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Two Centuries of Silence: An Account of Events and Conditions in Iran During the First Two Hundred Years of Islam, from the Arab Invasion to the Rise of the Tahirid Dynasty

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Two Centuries of Silence is an English translation of Do Qarn Sokout, Dr. Zarrinkub's celebrated work on the history of Iran in the lead-up to and after the Arab conquest in the mid 7th century. The author begins with a question that puzzles many: How was a world civilization with all of its achievements in art and architecture, religion and law, agriculture and engineering, and civil and military organization, overthrown by a nomadic people with limited literacy and few accomplishments? The title refers to the two-hundred ...

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Two Centuries of Silence: An Account of Events and Conditions in Iran During the First Two Hundred Years of Islam, from the Arab Invasion to the Rise of the Tahirid Dynasty 2017, Mazda Publishers

ISBN-13: 9781568592602

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