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Encyclopedia - Khaneqah: Encyclopedia - Khaneqah
A khaneqah (also written Khanqa,Khaneqa) is traditionally a building designed specifically for gatherings of the Sufi brotherhood. Most K...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geber: Encyclopedia - Geber
Jabir Ibn Hayyan (full name Abu Musa Jabir Ibn Hayyan Al-Azdi, أبو موسى جابر بن حيان الأزدي; ca.721, Tus, Iran –...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genghis Khan: Encyclopedia - Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan ▶ (help·info) (c. 11621–August 18, 1227) (Cyrillic: Чингис Хаан), (also spelled as Chinggis Khan, Jenghis Kha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ali Al-rida: Encyclopedia - Ali Al-rida
Islam History of Islam Oneness of God Profession of Faith Prayer • Fasting Pilgrimage • Charity Muhammad Ali • Abu Bakr Companions...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genghis Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Genghis Khan - Military Campaigns
Genghis Khan - First war with Western Xia. The Mongol federation created by Temüjin was bordered to the south by the Jurchen Jin Dynas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mashhad: Encyclopedia Ii - Mashhad - History
The city was founded around 823 CE, and its name derives from mashhad-e-reza, "place of martyrdom". It is a reference to the death of Ima...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genghis Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Genghis Khan - Military Campaigns
Genghis Khan - First war with Western Xia. The Mongol federation created by Temüjin in 1206 was bordered to the south by the Jurchen J...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rukn Al-daula: Encyclopedia Ii - Rukn Al-daula - Senior Amir
In around 948 'Imad al-Daula named Rukn al-Daula's eldest son, Fana Khusrau ('Adud al-Daula) as his successor. In September 949 he died, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sarbadars: Encyclopedia Ii - Sarbadars - History
Sarbadars - Foundation. The Sarbadar state came into existence around early 1337. At that time, much of Khurasan was under the control ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Razavi Khorasan Province: Encyclopedia Ii - Razavi Khorasan Province - History
Greater Khorasan has witnessed the rise and fall of many dynasties and governments in its territory throughout history. Various tribes of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mashhad: Encyclopedia Ii - Mashhad - History
The city was founded around 823 CE, and its name derives from mashhad-e-reza, "place of martyrdom". It is a reference to the death of Ima...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ali Al-rida: Encyclopedia Ii - Ali Al-rida - Birth And Family Life
Ali al-Rida was born in Medina to the seventh Shia imam, Musa al Kazim and Ummul Baneen Najma. He was born one month after the death of h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genghis Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Genghis Khan - Military Campaigns
Genghis Khan - First war with Western Xia. The Mongol federation created by Temüjin in 1206 was bordered to the south by the Jurchen J...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harun Al-rashid: Encyclopedia Ii - Harun Al-rashid - Timeline
766: Harun is born, the son of caliph al-Mahdi and the Yemeni slave girl al-Khayzuran. 780: Harun is the nominal leader of military exped...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shahnameh: Encyclopedia Ii - Shahnameh - The Heroic Age
Almost two-thirds of the Shahnameh is devoted to the age of heroes, extending from Manuchehr’s reign until the conquest of Alexander th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ali Al-rida: Encyclopedia Ii - Ali Al-rida - Birth And Family Life
Ali al-Rida was born in Medina to the seventh Shia Imam, Musa al Kazim and Ummul Baneen Najma. He was born one month after the death of h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geber: Encyclopedia Ii - Geber - Contributions To Chemistry
Jabir is often called "Father of Chemistry", because he was the first scholar to scientifically systematize that science, to whose theory...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ferdowsi: Encyclopedia Ii - Ferdowsi - Influence
Ferdowsi is one of the undisputed giants of Persian literature. After Ferdowsi's Shahnama a number of other works similar in nature surfa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genghis Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Genghis Khan - Mongol Empire
Genghis Khan - Politics and economics. The Mongol Empire was governed by civilian and military code, called the Yassa code. An interest...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genghis Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Genghis Khan - Uniting The Central Asian Confederations
The main opponent of the Mongols by around c. 1100 were the Naimans to the west, the Merkits to the north and the Tatars to the east. By...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genghis Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Genghis Khan - Birth And Early Life
Little is known about his early years, but Temüjin was born sometime around 11621 in Hentiy, Mongolia. His birthplace was most likely th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genghis Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Genghis Khan - Uniting The Central Asian Confederations
The main opponent of the Mongols by around c. 1100 were the Naimans to the west, the Merkits to the north and the Tatars to the east. By ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genghis Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Genghis Khan - Name And Title
There are many theories for the origins of Temujin's title; this uncertainty is fueled by the fact that later members of the Mongol Empir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genghis Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Genghis Khan - Death And Burial
During his last campaign with the Tangut Empire during which Genghis Khan was fighting with the Khwarezmid Empire, Genghis Khan died on A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genghis Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Genghis Khan - Uniting The Central Asian Confederations
The main opponent of the Mongols by around c. 1100 were the Naimans to the west, the Merkits to the north and the Tatars to the east. By ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genghis Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Genghis Khan - Birth And Early Life
Little is known about his early years, but Temüjin was born sometime around 11621 in Hentiy, Mongolia. His birthplace was most likely th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genghis Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Genghis Khan - Mongol Empire
Genghis Khan - Politics and economics. Main article: Organization of state under Genghis Khan The Mongol Empire was governed by civil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genghis Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Genghis Khan - His Personality
It is not entirely clear what Genghis Khan's personality was truly like, but his personality and character were doubtless molded by the m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genghis Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Genghis Khan - Legacy
Genghis Khan - In most of the world. Historians and scientists are looking into positive aspects of Genghis Khan's conquests. Genghis ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genghis Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Genghis Khan - Mongol Empire
Genghis Khan - Politics and economics. Main article: Organization of state under Genghis Khan The Mongol Empire was governed by civil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geber: Encyclopedia Ii - Geber - Contributions To Alchemy
Jabir became an alchemist at the court of Caliph Harun al-Rashid, for whom he wrote the Kitab al-Zuhra ("The Book of Venus", on "the nobl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mashhad: Encyclopedia Ii - Mashhad - Current Events
In recent years, the event to have had the largest impact on Mashhad was the bombing of the Imam Reza shrine on June 20, 1994, killing tw...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Razavi Khorasan Province: Encyclopedia Ii - Razavi Khorasan Province - Razavi Khorasan Today
The major ethnic groups in this region are the Persians, Khorasani Turks, Turkmens, Kurds, and Arabs. There is also a sizeable Afghan com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rukn Al-daula: Encyclopedia Ii - Rukn Al-daula - Struggle For Power
In around 928, Hasan's brother 'Ali joined the services of Makan, who was the Samanid governor of Ray. 'Ali then managed to gain military...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geber: Encyclopedia Ii - Geber - Biography
Jabir Ibn Hayyan was born around 721 in the town of Tus in Khorasan, Persia (present-day Iran). His father, a druggist of the Azd tribe, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sarbadars: Encyclopedia Ii - Sarbadars - Government
The Sarbadars are unique among the major contenders in post-Ilkhanid Persia in that none of their leaders ruled as legitimate sovereigns....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mashhad: Encyclopedia Ii - Mashhad - Tourist Attractions
The second largest holy city of the world, Mashhad attracts more than 12 million tourists and pilgrims every year, many of whom come to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mashhad: Encyclopedia Ii - Mashhad - Culture
Long a center of secular as well as of religious learning, Mashhad has been a center for the arts and for the sciences. The famed Ferdows...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genghis Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Genghis Khan - His Personality
It is not entirely clear what Genghis Khan's personality was truly like, but his personality and character were doubtless molded by the m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genghis Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Genghis Khan - Death And Burial
During his last campaign with the Tangut Empire during which Genghis Khan was fighting with the Khwarezmid Empire, Genghis Khan died on A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genghis Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Genghis Khan - Legacy
Genghis Khan - In most of the world. Historians and scientists are looking into positive aspects of Genghis Khan's conquests. Genghis ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genghis Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Genghis Khan - Name And Title
There are many theories for the origins of Temujin's title; this uncertainty is fueled by the fact that later members of the Mongol Empir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geber: Encyclopedia Ii - Geber - Writings By Jabir
The writings of Jabir Ibn Hayyan can be divided into four categories: 1. The 112 Books dedicated to the Barmakids, viziers of Caliph Haru...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genghis Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Genghis Khan - Modern Descendents
A geneticist claims that Genghis Khan's 40-year policy of systematic rape of female prisoners led to 16m male descendants alive today who...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mashhad: Encyclopedia Ii - Mashhad - Current Events
In recent years, the event to have had the largest impact on Mashhad was the bombing of the Imam Reza shrine on June 20, 1994, killing tw...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genghis Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Genghis Khan - Uniting The Central Asian Confederations
Their main opponents were the Naimans to the west, the Merkits to the north and the Tatars to the east. By 1190, Temüjin and his advisor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genghis Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Genghis Khan - Birth And Early Life
Little is known about his early years, but Temüjin was born sometime around 11621 in Hentiy, Mongolia. His birthplace was most likely th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mashhad: Encyclopedia Ii - Mashhad - Tourist Attractions
The second largest holy city of the world, Mashhad attracts more than 12 million tourists and pilgrims every year, many of whom come to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mashhad: Encyclopedia Ii - Mashhad - Culture
Long a center of secular as well as of religious learning, Mashhad has been a center for the arts and for the sciences. The famed Ferdows...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harun Al-rashid: Encyclopedia Ii - Harun Al-rashid - Popular Culture And References
Future U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, when he was a New York Police Department Commissioner, was called in the local newspapers "Haro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genghis Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Genghis Khan - Mongol Empire
Genghis Khan - Politics and economics. Main articles: Organization of state under Genghis Khan, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shahnameh: Encyclopedia Ii - Shahnameh - Sahnameh's Message
Ferdowsi’s style is that of a superb poet. His epic language is so rich, moving and lavish that it truly enchants the reader. Personal ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shahnameh: Encyclopedia Ii - Shahnameh - The Historical Age
A brief mention of the Ashkanian (Arsacids) dynasty follows the history of Alexander and precedes that of Ardeshir the founder of Sassani...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genghis Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Genghis Khan - Name And Title
There are many theories for the origins of Genghis' title; this uncertainty is fueled by the fact that later members of the Mongol Empire...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genghis Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Genghis Khan - Division Of Mongol Empire Into Khanates
Before his death, Genghis Khan divided his empire among his sons and grandsons into several Khanates. These Khanates were sub territories...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genghis Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Genghis Khan - Destruction And Effects After Conquests
There are many differing views of the amount of destruction Genghis Khan and his armies caused. The peoples that suffered the most during...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genghis Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Genghis Khan - Death And Burial
During his last campaign with the Tangut Empire during which Genghis Khan was fighting with the Khwarezmid Empire, Genghis Khan died on A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genghis Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Genghis Khan - His Personality
It is not entirely clear what Genghis Khan's personality was truly like, but his personality and character were doubtless molded by the m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genghis Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Genghis Khan - Legacy
Genghis Khan - In most of the world. Historians and scientists are looking into positive aspects of Genghis Khan's conquests. Genghis ...   » Read the article