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Battle of Karbala by Al-Musavi
This is an artistic depiction of the Battle of Karbala (680 CE) by the Persian Painter Abbas Al-Musavi, created in the late 19th-early 20th century CE in Iran, currently housed in the Brooklyn Museum.
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Naqsh-e Jahan Square, Isfahan
Naqsh-e Jahan Square is a public urban square situated at the centre of Isfahan in Iran. Constructed by Shah Abbas I the Great at the beginning of the 17th century CE, it is now an important historical site and one of UNESCO's World Heritage...
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Abbasid Dynasty
The Abbasids were an Arabic dynasty that initially ruled over most of the Islamic empire (save some western parts) after assuming the caliphate in 750 CE, later on, their empire fragmented, however, they retained spiritual supremacy as caliphs...
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Muqarnas
Muqarnas is a three-dimensional architectural decorative element that flourished in its most complete form mainly during the Islamic period and is most pervasively used in domes and semi-domes. One of the key features of this mesmerizing...
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Calligraphy of Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib
A calligraphic vector diagram of the name of Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (c. 568–c. 653 CE), an uncle of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad and progenitor of the Abbasid Dynasty.
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Abbas Mirza Mosque, Yerevan
Abbas Mirza Mosque in the Erivan fortress (now Yerevan, Armenia), early 20th century.
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Abbas Mirza Mosque in the Erivan Fortress
Abbas Mirza Mosque in the Erivan fortress, 1899.
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Shah Abbas: Coins of faith and power at the British Museum
Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis, British Museum curator of Islamic and Iranian coins, talks through the messaging on some Persian coins.
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Umayyad Dynasty
The Umayyad Dynasty (661-750 CE), the first dynasty to take the title of Caliphate, was established in 661 CE by Muawiya (l. c. 602-680 CE), who had served as the governor of Syria under the Rashidun Caliphate, after the death of the fourth...
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Islamic Caliphates
Caliphate (“Khilafat” in Arabic) was a semi-religious political system of governance in Islam, in which the territories of the Islamic empire in the Middle East and North Africa and the people within were ruled by a supreme leader called...