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Persia
Persia refers to the historic region centred on the area around the modern-day Iranian Republic and Afghanistan. There have been a number of important empires based from this region since the 8th century BC.
Notable Persian empires include the Seleucid Empire (312–63 BC), the Sasanian Empire (224–651), and the Seljuk Empire (1037–1194).
Notable Persian empires include the Seleucid Empire (312–63 BC), the Sasanian Empire (224–651), and the Seljuk Empire (1037–1194).
Medieval Persian Philosopher-Poets: Rumi, Hāfez, Omar Khayyám and ‘Attār of Nishapur
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“
Sanctions levied
Sanctions heavy
Break my back
But you will not end me
Many have assailed
Many have failed
Pack after pack
Blood shed but to no avail
Had my share of years
Had my share of tears
SAVAK to crack
A century of polluted atmosphere
This is my land
This is my clan
Turn the clock back
I'm as old as the history of man
Gone are the golden days
Gone are the golden ways
Stopped in my tracks
Time will lead me out of this maze
Keep my people in pain
Keep my people in chains
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― Letter 19
― Letter 19
“
Unhappy Persia, that in former age
Hast been the seat of mighty Conquerors,
That in their prowesse and their policies, Have triumph over Africa.
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― Tamburlaine
― Tamburlaine
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