific region. Despite the significance of these crops globally and recent advances in genetic characterisation, the histories and geographies of ...
Tim Denham
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Appling NORTH et al.'s "Natural State" Theory to Interpret SAFAVID's State Evolution from Rise to Its Peak [PDF]
دولتپژوهیExtended AbstractIntroductionInvestigating how the Safavid state emerged and flourished in today’s Iran territory is very useful for understanding Iran's history and current situation.
Mazaher Ziaei
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Evidence of glass bead‐making in the early Islamic Iberian Peninsula
Archaeometry, Volume 67, Issue 2, Page 364-379, April 2025.Abstract Glass beads from two Islamic archaeological sites in the Tagus valley in central Spain were selected and analysed by laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA‐ICP‐MS), and a subset of samples (n = 6) was analysed for Pb isotopes by multicollector thermal ionization mass spectrometry (MC‐TIMS).
Cristina Boschetti +4 more
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Migrations of Turkic Tribes to the Caucasus in the 3-5 Centuries
ЕмінакThe purpose of the research paper is devoted to the analysis of migrations of Turkic tribes in the Caucasus in the 3-5 centuries, their influence on the ethnic composition, socio-political structure and economic development of the region.
Terigele Zhang
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The Representation of Shah Ismail I as the Ideal King: Khandmir’s Iranshahr Model in Habib al-Siyar for Legitimizing the Founder of the Safavid State [PDF]
پژوهش های تاریخیThe Safavids ascended to power in Iran through the force of Qizilbash swords. However, as they aimed to establish a long-lasting rule, they introduced distinct cultural claims to legitimize their government.
Amir Ghodsi Simakani +2 more
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