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11 09, 2017

Nader Shah – history of Iran – the 1700s

By |2019-10-21T10:25:00-07:00September 11th, 2017|West Asia|Comments Off on Nader Shah – history of Iran – the 1700s

Nader Shah (Iran, 1736-1747) In 1736 AD, Nader Shah overthrew the last Safavid shah and established the country of Iran, with himself as the Shah (king) of Iran. Like Genghis Khan, Nader Shah was [...]

23 07, 2017

Ghaznavids – Medieval Islam

By |2019-07-05T11:22:44-07:00July 23rd, 2017|History, India, Islam, West Asia|Comments Off on Ghaznavids – Medieval Islam

Ghaznavids: A minaret in Ghazni (Afghanistan), from about 1000 AD Abbasid soldiers Beginning in the 850s AD, the Abbasid caliphs of the Islamic Empire were looking for soldiers they would be able to trust, who [...]

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