History of Islam and Iran

The toponyms used to name a large area in the western half of Iran, from the fall of the Sassanids to the rise of the Safavids, experienced many changes in the social and political-administrative ... Read More The toponyms used to name a large area in the western half of Iran, from the fall of the Sassanids to the rise of the Safavids, experienced many changes in the social and political-administrative arena, and were reflected in different ways in the writings produced at this point. In Islamic historiography, these toponyms were also used alternately, and historians used them to address the geographical area they were considering. The main question of the upcoming research is how the names Jebal, Qohestan and Iraq-e Ajam appeared in various historians' writings and how they were used. The research approach of this article is based on thick description. The research findings indicate that in the opinion of Islamic historians, Jebal (approximately) was used as a common toponym for a wide area in the western half of Iran in the third century. Gradually and without having a specific definition and limitation, it became popular in all kinds of historical writings and replaced the ancient toponyms of the region such as Mah and Pahle, but in the next century, due to the political developments in the region and the importance of some cities such as Ray and Isfahan, the city became central to the attitude of many Historians prevailed and did not allow Jebal to spread as a common toponym. Also, the name Qohestan, which was the Persian translation of Jebal, became popular in Persian writings at this time and added to the confusion. In the sixth century, the toponym of Iraq-e Ajam, gradually made its way in the writings of historians; But due to the flourishing of general historiography in the 8th and 9th centuries of Hijri, which were provided based on the sources of the third to the sixth century of Hijri, the toponyms of Jebal and Qohestan, while they were almost forgotten in the social and political-administrative arena, also came to life in the writings of Persian historians. They continued, of course, the historians of Egypt and the Levant were largely left out of this mess.

Safavid history from the window of Islamism; A Reflection on the Influence of Islamist Thoughts in Safavid Studies by Morteza Motahari and Ali Shariati

Hamid Sadeghi; Nozhat Ahmadi

Volume 32, Issue 54 , June 2022, , Pages 63-82

https://doi.org/10.22051/hii.2022.39031.2604

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Morteza Motahari and Ali Shariati, as two Shia thinkers-historians, under the influence of Islamist thoughts and with the support of increasing reliance on historical studies, tried ... Read More

Reflections on Multiple Readings of the Mani Movement in the Historiography of the First Centuries

Shahnaz Hojati najafabadi; Jafar Nouri

Volume 30, Issue 47 , November 2020, , Pages 87-108

https://doi.org/10.22051/hii.2020.31762.2263

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In the representation and retelling of the Mani religious movement in the first centuries' historiography, three main approaches can be identified except in a few narrations. These ... Read More

How Yazdgerd III Ascend to the Throne? (Study of Historical Sources with Emphasis on Shahnameh)

Zagros Zand

Volume 30, Issue 45 , May 2020, , Pages 87-106

https://doi.org/10.22051/hii.2020.26605.2024

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Most of the Arabic-Persian and other sources have dealt with Yazdgerd III coronation. There are much confusion and inconsistency in these sources. In this study, the historical data ... Read More

Historiography in Ancient Iran, its nature and style with respect to different approaches to the concept of "History"

Esmaeil Sangari; Alireza Karbasi

Volume 26, Issue 30 , June 2016, , Pages 167-218

https://doi.org/10.22051/hii.2016.2506

Abstract

Although the great empires in ancient Iran, caused great changes in the world, however the lack of a tremendous historical works in this period, made some historians conclude that ancient ... Read More

Dating systems in Safavid historiography

Mohammad Taqi Mashkouriyan; Ali Akbar Jafari; Asghar Foroughi Abari

Volume 26, Issue 30 , June 2016, , Pages 219-252

https://doi.org/10.22051/hii.2016.2507

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In order to arrange the events, historians have used common chronological ordering systems to give them temporal dimension and date them. Dating patterns of the events and the ... Read More

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Toponymy of the western half of Iran in the historical writings of the 3rd-9th lunar centuries (Jebal, Qohestan and Iraq-e Ajam)

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Safavid history from the window of Islamism; A Reflection on the Influence of Islamist Thoughts in Safavid Studies by Morteza Motahari and Ali Shariati

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Reflections on Multiple Readings of the Mani Movement in the Historiography of the First Centuries

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How Yazdgerd III Ascend to the Throne? (Study of Historical Sources with Emphasis on Shahnameh)

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Historiography in Ancient Iran, its nature and style with respect to different approaches to the concept of "History"

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Dating systems in Safavid historiography

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