Kasheff, Manouchehr
- ABARKĀVĀN
ABARKĀVĀN, late Sasanian name of Qešm (q.v.) island in the Straits of Hormoz. It occurs in this form (Balaḏorī, Fotūḥ,…
- ĀJĪL
ĀJĪL, an assortment of nuts (pistachios, almonds, and hazelnuts being the most common), roasted chickpeas and seeds such as watermelon,…
- ANJOMAN-E ZARTOŠTĪĀN
ANJOMAN-E ZARTOŠTĪĀN (the Society of Zoroastrians), designation of formally instituted Zoroastrian associations in Iran (mainly in Kermān, Tehran, and Yazd),…
- ANṢARĪ, ʿALĪ-QOLĪ KHAN
ANṢARĪ, ʿALĪ-QOLĪ KHAN MOŠĀWER-AL-MAMĀLEK (1247-1319 Š./1868-1940), a career diplomat under the late Qajars. He was the son of Mīrzā Ḥasan…
- ARMENIANS OF MODERN IRAN
ARMENIANS OF MODERN IRAN. Armenians can be found in almost every major city of Iran, engaged in a variety of…
- ARVAND-RŪD
ARVAND-RŪD, name given to the river Tigris in some passages in the Mid. Pers. books (Zātspram 6.20, 34.7; Pahlavi Vd….
- BĀBĀ KUHI
BĀBĀ KŪHĪ, popular name of Shaikh Abū ʿAbdallāh Moḥammad b. ʿAbdallāh b. ʿObaydallāh Bākūya Šīrāzī, Sufi of the second half…
- ČAHĀRŠANBA-SŪRĪ
ČAHĀRŠANBA-SŪRĪ (usually pronounced Čāršamba-sūrī), the last Wednesday of the Persian solar year, the eve of which is marked by special…
- IRĀNŠAHR (3)
IRĀNŠAHR, an encyclopedic collection of articles published in the 1960s under the auspices of the UNESCO National Commission in Iran,…
- HEDĀYAT, MOḴBER-AL-SALṬANA i. LIFE AND WORK
HEDAYAT, MOḴBER-AL-SALṬANA i. LIFE AND WORK Hedayat (Figure 1) belonged to a distinguished family, several members of which had served…
- GĪLĀN v. History under the Safavids
GĪLĀN v. HISTORY UNDER THE SAFAVIDS Gīlān has traditionally been considered by its local population as a land of two…
- FORŪGĪ, MOḤAMMAD-ḤOSAYN Khan Ḏokāʾ-al-Molk
FORŪGĪ, MOḤAMMAD-ḤOSAYN Khan Ḏokāʾ-al-Molk (b. Isfahan, 15 Rabīʿ II 1255/27 June 1839; d. Tehran, 11 Ramażān 1325/19 October 1907), poet,…
- FORṢAT-AL-DAWLA
FORṢAT-AL-DAWLA (b. Shiraz,Ṣafar 1271/November 1854, d. Shiraz, 10 Ṣafar 1339/23 October 1920), pen name of the poet, scholar, and artist…