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3 days ago · Susa was the capital of an Akkadian province until ca. 2100 BC, when its governor, Kutik-Inshushinak, rebelled and made it an independent state and a literary center. Also, he was the last from the Awan dynasty according to the Susa kinglist. [57]
- Battle of Susa
The Battle of Susa was a battle involving Assyrians and...
- Shush, Iran
Shush (Persian: شوش) is a city in the Central District of...
- Battle of Susa
2 days ago · t. e. The Sasanian Empire ( / səˈsɑːniən, səˈseɪniən /) or Sassanid Empire, sometimes referred to as the Second Persian Empire or Neo-Persian Empire, [9] officially known as Eranshahr ("Kingdom of the Iranians"), [10] [11] was the last Iranian empire before the early Muslim conquests of the 7th to 8th centuries.
1 day ago · The Rashidun Caliphate ( Arabic: ٱلْخِلَافَةُ ٱلرَّاشِدَةُ, romanized : al-Khilāfah ar-Rāšidah) was the first caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was ruled by the first four successive caliphs of Muhammad after his death in 632 CE. During its existence, the empire was the most powerful economic ...
May 20, 2024 · The cleric started his career after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. He was named the prosecutor-general of the Karaj and Hamadan provinces at 20. He is alleged to have played a key role in persecuting minorities, especially the Baha’is (the largest religious minority in Iran), and political opponents.
4 days ago · History of Iran. The Parthian empire was the most enduring of the empires of the ancient Near East. After the Parni nomads had settled in Parthia and had built a small independent kingdom, they rose to power under king Mithradates the Great (171-138 BCE). The Parthian empire occupied all of modern Iran, Iraq and Armenia, parts of Turkey ...
May 27, 2024 · Baba Taher Uryan Hamadani was one of the most eminent mystics of his time. He was from Hamadan; a learned man, knowing all things (meaning of hama dan in Farsi). His popular name Uryan means "The Naked"; he was a dervish or inspired beggar. Baba Taher is known for his dubayti, four line poems that is not the common rubai metre although Persians ...
"The Moon's shadow, or umbra, is pictured covering portions of the Canadian provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick and the American state of Maine in this photograph from the International Space Station as it soared into the solar eclipse from 261 miles above" on April 8, 2024.
