Nestled in the heart of Isfahan, Hasht Behesht Palace stands as one of the most exquisite remnants of the Safavid era. Known ...

Shah Jahan: inscriptions record each owner. Meanwhile, a useful map shows the vast extent of the empire – and thus its taxable wealth – by Akbar’s death in 1605; it stretched from Kabul and the ...

The internal crisis in Iran has also led to the disgrace, discredit, and despisal of mullah-producing institutions in the cities of Qom, Mashhad, and Tehran.

It was commissioned by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite ... Timurid architecture from Central Asia, it builds on Safavid architectural trends from Iran, as well as craftsmanship ...

The Shah Abbas Mosque, constructed in 1606 on the orders of Safavid ruler Shah Abbas I, was designed by architect Sheikh Bahaddin Muhammad Amili. Also known as the Ganja Friday Mosque, it is located ...

(2018) The Apocalypse of Ecstasy: The Poetry of Shah Ismāʿīl Revisited ... (2014) “The language of paradise in Safavid Iran: Speech and cosmology in the thought of Āẕar Kayvān and his followers”, in ...

A military genius who some historians would later refer to as the “Napoleon of Persia”, Nadir Shah took over power in Iran after deposing the reigning Safavid dynasty. He not only consolidated power ...

The Timurid rulers, known for their patronage of Persian culture, helped shape the artistic traditions later carried on by the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires. One of the most stunning pieces of ...

Among the highlights for me are the Mahin Banu Dish (1403–25 CE), a Chinese Ming imperial dish that belonged to Safavid Princess Mahin Banu and Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, and its counterpart, which is ...