#Shahnameh

Ormuzd Bunukan

OrmuzdB

The Shahnamah: The national heritage of Persian-speakers only or of all Iranian ethnic groups? A thread: Contrary to an unfortunate popular belief, the Shahnameh is not the work of the

Nadeem | Eran ud Turan

eranudturan

The world’s earliest surviving “#Shahnameh” (ok not quite, more on this below) is not from #Iran and not even in #Persian, but painted on the walls of a #Sogdian private

Shan Singh Rababi

RababiShan

In 1705-1706 after the Battle of Chamkaur, Guru Gobind Singh sent a famous letter to the Mughal emperor in Persian verse, titled the 'Zaffarnameh', the epistle of victory. Guru Gobind

History of Central Asia and Khorâsan

BiruniKhorasan

2020 marks the 1000th anniversary of Ferdowsi's death, whom died at age 81 in 1020. Ferdowsi has not only endured for a thousand years but has also defined the very

Sahba Shayani

SahbaShayani

I’m back with another woman from the Shāhnāmeh! Today we have Tahmineh -تهمینه-, the badass princess of Samangān, who utilizes her sexual agency to GET. WHAT. SHE. WANTS! One day,

True Indology

TIinExile

All these are either Indian or Iranian.They have either Sanskrit or Iranic Zoroastrian names. NONE of these comes from original Izlamic land of Arabia.Persians & Indians referred to original Arab

Roshana Mehdian-Staffell

RoshanaMN

Watching the Art of Persia the other night has prompted me to reread this entire shelf.Except Netters. That can shove itself where the Sun don’t shine. So books I recommend

Bozorgmehr

narangestan

The Iranian Golden Age was an era in medieval history where ethnic Iranians all over the Middle East and Central Asia dominated scholarly fields such as medicine, philosophy, poetry, astronomy,

Ali Ansari

aa51_ansari

a) Very grateful to my gracious hosts @holland_tom & @dcsandbrook on @TheRestHistory for the opportunity to talk about the many contributions of Iranian (Persian) civilisation... b) Sadly, despite my best

Bozorgmehr

narangestan

Mithraism is a religion that spearheads the Mazdaist god Mehr (Mithras in the West) at its helm as a purveyor of light, justice, truth, covenant, and etc. In this thread

Ashkan Etemadi

AshkanTweets

Iran under the Shah was advancing on every front. Sport was no exceptionHe should be given credit for single handedly inspiring a culture of sport & healthy living among the

Max J. Joseph

DeadmanMax

After reading this article today, I had some time to collect my thoughts on it after my initial outrage. Persecuted groups in the region continue to struggle precisely because history

Polla Garmiany ☀️

PollaGarmiany

This is a thread of people from Kurdistan you should know. Including men & women of different ethnic/religious backgrounds. I'd like to start with Ibrahim Pasha Baban who found Kurdistan's