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New Book: The Sassanians: Origins of an Empire
A new book written by Kaveh Farrokh and Javier Sánchez Gracia on the Sassanians titled “Los Sasánidas: El Origen de un Imperio” [The Sassanians: The Origin of an Empire] was published in 2026 by...
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Persian Connections to India’s Samosa
The article “The story of India as told by a humble street snack” by Justin Rowlatt was originally posted in the BBC on June 24, 2016. Kindly note that the photos and accompanying captions do not...
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Chess: Iranian or Indian Invention?
The article below has been edited by Shapour Suren-Pahlav of the CAIS website in London. As noted by Suren-Pahlav: “Large portion of this essay has been excerpted from “The Origin of Chess; Some Facts...
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Empires of the Silk Road
Readers are introduced to Professor Christopher I. Beckwith’s text: “Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Asia from the Bronze Age to the Present” (available on Amazon.com): Author:...
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Bukhara in Pre-Islamic Times
The article below by the late Harvard Professor Emeritus Professor Richard N. Nelson Frye (1920-2014) on Bukhara in Pre-Islamic Times was originally posted in the Encyclopedia Iranica. Kindly note that...
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Pearls of the Taklamakan
The article “Pearls of the Taklamakan” was originally posted in the Tang Dynasty Times. Kindly note that the version below contains images and accompanying captions not included in the original Tang...
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Persia’s lasting influence on Kashmir
The article below “A lasting Influence” was originally written by Muhammad Saleem Beig and posted on the Kashmir Life Website on March 25th, 2013. According to Beig, Iran has made a deep mark on the...
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The Windmill and the Contribution of Persia
The article below is based on an excerpt from Kaveh Farrokh’s second text “Shadows in the Desert: Ancient Persia at War” (2007, Chapter 19: The Legacy of Persia after the Islamic Conquests, pages...
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Chinese-Iranian Relations in Pre-Islamic Times
This article by Edwin G. Pulleyblank on Chinese-Iranian relations was originally published in the Encyclopedia Iranica on December 15, 1991 and last updated on October 14, 2011. This article is also...
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The Persian Prince Pirouz (Pirooz)
The article “The Persian prince Pirooz“ by Yang Guifei was originally printed in the Tang Dynasty Times. Kindly note that excepting one image, none of the other images, video and accompanying...
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700 Years of Persian Manuscripts Digitized and Available Online
The article “700 Years of Persian Manuscripts Now Digitized and Available Online” was was posted on the Open Culture venue on April 5th, 2019. The Open Culture article was itself based on the article...
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The Hui Communities of China and Admiral Zheng He
The article below has been forwarded to Kavehfarrokh.com by Sheda Vasseghi. Kindly note that a number of pictures and their accompanying captions have been inserted by Kavehfarrokh.com into the...
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Nowruz in the Pre-Islamic Era
This article “Nowruz in the pre-Islamic era” was written by the late Mary Boyce (1920-2006) in the Encyclopedia Iranica on November 15, 2009. Kindly note that none of the images and pictures and...
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Gothic Architecture and Persian Origins
The article below is by the late Professor Arthur Upham Pope and was originally published in the Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs: Arthur Upham Pope (1933). Gothic architecture and Persian origins....
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UNESCO celebrates 1,750th anniversary of Iran’s Gundi-Shapur University
The article below “UNESCO celebrates 1,750th anniversary of Iran university” was published in the Tehran Times on March 9, 2021. The report printed below has been edited in Kavehfarrokh.com. Kindly...
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Persian Connections to India’s Samosa
The article “The story of India as told by a humble street snack” by Justin Rowlatt was originally posted in the BBC on June 24, 2016. Kindly note that the photos and accompanying captions do not...
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The Emperor who Loved Melons
The article “The Conqueror Who Longed for Melons” written by Mark Hay was originally posted on Atlas Obscura on November 15, 2017....
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The 1,500-Year-Old Love Story Between a Persian Prince and a Korean Princess...
The article “The 1,500-Year-Old Love Story Between a Persian Prince and a Korean Princess that Could Rewrite History” written by Mark Oliver was originally posted in Ancient Origins on May 8, 2018. The...
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Preserving the Buddhist Stupa Structure in Topdara, Afghanistan
The article below was originally published as “Preserving the Cultural Heritage of Afghanistan” by the World Cultural Heritage Voices (CHV) outlet on October 17, 2018. Note that the photo and the...
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Fall 2019 Iranian Studies Initiative Lectures at the University of British...
The University of British Columbia’s Persian and Iranian Studies Initiative of the Department of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia will be providing a series of lectures by prominent...
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