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Recent papers in Khurasan
ابوالمظفر علاءالدین عطاملک بن محمد جوینی در سال 622 یا 623 ق در خاندانی دبیرپرور، در آبادی بزرگ آزادوار که تا پیش از هجوم مغولان مرکز ولایت جوین/گویان یا کویان به شمار می¬رفت، متولد شد. سابقه حرفه دیوانی خاندان او دست کم به دوره سلطان... more
Thoughts on formation of East Iran as a cultural and political entity as a predecessor of medieval Islamic Khurasan.
The catastrophic Mongol incursions into the heart of the Muslim world during the thirteenth century left a path of death and destruction in their wake. Though the assaults succeeded in vanquishing Baghdad, toppling the Muslim caliph... more
Conference report of the ERC Advanced Grant Project, “The Early Islamic Empire at Work – The View from the Regions Toward the Center,” It has now entered its second phase, looking at the conceptualization and functioning of transregional... more
This preliminary compilation examines the coinage of Marw after the appearance of the Arabs there in 651. The coins are quite rare, at least so far as is now known. Except for an issue with the false date 20, the coins are dated from 22... more
This paper takes up the question of the first use of caliphal titles in the form of individual personal honorifics by al-Mansur and al-Mahdi in 145 H. The circumstances of the decision are analyzed in the light of the numismatic evidence... more
This powerpoint presentation was delivered at the A.D. Grach memorial conference in St Petersburg on 14th December 2018 and highlights the pioneering status of the Carnegie expedition to Turkestan directed by Raphael Pumpelly in 1904 and... more
ر بررسیهای تاریخ هنر کتابآرایی،قرآن معروف به «قرآن بایسنغری» یکی از شاخصترین و بزرگترین نمونههای قرآننگاری ایران به حساب میآید. در همین زمینه و با وجود پژوهشهای فراوانی که در خصوص پیشینه، نحوه استنساخ، شناسایی کاتب یا کاتبان... more