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History of Central Asia and Khorâsan تاریخ خراسان
BiruniKhorasan
Buy these books ASAP:-Lost Enlightenment by F. Starr-The Heritage of Central Asia: From Antiquity to the Turkish Expansion by R.N. Frye-A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East by
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Ajab
yakabikaj
The Gulistan (Rose Garden) by the thirteenth-century poet Saʿdi is among the most beloved and widely-read works in the canon of #Persian literature. Did you know it was also an
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Χοδαδάδιος Ρεζαχανίδης 🇮🇸🇪🇺
sasanianshah
After 484, the death of Pērōz and loss of the east to the Hepthalites, Sasanians abandoned the east (which the Hephthalites forged into Miirosan/Khurasan) and switched the centre of their
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James Millward 米華健
JimMillward
"Dr." is translated in Chinese as boshi 博士, scholar of broad knowledge. This is an old word, attested in Han empire histories (史记,汉书). There was once a consonant at the
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History of Central Asia and Khorâsan تاریخ خراسان
BiruniKhorasan
Since this unintelligent debate about #Mawlana´s origin goes on, I feel forced to weigh in and start a #Thread about #Rumi´s origin, the nature of the Persianate #civilization, what labels
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Muhammad Safiullah
nawab_safiullah
In 1615, historian Richard M. Eaton quoted, "one observer estimated the Mughal's annual revenue at 120 million silver coins, compared to 45 million for the Ottoman Empire and just 15
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Himanish Ganjoo
hganjoo153
1/ Thread on Mirza Asadullah Khan "Ghalib": a blurb on his life and times. Poet, prose writer, Old Dilliwalla. Perhaps the greatest exponent of Urdu poetry ever. It seems like
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Jason Lyall
jaylyall_red5
I read a ton of terrific work by historians on political violence this year (thanks, COVID19). Here's a thread of 13 of the best 2020 books, in no particular order,
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Ali A Olomi
aaolomi
A master thread organizing all the threads I've done-On angels in Islam- https://twitter.com/aaolomi/status/1154103012274520064On dreams and their interpretation in Islam and Middle Eastern folklore-https://twitter.com/aaolomi/status/11
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Doni Habib Ibn Saffari🇹🇯
TajikAlimCherik
Afghan identity: does it really exist? [thread]If you ask an afghan nationalist about the history of Afghanistan he will tell you that in the 1700s Ahmad shah Durrani rose up,
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Sajjad Rizvi
mullasadra
The #Mughal period in India is known for a court sponsored programme of translation from #Sanskrit and attempts to translate Indic metaphysics into the idiom of #Sufism and #Persianate #IslamicPhilosophy
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History of Central Asia and Khorâsan تاریخ خراسان
BiruniKhorasan
Thread on Mughal dishes with a Central Asian/Khorasani origin:Let´s start with Samosas, one of the most famous Indian/Pakistani snacks, originated in Central Asia. The name "Samosa" comes from the Sogdian
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Ali A Olomi
aaolomi
Of all the Zodiac Aquarius is the most different from its historical roots, but we can still trace some of its associations to its origins. For medieval Muslim astrologers, it
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Huzaifa.
MHuzaifaNizam
I appreciate such a detailed response to my tweet on Pakistan, ethnicities and history. However since your response claims a semblance of acceptance to our ethnic identity and history damages
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Indian Alliance Paris
paris_alliance
[THREAD] 1/nThe Hindu Swayamsevak Sangha (HSS) is the international wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangha (RSS), the modern proponent of the nativist and colonial Hinduism project. Want to know more?
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uglyluhan
Since everyone was talking about Malays "dressing beautifully again", it's as good a time as any to look at historical Malay clothing. This won't go into detail but I just
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