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Includes links to sites relating to the history of Iran and/or Persia (Ancient Iran). Sites devoted to specific events or historical periods (e.g., Iranian Revolution) should be submitted to the appropriate subcategory.


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1. Ancient Iranian Ceramics - Describes and illustrates the 5,000 year ceramic tradition that flourished in ancient Iran until 100 BCE, which establishes ancient Iranian pottery as one of the great ceramic traditions.
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2. Encyclopedia.com- History of Iran - This page has diverse information about Iran. It covers different topics such as land, people, government, economy and history.
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3. History of the Christians In Iran - Book by Zarin Behravesh Pakizegi.
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4. Iran Photo Album - Persian history, artifacts, and music. Numerous photos of objects and places dating from 5000 BC.
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5. Parthia: The Forgotten Empire - Uses Parthian drachmas to illustrate and illuminate the history of the Parthian Empire.
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6. Parthian Empire - The History of Ancient Parthia - Non-commercial, educational web site dedicated to the history and coins of ancient Parthia with sections on geography and resources. Includes a bibliography that exceeds 1,100 items directly concerned with Parthia.
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7. Persia or Iran, a Brief History - This section of Iransaga provides an insight into Persian history pre-twentieth century.
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8. Persian - Median Kings in the Bible - Study suggests a link from biblical kings to those known from archaeology. With photos.
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9. Savage Shahs of Persia - Short biography of Nadir Shah Afshar (1688-1747), who was a very harsh and suspicious ruler and who blinded his own son.
10. A History of Modern Iran - A illustrated history of modern Iran from Qajar times to present day.
11. Achaemenid Royal Inscriptions - Electronic study edition of the inscriptions of the Achaemenid Persian kings in all of their versions--Old Persian, Elamite, Akkadian, Aramaic and Egyptian.
12. Ancient Persians and Wine - This site is about history of wine making in Persia (Iran). Persia is one of the oldest wine-maker lands in the world with 5,100 years old history.
13. Culture of Iran - General site about Iranian culture, rituals, ceremonies and history.
14. FlyingFish - Salman Rushdie, British Petroleum (BP) and Iran - Britain's current foreign policy towards Iran and Salman Rushdie's situation, history of BP's origins as the Anglo-Persian Oil Company; the 1953 BP/MI6/CIA-orchestrated coup of Iran's president Mussadiq, who was intent on reclaiming Iran's resources from the grip of foreign powers.
15. Historical Buildings in Shiraz - Historical buildings in Shiraz and Marvdasht including Perspolis /Thakht-e-Jamshid and Naghsh-e-Rostam.
16. Images from History: Ancient Khuzistan - Archeological photos of pieces in the Susa A style.
17. Iranian History Timeline - Highlights of Iranian (Persian) history.
18. Iranologie: History of Iran - Articles cover the country's history from ancient times through the Pahlavis, including various Persian kingdoms and empires.
19. Skews Me - Assassins - Brief description of Hasan ibn-al-Sabbah and the Order of Assassins.

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