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The Forward on MSN2mon
Why Queen Esther was the star in the age of Rembrandt’s Amsterdam
Esther’s Eastern milieu, exotic to Dutch artists and patrons then trading with the Safavid Empire, was an attractive subject ...
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Empires That Were Richer Than the Mughals — But No One Talks About Them
Often seen as the contemporary of the Mughal Empire, the Safavid Empire in Persia (modern-day Iran) was similarly opulent and influential. The Safavids were immensely wealthy due to their control ...
Tehran Times3d
‘Stunning’ 17th-century Iranian royal tiles to go on public display at Scottish museum
TEHRAN - A rare and intricately decorated set of tiles from a 17th-century Iranian palace will go on public display later this month for the first time in two decades, as part of a major new ...
Qatar Tribune on MSN7d
Qatar Museums, Hong Kong Palace Museum present Wonders of Imperial Carpets
Qatar Museums (QM) is proud to announce an upcoming exhibition Wonders of Imperial Carpets: Masterpieces from the Museum of ...
BBC3y
Episode 81 - Shi'a religious parade standa
Today we are in Iran, with the ruling Safavid Dynasty, and with a portable declaration of faith. The Safavid Dynasty came to power in 1501, and it established Shi'a Islam as the state religion of ...
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Episode Transcript – Episode 81 - The Shi'a religious parade standard
Today we are in Iran, with the ruling Safavid Dynasty, and with a portable declaration of faith. The Safavid Dynasty came to power in 1501, and it established Shi'a Islam as the state religion of ...