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Selected Texts: A Reference Guide to the History of Iran

Selected Texts: A Reference Guide to the History of Iran

Selected Texts: A Reference Guide to the History of Iran
Table of Contents

Acknowledgment IX
Introduction to the 5th Revised Edition X
Introduction to the 1st Edition 1

Chapter One: Dynasties in Iran 7
1. Pre-Islamic Dynasties 7
2. Islamic Dynasties 11

Chapter Two: Pre-Islamic History of Iran 21
1. The Legacy of the Persians
A Iran: The Land and Its People 21
B. Traces of Civilizations in Iran: From the Beginnings to thecaÉ 24
C. The Legendary Dynasties and Rulers of Iran I 26
D.Early Elam 28
E. The New Elamite Kingdom 29
F. The Need for an Impartial Analysis of the Medes and Persians 31
G.The Early Conquests and the Unification of the ... 32
2. The Achaemenians 35
A The Genealogy of the Achaemenians 35
B. General Historical Survey 37
C. Cyrus II, the Great 39
D. The Achaemenian Empire 40
E. The Construction of Persepolis 46
F. Alexander's Destruction of Persepolis 48
3. The Seleucids 51
4. The Parthians (Arsacids) 58
5. The Sasanians 60

Chapter Three: The Development of Islam and Its Spread in Iran 67
1. The Prophet Muhammad 67
2. The Orthodox (al-Rashidun) Caliphs 75
3. The Origin and Growth of Shi'ism 79
4. The Arab Conquest of Iran 83
5. The Rise of Iranian Dynastic 85

Chapter Four: Islamic Iran: A.D. 972-1501 91
1. The Dynasty of Ghazni 91
2. Saljuqs and Khwarazmshahs 100
3. The Iikhans 114
4. From the Ilkhans to the Rise of the Safavids 120

Chapter Five: Muslim and Persian Science 127
Chapter Six: Selections From Primary Historical Sources on Iran 137
Selection 1:
A. The Old Testament (Book of Ezra) 137
B. The Old Testament (Book of Isaiah) 138
Selection 2:
A. Herodotus, The Persian Wars 139
B. Herodotus, The Persian Wars 140
Selection 3: The Letter of Tansar 141
Selection 4: The Tarikh-e Sistan 144
Selection 5: Nizam a-Mulk, The Book of Government or Rules for Kings, ... 147
Selection 6: Abu l-'Abbas Ahmad b. 'Ali al-Qashani,... 148
Selection 7: Rashid al-Din, The Successors of Genghis Khan 151
Selection 8: Ibn Khaldun, The Muqaddimah, An Introduction to History 154
Selection 9: Faqlullah b. Ruzbihan Khunji, Tarikh-i 'Alam-Ara-yi Amini 156
Selection 10: Tadhkirat al-Muluk, A Manual of Safavid Administration 159
Selection 11: Hassan-e Fasa'i, Farsnama-ye Naseri,... 162

Chapter Seven: Research Materials on Iran 165
1. Introduction 165
2. References and Bibliographies 166
3. Histories 169

Chapter Eight: Transliteration Systems, Abbreviations and ... 173
1. Introduction 173
2. English Transliterations Systems 174
A. Encyclopaedia Iranica 174
B. Library of Congress System 176
C. Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) 181
D. Encyclopaedia of Islam (New Edition): ... 182
3. Abbreviations 183
A. General 183
B. Periodicals 185
4. Roman Numerals 186

Bibliography 187
INDEX 190
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SKU 449896
Author Gholam Reza Vatandoust
Publisher Organization for researching and composing university textbooks in the humanities
Vol Vol 1
Pages 216
Cover Paperback
Language English
Publication Year 2009
ISBN-13 978-964-459-247-8 ; 9789644592478
Size 16 x 23.5 cm
 
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