The Safavid Dynasty, a Golden Age in Iran, witnessed a cultural flowering under the charismatic Isma'il and and his son Tahmasp, the first two Shahs of the dynasty. This essay is a short history of ...

The history of Persian rugs spans over 2,500 years to the Achaemenid Empire, with the Pazyryk carpet (5th century BCE) showcasing their rich heritage.

Ancient events as a key to reading today's battles of the Aliev dynasty. Baku (AsiaNews ... one of the main proponents of the Safavid thesis as a ‘phenomenon of Azerbaijani statehood ...

Historically, Bahrain was considered part of the Fars province before 1957. During the Safavid dynasty, Bahrain was subordinate to the Bushehr governorship, along with Zubarah (located in modern-day ...

Food and drink? Poetry? Music? A new installation offers a window into the pleasures, pastimes, and artistic heritage of Iran during the Safavid dynasty (1501-1736). A royal picnic, depicted on a ...