Author: Gerardo Matalalla

Sociocultural approaches in the lithographic book of SadPand (One Hundred Counsels)

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Zahra Ziaie Zahra Ziaie is PhD Candidate in Fine Arts at the Complutense University of Madrid. (zaziaie@ucm.es) Abstract SadPand (One Hundred Counsels) is one of the illustrated lithographic books from the time of Mozaffar al-Din Shah Qajar, produced by his order for use in teaching the second grade of primary school. Compiled and translated in 1905 by Mirza Ali Asghar

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The Safavid Shah Abbas and the Kurds of the Eastern Frontier

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March 2025 The Safavid Shah Abbas and the Kurds of the Eastern Frontier Marc Morató-Aragonés Abstract: In this article, we will examine how the rulers of the Safavid Empire (1500–1736) related to the ruling Kurdish clans and how, despite their religious and social differences, they utilized them in the eastern provinces of the empire, which were then threatened by the

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