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Sudden Changes in Global Order — From Ancient to Early Modern Iran and Beyond
Read more: Sudden Changes in Global Order — From Ancient to Early Modern Iran and BeyondDr M.A.H. Parsa explores Iran’s journey from Sasanian stability to Nader Shah’s empire.
The Art of Kharita Dispatching in the Late 19th Century Afghanistan
Kharita dispatching On 2 Ramadan 1316 AH/ 15 January 1899, Amir Abdul Rahman Khan of Afghanistan (r. 1880–1901), sent an official letter, categorised as murāsala, to Lord George Nathaniel Curzon, Viceroy of India (in office, 1898–1911). Eventually, the ceremonially-illuminated letter…