#Khwarezm

Sometimes historians' reflexes to "undo" a public narrative regarding a subject take them too far in the other direction. Mongols were neither demons who wrecked the world, nor wise, benevolent

History of Central Asia and Khorâsan

The Afghan Persian word for hospital is "Shifa Khane" (شیفا خانه): "House of Health".The Iranian Persian word for hospital is "Bimaristan" (بیمارستان): "Place of Sickness".I think the Afghan version is

History of Central Asia and Khorâsan

Going to start a new thread about battles, tactics, armies, warriors and military titles in Eastern and Western Iranic lands, right under this tweet. At the Battle of Gaugamela (October

History of Central Asia and Khorâsan

Going to start a thread about architecture in Khorasan and Khwarezm and also its offshoot, India:The Tilla Kari madrasa was commissioned a decade after the adjacent Shir Dar madrasa (1619-1636)