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If you ever watched a Morshed (storyteller) performing from scenes of battles,heroes,infernal serpents and paradise birds, you know the absolute joy of Naqali,the art of storytelling. This is Morshed Mirza
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1/ As I have mentioned, the story of #IranChina relations is not always a story of economic exchange and social integration. The lives of the elite were one thing, but
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1/ In 1965, a leftist Iranian student movement in Europe declared its support for Mao Zedong's theories. The Revolutionary Organization of the Tudeh Party (Sāzmān-e Enghelābi-ye Ḥezb-e Tūdeh) would become
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1/ Iran's interest in China peaked after the 1949 revolution. Two competing ideas about China were proposed in the Iranian public sphere: one which saw China as a negative example
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By the late 19th century, connections between Iran and China were mediated not by overland trade networks or shared historical memory, but rather the networks of European colonialism. This had
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1/ Religion was another important link between #China and #Iran in both ancient and medieval times. This thread will briefly explore the Sino-#Iranian connection in the spread of three religions
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There are several important figures in Chinese history from Parthian or Sassanian backgrounds. These figures reflect the cultural and political connections ancient China had with Iran.Let's begin with An Shigao,
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1/ Over the next few centuries, diplomatic contact between the two regions continued. The Sassanians, called "Bosi" (波斯), sent dozens of embassies to China ca. 400-500 CE. Sassanian-Tang relations were
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How far back can ties between ancient China and early Iranian societies in Central Asia be traced? 1/Sino-Iranian relations go back to at least to 126 BCE, when Han diplomat
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