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Khurasan, Iran: see Khorasan Khorasan (khôr'əsän`) or Khurasan ..... Click the link for more information. . Khorasanor KhurasanProvince (pop., 1996: 6,048,000), northeastern Iran. Its capital is Mashhad. The region was first named by the Sasanian dynasty, in whose language it means “Land of the Sun.” It was overrun by Muslim armies c. 650. Under Arab rule, it encompassed a vast territory including what is now southern Turkmenistan and northern Afghanistan. It was conquered c. 1220 by Genghis Khan and c. 1380 by Timur. Its current frontiers, as a province of Iran, were defined in 1881. Its population is composed of many ethnic groups as a result of numerous migrations and invasions over the centuries. The languages spoken are Turkish, Persian, and Kurdish. The province gives its name to the handcrafted Khorasan carpet. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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[who] was taken by the elegance and precision of the engraving and suggested a dating of 1700[+ or -]20 years; he also inclined to favour a provenance from Khurasan, i. After a careful analysis of their ambiguous roots and their complicated relations with other power welders in Central Asia, he informs us that "It is conceivable that the Muhtajids of the fourth/tenth century were the Iranized descendants of an Arab family which had long been settled in Khurasan and which was eventually, by some process unknown to us, accepted as holders of power in Chaghanian . |
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