KHORASAN

khôrˌəsänˈ or Khurasankoorˌəsänˈ, province (1991 pop. 6,013,200), c.125,000 sq mi (323,750 sq km), NE Iran. Mashhad is the capital and chief city; other cities include Sabzevar, Bojnurd, and Neyshabur. It is mainly mountainous and arid. Products include agricultural goods, refined sugar, textiles, carpets, turquoise, and wool. Khorasan was occupied by the Arabs in the mid-7th cent., and Abu Muslim began (8th cent.) his campaign against the Umayyads there. The province contributed to the power of the early Abbasid caliphs. Khorasan was devastated by the Oghuz Turks in 1153 and 1157 and by the Mongols from 1220 to 1222. Timur invaded in 1383. An earthquake devastated the province in 1997.

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books on: Khorasan  - 333 results

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Small Players of the Great Game: The Impact of Anglo-Russian and Abdali-Khozeimeh Rivalries on the Creation of Afghanistan and Settlement of Eastern Iranian Borderlands
Book by Pirouz Mojtahed-Zadeh; RoutledgeCurzon, 2004
Subjects: Afghanistan--Boundaries, Geopolitics--Asia, Central, Iran--Boundaries, Pakistan--Boundaries
...local dynasties such as the Khozeimehs of Khorasan (of Iran) and Abdalis of Afghanistan...4 The partitioning of Khorasan and the creation of Afghanistan...5 The partitioning of Khorasan and Baluchistan and the emergence of...
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Firdaws Al-Iqbal: History of Khorezm
Book by Shir Muhammad Mirab Munis, Muhammad Riza Mirab Agahi, Yuri Bregel; Brill, 1999
Subjects: Khorezm (Kingdom)--History
...oases along the northern rim of the Khorasanian mountains in the south, and the Qizil-qum...to it, Mavarannahr (Transoxaniaj and Khorasan. This isolation, however, was relative...routes with the Volga basin, Bukhara, and Khorasan, and most of the time there was a brisk...
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The Islamic World in Ascendancy: From the Arab Conquests to the Siege of Vienna
Book by Martin Sicker; Praeger Publishers, 2000
Subjects: Islamic Empire--History
...capital of the northeastern province of Khorasan. Finally, after Yezdegird was assassinated...end. Nonetheless, Arab settlement in Khorasan was very sparse and the territory continued...non-Arab Muslims was a rebellion in Khorasan in eastern Persia. As the caliphate...
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The Islamic World in Ascendancy: From the Arab Conquests to the Siege of Vienna
Book by Martin Sicker; Praeger, 2000
Subjects: Islamic Empire--History
...capital of the northeastern province of Khorasan. Finally, after Yezdegird was assassinated...end. Nonetheless, Arab settlement in Khorasan was very sparse and the territory continued...on non-Arab Muslims was a rebellion in Khorasan in eastern Persia. As the caliphate moved...
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Early Mongol Rule in Thirteenth Century Iran: A Persian Renaissance
Book by George Lane; Routledge Curzon, 2003
...A2 Khorasan, Turkestan, Sind and Sistan 263...administration and from the first time he entered Khorasan, his party was joined by local princes...his King on the triumphant march across Khorasan to the new capital at Maragheh in Azerbaijan...
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journal articles on: Khorasan  - 12 results

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Media and Its Discontents
Journal article by Matthew Waters; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 125, 2005
Subjects: Medes--History, Medes--Portrayals, Media (Ancient country)--Analysis, Media (Ancient country)--Portrayals
...from Assyria via the Diyala to the Great Khorasan Road. (9) Subsequent expeditions went...territory in the Zagros along the Great Khorasan Road; royal agents (tamkar sise) whose...Several towns conquered along the Great Khorasan Road by the Assyrians were named (or...
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The Silent Frontier of South Asia, C. A.D. 1100-1800
Journal article by Jos Gommans; Journal of World History, Vol. 9, 1998
Subjects: World History
...melded in ninth- and tenth-century Khorasan and Transoxania, from where it was...colder climate of Central Asia. Later in Khorasan, where the habitats of dromedaries and...According to Bulliet, these developments in Khorasan took place well into the Islamic period...
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Shadow Theaters of the World
Journal article by Fan Pen Chen; Asian Folklore Studies, Vol. 62, 2003
Subjects: Shadow shows--International aspects, Shadow shows--Origin
...from a famous Turkish "exhibitor" in Khorasan (in eastern Iran where Turkish nomads...exhibitor" in his native country of Khorasan before creating his mystical vision of...the image of the shadow theater. This Khorasan region was populated in large part by...
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Al-Juwayni's Thought and Methodology, with a Translation and Commentary on Luma Al-Adilla
Journal article by Frank Griffel; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 122, 2002
Subjects: al-Juwayni's Thought and Methodology, with a Translation and Commentary on Luma al-Adilla (Book)--Reviews
...His interpretation of the persecution of the Ash arites in Khorasan after 445/1053 (p. 12f.), for instance, repeats the old Ash...theological work is overlooked. Historical mistakes are frequent. Khorasan was not, as stated on p. 26, governed by "Ahmad al-Buwayhi...
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Orient Oder Rom? Qajar "Aryan" Architecture and Strzygowski's Art History
Journal article by Talinn Grigor; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 89, 2007
Subjects: Architecture, Islamic--Evaluation, Indo-Europeans--Evaluation, Iran--Social aspects, Islamic architecture--Evaluation, Orient oder Rom (Book)--Criticism and interpretation, Strzygowski, Josef--Criticism and interpretation
...Russia, and, possibly, the northeastern Iranian province of Khorasan further bolstered his faith in the theoretical validity of...Another indication is that Strzygowskis voyage from Yerevan to Khorasan, if he ever made it, must have passed through Tehran. Furthermore...
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magazine articles on: Khorasan  - 11 results

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Limbs of No Body: The World's Indifference to the Afghan Tragedy
Magazine article by Mohsen Makhmalbaf; Monthly Review, Vol. 53, November 2001
Subjects: Afghanistan--Political aspects, Civilization, Western--Social policy, Humanitarian aid--Social aspects, International relations--Analysis, Western culture--Social policy
...some 250 years ago and part of Greater Khorasan province in the era of Nadir Shah. Returning...such places didnt exist? I had gone to Khorasan and along the border was looking for...gone on too long. If it continued in Khorasan, Sistan, and Baluchestan provinces, our...
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Reluctant Return -- Afghans Prefer to Stay in Iran
Magazine article by Andrew North; The Middle East, December 2000
Subjects: Afghanistan--Education, Iran--Politics and government, Refugees, Afghan--Emigration and immigration, Repatriation--Citizen participation, United Nations. Office of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees--Political activity
...of 7,000 Afghans living in the Torbat-e-Jam refugee camp, in Khorasan province, some 30 miles from the border. Despite the limited...She actually arrived in Iran via the Dogharun border post, in Khorasan province, after holding talks with the Taliban authorities...
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Looking Longingly Northwards
Magazine article by Anthony Hyman; The Middle East, February 1993
Subjects: Central Asia--Relations with Iran, Iran--Relations with Asia, Central, Uzbekistan--Relations with Iran
...connect the Central Asian rail network to Mashhad in Irans Khorasan province. An air transport accord was also signed under which...two provincial governments on the northern borders of Iran, Khorasan and Mazanderan. Total business concluded was not large, but...
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The Mirage: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Election Campaign Made All Kinds of Promises to the Poor. So Do They Think He Is Delivering? Ali Moazzami Visits the Deprived Districts of South Tehran
Magazine article by Ali Moazzami; New Internationalist, March 2007
Subjects: Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud--Economic policy, Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud--Public opinion, Iran--Economic aspects, Iran--Political aspects, Poor--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Poor--Political aspects, Presidents (Government)--Economic policy, Presidents (Government)--Public opinion, Presidents--Economic policy, Presidents--Public opinion
...source of hope for many. Ghorban-Ali (70) lives in a village in Khorasan province, where the scheme is being piloted, and has come to...receive a renovation grant promised after the earthquake in Khorasan in 2005 and due to bureaucratic neglect no longer has health...
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How the West Saw Medieval Islam
Magazine article by Malcolm Barber; History Today, Vol. 47, May 1997
Subjects: Christianity and other religions--Islam, Crusades--History, Islam--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Middle Ages--History, Muslims--Portrayals, depictions, etc.
...either slaughtered (if unattractive) or carried off to harems in Khorasan where they were kept to satisfy the unbridled sexual appetites...the lord sultan our king, in which he tells the Muslims of Khorasan: Enjoy yourselves, rejoicing with one accord, and fill...
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newspaper articles on: Khorasan  - 3 results

 
 
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Iran Executes 21; IRAN INTERNATIONAL
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), September 6, 2007
Subjects: Execution (Punishment), Executions and executioners
...executions, state media reported. "After legal procedures, 17 individuals were hanged on the charges of drug smuggling in Khorasan Razavi province this morning," state television reported. The province borders Turkmenistan and Afghanistan, a major source...
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Iran Hangs 21 in Mass Executions
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), September 6, 2007
Subjects: Execution (Punishment), Executions and executioners
...heroin. State television reported: "After legal procedures, 17 individuals were hanged on the charges of drug smuggling in Khorasan Razavi province this morning." In a separate execution, four others were hanged in Shiraz, 800km south of Tehran. A prosecutor...
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Foundations Control Iran's Economy
Newspaper article by Ben Barber; The Washington Times, September 13, 2000
Subjects: Iran
...runs the Shrine of the Eighth Imam, Irans holiest site. Since the Islamic revolution, it has spread its tentacles throughout Khorasan province, and owns 90 percent of the arable land, worth more than $20 billion, according to Mr. Buchta. The Imam Reza bunyad...


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encyclopedia articles on: Khorasan  - 25 results

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Khorasan
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
KHORASAN khor san or Khurasan koor san , region and former...Bojnurd, and Neyshabur. It is mainly mountainous and arid. Khorasan was occupied by the Arabs in the mid-7th cent., and...contributed to the power of the early Abbasid caliphs. Khorasan was devastated by the Oghuz Turks in 1153 and 1157 and...
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Samanid
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...sama nid, Muslim Persian dynasty that ruled (819 1005) in Khorasan and Transoxiana as vassals of the Abbasids ; founded by...become extensive. In 900, Ismail defeated the Saffarids in Khorasan, while his brother was the governor of Transoxiana; thus, Samanid...
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Barmakids
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...Barmecides bar m sidz , Persian-descended religious family from Khorasan . They served as viziers to the Abbasid caliphs in the 8th...assumed his fathers central duties and was appointed governor of Khorasan. However, by 800 the Barmakids power and status were rapidly...
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Khurasan
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
KHURASAN Iran: see Khorasan . ____________________ The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Copyright 2007, Columbia University Press. Licensed from Lernout Hauspie Speech Products N.V. All rights reserved.
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Neyshabur
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
NEYSHABUR nashaboor , city (1991 pop. 135,681), Razavi Khorasan prov., NE Iran; also called Nishapur. It is the trade center for a farm region where cotton, fruit, and grain are grown. Manufactures...
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