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... Persian shah , " king " -also māt , " dead . " Because of its previous pre - eminence among intellectual pastimes fa ... Persia to Arabia and thence to western Europe , where it also acquired a patron goddess , Caissa , the Muse of Chess ...
... Persian shah , " king " -also māt , " dead . " Because of its previous pre - eminence among intellectual pastimes fa ... Persia to Arabia and thence to western Europe , where it also acquired a patron goddess , Caissa , the Muse of Chess ...
Page 345
... Persian origins , also contributed to Chinese literature under the Yüan ; they tried to emulate the traditional Chinese culture . They wrote poetry and painted in the Chinese way in order to distinguish themselves in fields where they ...
... Persian origins , also contributed to Chinese literature under the Yüan ; they tried to emulate the traditional Chinese culture . They wrote poetry and painted in the Chinese way in order to distinguish themselves in fields where they ...
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... ( Persian New Year's Day ) back to date in keeping with the agricultural activities of the community . Ghāzān Maḥmūd introduced the Khanian era in Persia in AH 701 , which was a reversion to the regnal chronologies of antiquity . It ...
... ( Persian New Year's Day ) back to date in keeping with the agricultural activities of the community . Ghāzān Maḥmūd introduced the Khanian era in Persia in AH 701 , which was a reversion to the regnal chronologies of antiquity . It ...
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