The Unknown Ahd (Will) of Ḵhosrow Parvīz to His son ... [PDF]
During almost five centuries of Sassanid history, great warrior kings like Ardašir son of Bābak (224-240 A.D), Šāpuhr I (240-270 A.D), Kavād I (484-531 A.D), and Ḵhosrow Anošīrvan (531-579 A.D) chose one of their sons, usually the eldest one, as the ...
Shahram Jalilian
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Analytical investigation of the patrimonial law and inheritance of women in Sassanid era marriages [PDF]
In the Zoroastrian religion, marriage has a special importance and position, and every Zoroastrian is obliged to get married and form a family in order to keep the name (nāmagānȋh) and the heart of the family alive.
Parvin Davari, Esmaeil Sangari
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Persian Immigrants in the Armed Forces of Early Byzantium
Introduction. The article is devoted to Persians who served in the Early Byzantine armed forces. Even during the Principate period, alae and cohortes which were originally recruited from Parthians were part of the Roman imperial army.
Andrey D. Nazarov
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Study and review of the Viewpoint of Zoroastrian Apocalyptic Texts against Iranian Anti-Caliphate Movements in the 2nd and 3rd century A.H [PDF]
Early Islamic centuries (1st to 3rd A.H) are significant in every scholarly study of different periods in Iranian history due to their intense transformation and profound developments within the Iranian society and also the encounter of Zoroastrian and ...
Esmaeil Sangari, Mohsen Yaqubi
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The Sasanian Empire (third-seventh centuries) was one of the largest empires of antiquity, stretching from Mesopotamia to modern Pakistan and from Central Asia to the Arabian Peninsula. This mega-empire withstood powerful opponents in the steppe and expanded further in Late Antiquity, whilst the Roman world shrunk in size. Recent research has revealed
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Jesus and Mehr recognition according to oriental sources
Early oriental historians have used two series of sources about ancient history of Iran, including Iranian and non-Iranian sources. As these sources are independent of each other, two different chronologies about these ancient periods have arisen ...
Amir A. Rokhzadi, Kaivan Shafei
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Hunting in the Ghaznavid State: Courtly Culture, Military Practices and Political Power
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 theory of political divergence and gradual institutional change
Abstract Why do some societies succeed in breaking away from historical traditions while others remain trapped? This paper proposes a formal theory to investigate the interaction between short‐run and long‐run political dynamics, highlighting a co‐evolution of political institutions and social structures.
Clair Yang
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Muthanna ibn Harithah Shaybani and the First Islamic Conquests in Iraq [PDF]
Studying the first Islamic conquests without knowing the personalities who led these conquests will not be complete. One such personality is Muthanna ibn Harithah who entered history with the beginning of Islamic conquests and with the study of whose ...
Maryam Sa'idiyan Jazi
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Comparative study and investigation of Iranian glass perfume boxes in the third, fourth and sixth centuries of the Hijri-Lunar period. [PDF]
Glass is a unique material that is regenerated by a vital glassmaker.Glassmaking in Iran goes back thousands of years. With the advent of Islam, it entered a new stage.The 3rd to 6th centuries A.H.are considered to be the most important periods of ...
zahra khodadad, Pejman Dadkhah
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