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Persia

  • The legend of Persia’s Qurrat al-’Ayn Tahirih, who publicly unveiled and inspired a long revolution

    The legend of Persia’s Qurrat al-’Ayn Tahirih, who publicly unveiled and inspired a long revolution

    Adhiraj Parthasarathy
    · Oct 10, 2023 · 09:00 am
  • From India to Iran, via Bombay and its Parsis, Rabindranath Tagore and a forgotten book

    From India to Iran, via Bombay and its Parsis, Rabindranath Tagore and a forgotten book

    Adhiraj Parthasarathy Mohammad Dawood
    · Jan 15, 2023 · 07:30 am
  • How the British used the 1896 Bombay Plague as the excuse to advance their interests in Iran

    How the British used the 1896 Bombay Plague as the excuse to advance their interests in Iran

    John Hayhurst
    · Oct 16, 2022 · 01:30 pm
  • In 1830s Persia, ill-considered favours by a British official put his successor in a tight spot

    In 1830s Persia, ill-considered favours by a British official put his successor in a tight spot

    Curstaidh Reid
    · Jan 08, 2022 · 09:30 pm
  • How crystal chandeliers gifted to the Shah of Persia travelled from England to Bombay to Tehran

    How crystal chandeliers gifted to the Shah of Persia travelled from England to Bombay to Tehran

    Lesley Shapland
    · Oct 13, 2019 · 09:30 pm
  • In photos: Glimpses of 16th-century Persia  through exquisite miniature art

    In photos: Glimpses of 16th-century Persia through exquisite miniature art

    The Public Domain Review
    · May 14, 2017 · 09:30 pm
  • When Akbar commissioned a Persian take on the Mahabharata

    When Akbar commissioned a Persian take on the Mahabharata

    Ursula Sims-Williams
    · Apr 30, 2016 · 08:30 pm