A Glimpse at Iranian History [Paperback]

Badri Atabai (Author), Mahmud Gudarzi (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0936347880 | ISBN-13: 978-0936347882 | Publication Date: December 1997 | Edition: 1

A Glimpse at Iranian History includes 49 articles which give a good general introduction to Iranian history. Chapters include: Aryan and Iranian Tribes; Persian Achaemenids; Alexander the Macedonian and his Successors; Parthians; Sassanids; Review of Iranian History after the Advent of Islam; Taherids; Saffarids; Samanids; Alids of Tabarestan; Ziyarids of Daylam; Buyids of Daylam; Ghaznavids; Seljuqs; Atabegs; Khwarazm-Shahs; Mongol Sedition; Mongol Il-Khanids; Timurids of Gorgan; Qara Qoyunlu and Aq Qoyunlu Turkmens; Safavids; Shah Tahmasp I; Shah Ismail II; Shah Abbas the Great; Civil Activities During the Safavid Period; Court Pastimes of the Safavid Period; Nader Shah Afshar; Zand Dynasty; Qajar Dynasty; Fath-Ali Shah Qajar; Crown Prince Abbas Mirza; Mohammad Shah Qajar; Nassereddin Shah Qajar; Mirza Taghi Khan Amir Kabir; Mozzafareddin Shah Qajar; The Constitutional Movement; The Compiling of the Constitution; The Convening of the Temporary Parliament; Mohammad-Ali Shah Qajar; The Movement of the Iranian People; Ahmad Shah Qajar; The Fall of the Qajar Government; Events Worthy of Attention of the Qajar Period; Art Works of the Qajar Period Transformation of Persian Prose in the Constitutional Movement; The Writings of Mirza Abol Qassem Qa'em Maqam; The Role of Iranian Women in the Constitutional Revolution; The National Historical Unity of Iran; and A Review of the Course of Creation and Change of the Art of Miniature Painting.

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Language Notes

Text: Persian

Product Details

• Paperback: 276 pages
• Publisher: Ibex Publishers, Inc.; 1 edition (December 1997)
• Language: Persian
• ISBN-10: 0936347880
• ISBN-13: 978-0936347882
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,645,467 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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