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italic title Taxobox name Agdistis iranica image image size 200px image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera familia Pterophoridae subfamilia genus Agdistis moth Agdistis species A. iranica binomial Agdistis iranica binomial authority Alipanah & Ustjuzhanin, 2006 synonyms Agdistis iranica is a moth in the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Iran . ref http www.soceurlep.eu tl files nota bd29 2 05 Alipanah final.indd.pdf A new species, a new synonym, and new distribution records in the genus Agdistis H bner, 1825 from Iran Pterophoridae Agdistinae ref The wingspan is 17 20 mm. The forewings are grey brown with four spots in the apical portion of the costal edge. The hindwings are greyish. References Reflist Category Agdistinae Agdistinae stub vi Agdistis iranica ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Marasmarcha iranica image image width image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera familia Pterophoridae genus Marasmarcha species M. iranica binomial Marasmarcha iranica binomial authority Arenberger, 1999 synonyms Marasmarcha iranica is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Iran . ref http redalyc.uaemex.mx redalyc pdf 455 45514996002.pdf Notes on the tribes Platyptiliini and Exelastini from Iran Lepidoptera Pterophoridae ref The wingspan is 20 24 mm. ref http www.landesmuseum.at pdf frei remote Quad 2 0215 0226.pdf Pterophoridae aus Zentralasien und angrenzenden Territorien. 2. Teil Lepidoptera ref References Reflist Category Animals described in 1999 Category Exelastini Pterophorinae stub ... more details
Taxobox regnum Chromalveolata phylum Heterokontophyta classis Oomycetes subclassis Incertae sedis ordo Peronosporales familia Pythiaceae genus Phytophthora species P. iranica binomial Phytophthora iranica binomial authority Caros. & Tucker, 1949 Phytophthora iranica is a plant pathogen that infects the root s of Myrtus communis Myrtle . It was discovered in a commercial nursery in Sardinia, Italy . ref cite journal author Belisatio A., Magnano Di San Lio G., Pane A., Cacciola S. O. year 1993 journal Plant disease volume 77 issue 10 pages 1050 1055 title Phytophthora iranica, a new root pathogen of myrtle from Italy ISSN 0191 2917 http www.apsnet.org pd PDFS 1993 PlantDisease77n10 1050.pdf ref External links http www.speciesfungorum.org Names Names.asp Index Fungorum http nt.ars grin.gov fungaldatabases USDA ARS Fungal Database References Reflist Category Phytophthora iranica Category Plant pathogens and diseases watermould stub plant disease stub ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Phyllonorycter iranica image image width 200px image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera infraordo Heteroneura familia Gracillariidae genus Phyllonorycter species P. iranica binomial Phyllonorycter iranica binomial authority Deschka, 1979 synonyms Phyllonorycter iranica is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Iran . ref http gc.bebif.be species show 2236 Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae Lepidoptera ref The length of the forewings is about 4 mm. ref http www.biologiezentrum.at pdf frei remote ZAOE 31 0013 0016.pdf Blattminierende Lepidopteren Aus Dem Nahen und Mittleren Osten. III.Teil ref The larva e feed on Malus domestica . They leaf miner mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a very small mine on the underside of the leaf. References Reflist Category Phyllonorycter Phyllonorycter stub vi Phyllonorycter iranica ... more details
Infobox journal title Scientia Iranica cover discipline Science and Technology editor A. Vafai website http www.elsevier.com locate scientia link1 http www.sciencedirect.com science journal 10263098 link1 name Online access link2 link2 name publisher Sharif University of Technology country Iran abbreviation history 1991 present frequency 22 year impact 0.123 impact year 2009 ISSN 1026 3098 OCLC 43453436 openaccess Yes Scientia Iranica is a Peer review peer reviewed scientific journal published by Elsevier on behalf of the Sharif University of Technology Tehran , Iran . It was established in 1991 and covers theoretical and experimental research in technology technical sciences and engineering . ref name SCIENTIA IRANICA cite web url http www.sciencedirect.com science journal 10263098 title Scientia Iranica Online ref ref name Omar Khayyam & Scientia Iranica cite web url http www.iranreview.org content view 4097 51 title Omar Khayyam & Scientia Iranica date 04 May 2009 publisher Iran Review accessdate 2009 06 11 ref Starting in 2011, the journal is published open access publishing open access . The editor in chief is Abolhassan Vafai Sharif University of Technology . Background Image ScientiaIranicaLogo.png thumb right 150px Official logo of Scientia Iranica The journal is divided in 6 sections called Transactions . Transactions A Civil Engineering This section covers civil engineering , which includes, but is not limited to, structural engineering , materials science engineering materials , coastal and harbor engineering , construction management , environmental engineering , geotechnical engineering , highway engineering , information technology , railway systems engineering ... locate scientia title Scientia Iranica publisher Scientia Iranica ref Transactions B Mechanical ... is published biannually. ref name sciiran Scientia Iranica has published a special issue in this section .... Abstracting and indexing Scientia Iranica is abstracted and indexed by Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries ... more details
Italic title Infobox journal title Iranica Antiqua cover File Iranica Antiqua cover.jpeg editor E. Haerinck, B. Overlaet discipline Archaeology, Oriental Studies, Iranian Studies former names abbreviation publisher Gent University country Belgium frequency Annual history 1961 present openaccess license impact impact year website http poj.peeters leuven.be content.php?url journal&journal code IA ISSN 0021 0870 eISSN 1783 1482 Iranica Antiqu is a Peer review scholarly journals publishing articles on ancient Iran in its broadest sense. The journal was established by Iranist Roman Ghirshman and Louis Vanden Berghe in 1961. The journal is edited by the Department for Near Eastern Art and Archaeology at Gent University , Belgium. Articles are in French, English or German. According to its official website, the journal publishes different articles such as preliminary excavation reports, contributions on archaeological problems, studies on different aspects of history, institutions, religion, epigraphy, numismatics and history of art of ancient Iran, as well as on cultural exchanges and relations between Iran and its neighbours . ref cite web title Iranica Antiqua url http poj.peeters leuven.be content.php?url journal&journal code IA author Peeters online journals ref See also Encyclopaedia Iranica Iranian studies References reflist External links Official 1 http poj.peeters leuven.be content.php?url journal&journal code IA Category Area studies journals Category Annual journals Category Multilingual journals Category Publications established in 1961 journal stub ... more details
. Matini, FAR N N MA in Encyclop dia Iranica http www.iranicaonline.org articles afarin nama a poem ... FI L EBB in Encyclop dia Iranica http www.iranicaonline.org articles hedayat al motaallemin fil tebb J. Matini, AM RA MARVAZ in Encyclop dia Iranica http www.iranicaonline.org articles amara b J. Matini, AFIFI, RA IM in Encyclop dia Iranica http www.iranicaonline.org articles afifi J. Matini, AD B N BUR in Encyclop dia Iranica http www.iranicaonline.org articles adib nisaburi shaikh abd al jawad persian litterateur and poet J. Matini, AM AQ BO AR in Encyclop dia Iranica http www.iranicaonline.org ... 6th 11th 12th centuries J. Matini, ABIB ALL H OR S NI in Encyclop dia Iranica http www.iranicaonline.org articles habib allah korasani J. Matini, BAHMANY R A MAD in Encyclop dia Iranica http www.iranicaonline.org ... Iranica http www.iranicaonline.org articles fayyaz J. Matini, FARRO , Sayyed MA M D in Encyclop dia Iranica http www.iranicaonline.org articles farrok J. Matini, AY Z, ABU L NAJM in Encyclop dia Iranica http www.iranicaonline.org articles ayaz abul najm b J. Matini, AR B GDEL in Encyclop dia Iranica http www.iranicaonline.org articles azar bigdeli hajj lotf ali big J. Mat n , AWF , SAD D AL D N in Encyclop dia Iranica http www.iranicaonline.org articles awfi sadid al din J. Matini, KU N MA in Encyclop dia Iranica http www.iranicaonline.org articles kus nama part of a mythical history of iran J. Mat n , M. Caton, REF QAZV N in Encyclop dia Iranica http www.iranicaonline.org articles ... more details
name Iranica Iranshenasi has sometimes dedicated an entire issue to the remembrance of scholars and artists. ref name Iranica Special issues on Parviz Natel Khanlari , ref name Iranica Zabihollah Safa , ref name Iranica Ferdowsi , ref Robert Hillenbrand, Shahnama the visual language of the Persian ... Ganjavi , ref name Iranica Mehrdad Bahar , ref name Iranica and Richard N. Frye ref name Iranica are examples ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Siege of Kandahar image caption partof date 1605 1606 place Kandahar , Afghanistan result Mughal victory territory combatant1 Image Safavid Flag.png 25px border Safavid Empire combatant2 flag Mughal Empire commander1 Hosayn Khan commander2 h Beg Khan strength1 strength2 casualties1 casualties2 The Siege of Kandahar lasted from 1605 to 1606 . The Mughals had obtained the city of Kandahar in 1595 after the Mughal army had advanced to the city the governor, Mo affar osayn Mirz , negotiated with the Mughals and surrendered the city. ref name Iranica Iranica 2011 ref The Safavid ruler, Abbas I of Persia Shah Abbas , was shocked by the loss of the important fortress but abstained from military action preferring to negotiate a settlement. When Emperor Akbar died on October 27 of 1605 , the governor of Herat , Hosayn Khan, moved to recapture the city while the Mughals were distracted on the Imperial succession. r Iranica The city, defended by governor h Beg Khan , held out the Safavid siege until the next year when the new Emperor , Jahangir , sent an army that lifted the siege. Abbas repudiated Hosayn s actions in letter to Jahangir and both sides reestablished normal relations, r Iranica tough Kandahar would remain a controversial affair between both parties. r Iranica Notes Reflist 2 Sources cite web url http www.iranicaonline.org articles kandahar from the mongol invasion through the safavid era title KANDAHAR iv. From The Mongol Invasion Through the Safavid Era publisher Encyclop dia Iranica accessdate 13 October 2011 Mughal Empire coord missing Category 17th century conflicts Category Battles involving the Mughal Empire Category Conflicts in 1605 Category Conflicts in 1606 Category Safavid dynasty Category Wars involving Afghanistan Category History of Kandahar ... more details
Qotab lang fa qott b is an almond filled, deep fried Persia n cake. ref name Encyclop dia Iranica cite encyclopedia last Ramazani first N. encyclopedia Encyclop dia Iranica accessdate 7 October 2011 title B D M coauthors de Planhol , X. url http www.iranicaonline.org articles badam almond ref That pastry is made of flour , almond s, powdered sugar , vegetable oil, and cardamom . The city of Yazd is well known worldwide for its qotab . References references Category Pastry Category Almonds Category Iranian cuisine dessert stub fa ... more details
Kamal al Din Esfahani lang fa b. ca. 568 1172 73 d. ca. 635 1237 , was Persian poet from Isfahan , noted for his mastery of the panegyric . ref name Iranica http www.iranicaonline.org articles kamal al din esfahani David Durand Gu dy, KAM L AL DIN E FAH NI in Encyclopaedia Iranica ref From the Timurid dynasty Timurid era onwards, he has also been called all q al ma ni, creator of intricate meanings Life He was born to Kamal al Din Esfahani, a famous poet in 1172 in a well established Hanafi family of the eds. notes reflist See also portal Poetry List of Persian poets and authors Persian literature Persian literature Category Persian poets Category Medieval poets ... more details
in Persian, Colum bia University Assistant Editor Encyclop dia Iranica 1985 Associate Professor Professor ... and History 2002 2003 Associate Editor Encyclop dia Iranica 2002 Consulting editor, The International ... Iranica, Vol. II, London 1987. br 22. With O. P. Skaerv , Festschrift for Professor Richard ... , Acta Iranica 30. Papers in Honor of Professor Ehsan Yarshater Leiden 1990 . br 24. The Splendour ..., London 2001. br 25. Associate Editor , Encyclop dia Iranica, vols. X XI, New York, 2002 2003 Articles ... Nachleben, eds. H. M. Koch D. N. Makenzie , Berlin 1983 , 239 46. br 46. Iranian Notes 1 6 , Acta Iranica ... namag , Acta Iranica 30 Papers in Honor of Professor Ehsan Yarshater , Leiden 1990 208 29. br 53 ... Studies Middle East , New York 1988 . br 59. Amazons in E. Yarshater ed. Encyclop dia Iranica, Vol. I London 1985 , 929. br 60. Amorges , Encyclop dia Iranica, Vol. I, 986 87. br 61. Apama Encyclop dia Iranica, Vol. II London 1987 , 150. br 62. Arda ir II , Encyclop dia Iranica, Vol. II, 380 81. br 63. Arda ir III , Encyclop dia Iranica, Vol. II, 381 82. br 64. Arda ir Sakan ah , Encyclop dia Iranica, Vol. II, 383 84. br 65. Ariaeos , Encyclop dia Iranica, Vol. II, 405 406. br 66. Ariaramaeia , Encyclop dia Iranica, Vol. II, 407 408. br 67. Ariobarzanes 2 , Encyclop dia Iranica, Vol. II, 407 408. br 68. Ariyaramnes ,. Encyclop dia Iranica, Vol. II, 410 411. br 69. Army in Ancient Iran , Encyclop dia Iranica, Vol. II, 489 99. br 70. Arnavaz , Encyclop dia Iranica, Vol. II, 517. br 71. Arsacid Origins , Encyclop dia Iranica, Vol. II, 525. br 72. Arsacid Era , Encyclop dia Iranica, Vol. II, 451 52. br 73. Arsacid Chronology in Traditional History , Encyclop dia Iranica, Vol. II, 542 43. br 74. Ar ama , Encyclop dia Iranica, Vol. II, 46. br 75. Arsites , Encyclop dia Iranica, Vol. II, 548. br 76. Artachaias , Encyclop dia Iranica, Vol. II, 651. br 77. Artyphios , Encyclop dia Iranica, Vol. II, 655. br 78. Asb Horse in Ancient Iran , Encyclop dia Iranica, Vol. II, 724 30. br 79. Aspacana ... more details
s account of the 1929 Afghan Civil War . He has made frequent contributions to Encyclop dia Iranica ... Iranica . http www.iranica.com newsite Abd al Qoddus b. Boltan Mohamm d . Encyclop dia Iranica . http www.iranica.com newsite Abd al Rahm n b. Soyunj . Encyclop dia Iranica http www.iranica.com newsite Abu l Hasan b. Mohammad Amin Golest na . Encyclop dia Iranica . http www.iranica.com newsite Al m r Ye h Esm l . Encyclop dia Iranica . http www.iranica.com newsite Architecture and Narrative ... 1998 . Bad al Zam n M irz . Encyclop dia Iranica . http www.iranica.com newsite Bark Ard r Torkm n . Encyclop dia Iranica . http www.iranica.com newsite Bok r kund Moll Mohammad ar f . Encyclop dia Iranica . http www.iranica.com newsite Barrier of heterodoxy? Rethinking the Ties Between Iran ... until the 12th 18th century, Encyclop dia Iranica . http www.iranica.com newsite , 1992 .... Central Asia in the 16th 18th centuries Encyclop dia Iranica . http www.iranica.com newsite , 1992 ... University Press , 1995 Cor s. h Mahamud b M rza F zel . Encyclop dia Iranica . http www.iranica.com ... . Encyclop dia Iranica . http www.iranica.com newsite index.isc?Article http www.iranica.com newsite .... 5, 1988. Mohammad Ayyub Khan . Encyclop dia Iranica , 2003. Reconstructing Balkh The Vakfiya of 947 ... more details
published in Iran , Western peer reviewed Journals as well as Iranica . Biography Abbas Zaryab Khoi ... vii viii Franklin Lewis, HAFEZ viii. HAFEZ AND RENDI in Encyclopedia Iranica ref Charles Melville, ref Charles Melville, HISTORIOGRAPHY iv. MONGOL PERIOD in Encyclopedia Iranica ref G. Michael Wickens ... in Encyclopedia Iranica ref Lutz Richter Bernburg, ref Lutz Richter Bernburg, GOND PUR in Encyclopedia Iranica ref Josef van Ess, ref Josef van Ess, EBN R VAND , ABU l OSAYN A MAD in Encyclopedia Iranica ref H. R. Roemer, ref H. R. Roemer, B YSON OR, AL D N in Encyclopedia Iranica ref and etc .... A. Zary b, J BO R in Encyclop dia Iranica http www.iranicaonline.org articles agaji bokari samanid amir and poet A. Zaryab J , in Encyclop dia Iranica http www.iranicaonline.org articles ... B. M H N in Encyclop dia Iranica http www.iranicaonline.org articles bokayr b Charles Melville and A. Zaryab Chobanids in Encyclop dia Iranica A. Zaryab EDUCATION v. THE MADRASA IN SHI ITE PERSIA in Encyclop dia Iranica http www.iranicaonline.org articles education v the madrasa in shiite persia A. Zaryab IRAQ ii iii. FROM THE MONGOLS TO THE SAFAVIDS in Encyclop dia Iranica http www.iranicaonline.org articles iraq iii mongols to safavids Bukayr B. Maham Marvazi , Encyclop dia Iranica, vol. IV ... more details
File Baysunghur s Shahname 001.jpg thumb Scene from the copy of the Shahnameh commissioned by Baysonqor, 1430 G al d n B yson or , commonly known as Baysonqor or Baysunghur or incorrectly ref according to Encyclopedia Iranica ref as Baysunqar , also called Sultan B yson or Bah dor Khan 1397, Herat 1433, the B e Saf d palace near Herat was a prince from the house of Timurid dynasty Timurids . He was known as a patron of arts and architecture, as well as a prominent calligrapher. ref name iranica http www.iranicaonline.org articles baysongor gia al din b B YSON OR, T AL D N B. HRO B. T M R in Encyclopedia Iranica ref B yson or was a son of Shah Rukh Timurid dynasty Mirza Shahrukh , the ruler of Persia and Transoxania, and Shakhrukh s most prominent wife Goharshad . ref name iranica In the view of modern historians, B yson or was actually a better statesman than his more famous elder brother, Ulugh Beg , who inherited Shhrukh s throne. ref name iranica Children Ala ud Daulah Mirza bin Baysonqor Babur Ibn Baysunkur 1422 1457 Sultan Muhammad Timurid dynasty Sultan Muhammad bin Baysonqor Notes reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Baysonqor ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH Category Timurid dynasty Category People from Herat iran bio stub afghanistan bio stub ca Ghiyath al Din Baysonghor fa fr Baysunghur Ier Timourides ja ru ... more details
Abul asan Bahmany r ibn Marzub n Ajam A arb yij n ref name Iranica Encyclopedia Iranica, Bahmanyar Kia , H. Daiber http www.iranica.com newsite articles v3f5 v3f5a029.html excerpt Originally a Zoroastrian converted to Islam, ref , known as Bahmany r died 1067 was a famous pupil of Avicenna . He was of a Persian ref Nicholas Rescher, The development of Arabic logic , University of Pittsburgh Press, 1964. pg 157 Abu l Hasan Bahmanyar ibn al Marzuban was a Persian, a younger contemporary and respected student of Avicenna ref Zoroastrian ref Henry Corbin, History of Islamic philosophy , Kegan Paul International, 1993. pg 174 good Zoroastrian with a typically Iranian name, Bahmanyar ibn al Marzuban, whose important work remains ref ref name Iranica ref name EofIslam Rahman, F. Bahmany r , Abu l Hasan Bahmanyar b. al Marzuban. Encyclopaedia of Islam. Edited by P. Bearman , Th. Bianquis , C.E. Bosworth , E. van Donzel and W.P. Heinrichs. Brill, 2007 ref background and his knowledge of Arabic language Arabic was not perfect. ref name Iranica ref name EofIslam His correspondence with Avicenna and his master s answers to his questions were compiled in the book Mubahathat dialogues . ref name Iranica His main work, the Ketab al tahasil which summarizes Avicenna s logic, physics and metaphysics was written in Isfahan between 1024 and 1037 and dedicated to his uncle, the Zoroastrian Abu Mansur b. Bahram b. Khurshid b. Yazdyar ref name Iranica . Bayhaqi also writes that he wrote a book on logic and one on music and other works are attributed to him ref name Iranica . Notes reflist See also List of Muslim scientists List of Iranian scientists Avicenna Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Bahmanyar ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1067 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Bahmanyar Category Iranian scientists Category Iranian Zoroastrians Category Persian philosophers Category Logicians Category Music writers Category 1067 deaths ... more details
The Cyrtians or Kyrtians gr. K rtioi , lat. Cyrtii was an ancient tribe in historic Persia . Their name is a candidate for the nominal ancestor of the ethnonym of the Kurdish people . According to R diger Schmitt ref name iranica cite web first R diger last Schmitt title CYRTIANS url http www.iranica.com newsite articles v6f5 v6f5a025.html work Center for Iranian Studies, Encyclop dia Iranica publisher Columbia University location New York accessdate 2009 05 09 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref , a tribe dwelling mainly in the mountains of Atropatenian Media together with the Cadusii , Amardi or Mardi , Tapyri , and others Strabo 11.13.3 . Strabo characterized the Cyrtians living in Persia as migrants and predatory brigands. In the Hellenistic period they seem to have been in demand as Sling weapon slingers , for they fought as such for the Median satrap Molon in his revolt against King Antiochus III the Great Antiochus III in 220 BC ref name iranica . In popular culture In the computer game Rome Total Realism there are several Cyrtian unit types Cyrtian Sling weapon slingers , Cyrtian swordsmen etc. cn date May 2011 References reflist Category History of the Kurdish people Category Ancient Iranian peoples Category Ethnic groups in Iran Asia ethno group stub ... more details
ABD AL RAZZ Q B. AL B. AL OSAYN L H J , 11th 17th century Iranian theologian, poet and philosopher. ref name Iranica http www.iranicaonline.org articles abd al razzaq lahiji 11th 17th century theologian and philosopher W. Madelung, ABD AL RAZZ Q L H J in Encyclopaedia Iranica ref His teacher in philosphy was the famed Mulla Sadra . Life He comes from Lahijan in Gilan but spent most of his life in Qom . Works Gawhar e mor d Tehran, 1271 1885 in Persian, a detailed exposition of his theology. Sarm ya ye m n also another work of his in Persian D v n of his Persian poetry Ta r q t, containing three treatises in Persian on divine unity, justice and love. Philosophy L h stands at the end of a development in Islamic scholastic theology in which the thought system of kal m was gradually replaced by that of falsafa, especially that of the school of Avicenna . ref name Iranica See also Mulla Sadra Avicenna Notes reflist Islamic philosophy DEFAULTSORT Abd Al Razzaq Lahiji Category Iranian writers Category Iranian scientists Category Persian philosophers Category Muslim philosophers Category Iranian Sufis fa glk ... more details
A madzai descendants of A mad is a Pashtun people Pashtun tribe. There are many separate and distinct clans, sub clans, tribal fractions, large families etc. that trace their ancestry to different A mads. ref name Iranica cite encyclopedia last Kieffer first Ch. M. encyclopedia Encyclop dia Iranica title A MADZ url http www.iranica.com newsite articles unicode v1f6 v1f6a114.html edition Online Edition publisher Columbia University location United States ref Afghanistan In Afghanistan, there are two distnict clans of Ahmadzai the Ghilzai Gharzai branch of Paktia and Logar and the Durrani Durrani a.k.a. Abdali branch. ref name Iranica The Ahmadzai of the Ghilzai branch are known for strict adherence to Pashtunwali . ref name Iranica The Ahmadzais of the Ghilzai branch are largely found in an area formed by a triangle from Kabul to Jalalabad to Gardez . These Ahmadzai are mainly sedentary often engaged in trade and many of them having become wealthy. They have also been well represented in various governments of Afghanistan. The Ghilzai Ahmadzai have a long history of intermarrying with members of the Durrani tribe. Pakistan The Waziri Ahmadzai tribe lives in the Federally Administered Tribal Agency of Waziristan in western Pakistan . Large numbers of Ahmadzais from both Pakistan and Afghanistan can also be found in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi and in Lahore , where they are extensively involved in business and commerce. Notables Mohammad Najibullah Mohammad Najibullah Ahmadzai , the last President of the Republic of Afghanistan . Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai , chairman of the Institute for State Effectiveness . Hashmat Ghani Ahmadzai , Grand Council Chieftain of the Kuchis . Raees Ahmadzai , Afghan cricketer. Mirwais Ahmadzai , Paris based record producer and songwriter. Faiz Mohamad Ahmadzai , the first president and founder of Ariana Afghan Airlines . Major General Gul Nabi Ahmadzai , Director of General training and education department at the Ministry of ... more details
Cassandane lang fa lang el was an Achaemenian Persian noblewoman and the dearly loved wife of Cyrus the Great . She was a daughter of Pharnaspes . She bore four children for Cyrus the Great Cyrus II Cambyses II who succeeded his father and conquered Egypt, Smerdis Bardiya who also reigned as the king of Persia for a short time, a daughter name Atossa later to wed Darius the Great Darius I , and another daughter whose name is not identified. ref name Cassandane EI cite encyclopedia last Dandamaev first M. A. encyclopedia Encyclopaedia Iranica publisher Encyclopaedia Iranica Foundation title Cassandane url http www.iranicaonline.org articles cassandane wife of cyrus ii q volume Vol. 5 year 1992 isbn 0933273673 ref Her daughter Atossa later played an important role in Achaemenid royal family, as she married Darius the Great and bore him the next Achaemenian king Xerxes I . Cassandane s daughter, Atossa, had a great authority in the Achaemenian royal house and her marriage with Darius I is suggested to be because of her power and influence and also the fact that she was a direct descendent of Cyrus the Great Cyrus II . ref name atossa EI cite encyclopaedia last Schmitt first R diger title Atossa url http www.iranicaonline.org articles atossa achaemenid queen encyclopedia Encyclopaedia Iranica volume vol. 3 publisher Encyclopaedia Iranica Foundation year 1989 isbn 0710091214 ref When Cassandane died all the nations of Cyrus Persian empire observed a great mourning . This is reported by Herodotus. According to a report in the chronicle of Nabonidus there was a public mourning after her death in Babylonia lasting for six days. According to a suggestion by M. Boyce, Cassandane s tomb is located at Pasargadae . ref name Cassandane EI Notes reflist Iran hist stub Cyrus the Great Category 6th century BC women Category History of Iran Category Achaemenid women ca Cassandana de Kassandane fa hr Kasandana ms Cassadane pt ... more details
Chakhansur is a town in southwestern Afghanistan near Iranian border. It is the center of Chakhansur District of Nimruz Province . Chakhansur is principal town of the large Khashrud delta oasis in northeastern Sistan . Sources Encyclopaedia Iranica http www.iranicaonline.org articles cakansur principal town of the large kasrud delta oasis in northeastern sistan A NS R , accessed March 2012. Category Populated places in Nimruz Province fa ... more details
Tepe Hissar is a the site of an ancient settlement near Damghan in north eastern Iran . The site was investigated around In 1931 and 1932, excavations were undertaken by the University of Pennsylvania Museum . Occupation has been divided into three major periods. The earliest dating is uncertain but established as after 5000 BCE and the latest at around 1900BCE. External links http www.iranicaonline.org articles tepe hissar Encyclopaedia Iranica coord missing Iran Category Former populated places in Iran Category Archaeological sites in Iran tr Tepe Hisar ... more details
Sarva is a musical genre found in the Bushehr region of Iran. It consists of the singing of free metre couplets, often accompanied by the Iranian bagpipe, the ney anban . ref name Yar Shater1990 cite book author Ehsan Yar Shater title Encyclopaedia iranica url http books.google.com books?id lAcZAQAAIAAJ accessdate 25 August 2011 year 1990 publisher Routledge & Kegan Paul page 572 ref References reflist iran stub music stub Category Iranian music ... more details
name Iranica According to Nasir Khusraw , Iranshahri taught Rhazes and Biruni ancient Iranian philosophy . Works He authored ref name Iranica several books and treatises in Arabic language Arabic and in Persian ... . ref name Iranica He believed in the unity of all religions and considered existing differences among them the results of special interests ara of their followers. ref name Iranica According ... , which may reflect Zurvanite influence. ref name Iranica According to Nasir Khusraw , Iranshahri ... Iranica He maintained that God was always a creator, and there was not a time when he was non creative ... of Space mak n , it follows that Space should be eternal too. ref name Iranica His ideas on time ... the same substance jawhar . ref name Iranica He also philosophized that Time, a substance in motion ... ability, and every one of these signs is infinite and eternal. ref name Iranica See also Rhazes al ... more details
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