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The heatwave in the UK this week got me thinking about how people kept cool in 19th-century Iran. There's one really interesting type of vessel which had a role in

Today, I've been writing a bit on Sultan Murad Mirza Husam al-Saltana (1817-1883), a governor of Khurasan. There's a wonderful portrait of him, so I thought I'd do a thread

In class today, I was teaching the inscription on the Ardabil Carpet - it is this text which makes it the earliest dated carpet to survive. Seeing as there should

Just in case anybody would like to do a jigsaw of the Ardabil Carpet: https://jigex.com/yGJQ Now at @V_and_A, its significance lies in the fact that it is the earliest dated

#Ramadan2020 is on the way, but I've recently been reading a bit about Ramadan in the early-19th century in Iran. I think most non-Muslims probably associate Ramadan with not eating,