#Shahnameh

Indian History

IndianHistory0

The Shahnameh (شاهنامه) of Ferdowsi, the National Epic of Persia, says all the best astronomers and savants of the world live in India. It also has 200+ references to the

Pahlevan

narangestan

A short story from the Shahnameh, warning about the ills of Mazdakism, the first “proto-Marxist” movement in history. My thread on Mazdakism:https://twitter.com/narangestan/status/1241458472945889282

Omer Sayadi

MENAsymbolism

The Drafš Kāvīāni or Drafš-e Kāvīān (the Standard of Kāveh) was the legendary royal banner of ancient #Persia and a symbol of #Iranian nationalism and monarchism. It has never been

Samraj More

samrajmore

The Hikayatan (“stories” in Farsi) are proving to be an interesting work which has unfortunately been overlooked by Sikhs for most of our history. Guru Gobind Singh by Ram Chand,

Historians of Iran

HistorianofIran

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

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

Dr Gina van Raphael

AliaGvR

2020 had me thinking: was it THIS BAD in the year 1010? What happened then, in that palindrome-year? Let’s have a look around the world.The Nile River in #Egypt froze

Pahlevan

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

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

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