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Ancient Persia (54)
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Iran-Iraq War (16)
Iranian Revolution (8)
Khanid Period (4)
Qajar Period (5)
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Web Pages
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  Parthia: The Forgotten Empire http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/numismatics/parthia/frames/Parhom.htm
Uses Parthian drachmas to illustrate and illuminate the history of the Parthian Empire.
  Parthian Empire - The History of Ancient Parthia http://www.parthia.com/
Non-commercial, educational web site dedicated to the history and coins of ancient Parthia with sections on geography and resources. Includes a bibliography that exceeds 1,100 items directly concerned with Parthia.
  Savage Shahs of Persia http://www.xs4all.nl/~kvenjb/madmonarchs/nadir/nadir_bio.htm
Short biography of Nadir Shah Afshar (1688-1747), who was a very harsh and suspicious ruler and who blinded his own son.
  Culture of Iran http://www.cultureofiran.com
General site about Iranian culture, rituals, ceremonies and history.
  Iran Photo Album http://oznet.net/iran/
Persian history, artifacts, and music. Numerous photos of objects and places dating from 5000 BC.
  FlyingFish - Salman Rushdie, British Petroleum (BP) and Iran http://www.flyingfish.org.uk/articles/rushdie/price.htm
Britain's current foreign policy towards Iran and Salman Rushdie's situation, history of BP's origins as the Anglo-Persian Oil Company; the 1953 BP/MI6/CIA-orchestrated coup of Iran's president Mussadiq, who was intent on reclaiming Iran's resources from the grip of foreign powers.
  Iranian History Timeline http://www.mage.com/TLbody.html
Highlights of Iranian (Persian) history.
  Persia or Iran, a Brief History http://www.art-arena.com/history.html
This section of Iransaga provides an insight into Persian history pre-twentieth century.
  Iranologie: History of Iran http://www.iranologie.com/history/history.html
Articles cover the country's history from ancient times through the Pahlavis, including various Persian kingdoms and empires.
  A History of Modern Iran http://www.mideastweb.org/iranhistory.htm
A illustrated history of modern Iran from Qajar times to present day.
  History of the Christians In Iran http://www.farsinet.com/iranbibl/historyof/index.html
Book by Zarin Behravesh Pakizegi.
  Ancient Iranian Ceramics http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu/archives/wine/index.shtml
Describes and illustrates the 5,000 year ceramic tradition that flourished in ancient Iran until 100 BCE, which establishes ancient Iranian pottery as one of the great ceramic traditions.
  Skews Me - Assassins http://www.skewsme.com/assassin.html
Brief description of Hasan ibn-al-Sabbah and the Order of Assassins.
  Historical Buildings in Shiraz http://landofaryan.atspace.com
Historical buildings in Shiraz and Marvdasht including Perspolis /Thakht-e-Jamshid and Naghsh-e-Rostam.

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