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Sub-Categories in History

Ancient Persia@ (14) Iranian Revolution (9)

Qajar Period (6) US Hostage Crisis (2)

Web Sites in Category History

Ancient Iranian Ceramics - 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.

Ancient Khuzistan - Archeological images.

FlyingFish - Salman Rushdie, British Petroleum (BP) and Iran - 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.

History of Ancient Iran - Original texts about Ancient Iran (Persian Empire)

History of Iran - (Encyclopedia.com)

History of the Christians In Iran - Book by Zarin Behravesh Pakizegi.

Institute for Iranian Contemporary Historical Studies - Historical research center based in Iran. Site features online photos and historical documents.

Iran Photo Album - Persian history, artifacts, and music. Numerous photos of objects and places dating from 5000 BC.

Middle East and West Asia Chronology - Includes an introduction to the Assyrian, Persian, Parthian, Sassanid and Islamic Empires.

Parthia: The Forgotten Empire - Uses Parthian drachmas to illustrate and illuminate the history of the Partian Empire.

Parthian Empire - The History of Ancient Parthia - 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.

Payk - Repository of documents related to the 1953 coup d'etat in Iran.

Persia or Iran, a Brief History - This section of Iransaga provides an insight into Persian history pre-twentieth century.

Savage Shahs of Persia - Short biography of Nadir Shah Afshar (1688-1747), who was a very harsh and suspicious ruler and who blinded his own son.

The Assassins of Alamut - Electronic book on the Assassins, a mediaeval heretical Iranian sect.

Timeline of Iranian History - From Mage Publishing.

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