Author: C. P. W. Gammell
Publisher: Hurst Publishers
ISBN: 1805263854
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 419
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The city of Herat in western Afghanistan long sat at the edge of empires and served as a hub for trade and a conduit for armies. Yet it has been much more than simply a staging post or plaything of political ambition. It has been an imperial capital, a city of extraordinary wealth, and has played host to a cultural renaissance to rival that of Florence. The Pearl of Khorasan tells the history of this storied oasis city, from the invasions of Chingiz Khan in 1221 to the present day. An epilogue assesses the challenges Herat faces in the wake of Afghanistan’s recent turmoil. Throughout Herat’s cycles of conquest and habitation, several patterns emerge: the primacy of geography; the city’s strong identification with the fertility of the banks of the Hari River; and its reputation as a place of theological excellence, tolerance and cultural refinement. From the luminescent genius of the Timurid century to the destruction and cultural vandalism associated with the Taliban’s rule of Afghanistan and the post-9/11 conflict, Herat has hosted empires and experienced the cupidity and lust for power of foreign agents. Using Persian, Pashto and British sources, the author paints a vivid picture of a city in which he has lived, presenting a personal vision of its tumultuous history.
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Publisher: Cambria Press
ISBN: 1621969916
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 342
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Author: Veronica Doubleday
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780708922019
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 526
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Author: Tawfiq Daʿadli
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004398414
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 189
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In Esoteric Images: Decoding the Late Herat School of Painting Tawfiq Daʿadli decodes the pictorial language which flourished in the city of Herat, modern Afghanistan, under the rule of the last Timurid ruler, Sultan Husayn Bayqara (r.1469-1506). This study focuses on one illustrated manuscript of a poem entitled Khamsa by the Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi, kept in the British Library under code Or.6810. Tawfiq Daʿadli decodes the paintings, reveals the syntax behind them and thus deciphers the message of the whole manuscript. The book combines scholarly efforts to interpret theological-political lessons embedded in one of the foremost Persian schools of art against the background of the court dynamic of an influential medieval power in its final years.
Author: Mohana Lāla (Munshi)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Asia, Central
Languages : en
Pages : 568
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Author: Mohan Lāla
Publisher: London : W. H. Allen
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 572
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Author: Charles Marvin
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 36
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Author: A. G. Ravan Farhadi
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136780777
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 175
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Consisting of a bibliographical account of this early Sufi master's childhood, youth, and years as a teacher and spiritual leader, as well as of translations of a selection from his books and treatises, this work traces the life and teachings of Abdullah Ansari - from poverty and destitution as a boy, by way of furious arguments with scholars advocating a more rationalistic approach to their faith, to his final pronouncements on the path of Love and Union.
Author: Charles Marvin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Eastern question (Central Asia)
Languages : en
Pages : 254
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In 1885 Russia moved to take the Afghan city of Herat, which the British regarded as the "key of India". Marvin wrote and published this emergency international affairs analysis in eight days. His purpose was to garner support from the British government for military action--up to and including war--against Russia before it took Herat. Marvin believed that the Russians were aiming for India and his analysis is framed as such. At the time of writing, Russia had not yet taken Herat, so Marvin briefly describes the history of the movements leading up to it, followed by a warning of the dangers not only Russian occupation, but Russian railroads would have for the security of India. Marvin also briefly describes Afghanis--a description that denies their ability to control the country because of their tribal differences.
Author: George Bruce Malleson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Eastern question (Central Asia)
Languages : en
Pages : 270
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