Durrani Empire | Ottoman Empire |
The Zand Dynasty in 1750 ousted the Afsharid Dynasty (established by Nader Shah 1736) everywhere
in Iran except for Khorasan, where it was to last until 1796. The Zand Dynasty was succeeded by the Qajar Dynasty in 1794.
Capital Shiraz.
Historical Atlas : Iran Page, Western Central Asia Page, Western Asia Page List of Wars : Iran Students' Papers : Kim, Sun Hoo, History of Food and Nutrition in West Asia (2009) |
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DIRECTORY OF INTERNET SOURCES . . . EXTERNAL FILES |
Country Profiles | Current |
Article Zand Dynasty from Wikipedia |
Historical |
Links | General |
from Library of Congress, Portals to the World;
from BUBL;
from dmoz;
List of Iran-related Topics, from Wikipedia;
Category : Iran, from Wikipedia Virtual Library Iran |
on History |
from Virtual Library History;
from Virtual Library Women's History;
from persia.org;
from Pars Times Category : Persian History; Category : History of Iran, from Wikipedia Articles in the Category "History of Persia", from EB 1911 History-Related Articles, from Kurdistanica |
Organizations |
Iran Heritage Foundation Foundation for Iranian Studies British Institute of Persian Studies Institut français de recherche en Iran (IFRI) Institute of Iranian Studies, Univ. of St. Andrews; Centre for Iranian Studies, Durham Univ. International Society for Iranian Studies (ISIS) DIWAN, Association des doctorants en histoire des mondes musulmans medievaux |
Historical Dictionary |
Encyclopaedia Iranica Kurdistanica, Digital Encyclopedia of Kurdistan B. d'Herbelot et al., Bibliotheque orientale : ou Dictionnaire universel contenant tout ce qui fait connoitre les Peuples d'Orient, vol.1 : A-E, 1777, vol.2 : F-M, 1778, vol.3 : N-Z, 1778, vol.4, 1779, in French, GB A Shi'ite Encyclopedia, from DILP Iranian History Glossary |
Timelines |
from Encyclopedia of the Orient;
from BBC News,
from timelines.ws;
from Perry Castaneda Library, UTexas (scan, covers
20th century); from mage.com;
from On the Matrix |
Accounts of History | Iranian Perspective |
from Salam Iran,
Iran's History in Brief, from
Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Ottawa, Canada Problems in Kurdish Historiography, from Kurdistanica |
other Perspective | modern |
from Iran Photo Album, from
Iransaga, 11 chapters;
from Tamasha, 12 chapters,
from Lonely Planet,
from Iran Chamber Society Article History of Iran, from Wikipedia; from Crime and Society, A Comparative Criminology of the World (Robert Winslow) |
historical |
P.M. Sykes, A History of Persia (1915), v.1,
v.2, posted on IA |
Specific Periods |
Historiography | Iranian Perspective |
Mohamad Tavakoli-Targhi,
Refashioning Iran: Orientalism, Occidentalism, and historiography, 2001 book, posted by google books Fereydoun Adamiyat, Problems in Iranian Historiography, 1971 book accessible through jstor Kamran M. Dadkhah, Myths and Facts in Iranian Historiography, CIRA Bulletin 1999 |
on Iranian Perspective |
Rudi Matthee, Introduction to Historiography and Representation in Safavid and Afsharid Iran
, 1998 article accessible through jstor |
other Perspective |
Foreign Policy, Foreign Relations |
Search Encyclopaedia Iranica for
Foreign Affairs, Anglo-Iranian Relations, Anglo-Persian Agreement, Anglo-Persian War, Anglo-Russian Convention, Belgian-Iranian Relations,
China, Chinese-Iranian Relations, Denmark, Egypt, France, Gardane Mission, Georgia, Germany, Greece, India, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan,
Ottoman-Persian Relations, Portugal, Russia R.R. Dawes, A History of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations with Persia (1887), posted on Internet Archive G. Berchet, La Repubblica di Venezia e la Persia (1865) in Italian, posted on Internet Archive R.R. Davies, A History of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations with Persia (1887), posted on Internet Archive |
Administration |
Military |
See WHKMLA, List of Wars : Iran Military History of Iran, from Wikipedia |
Economy & Finances |
A Global History of Currencies : Iran;
Article Economy of Iran, from Wikipedia;
Iran : Economy, from Encyclopedia of the Orient History of Persian Carpets, from Iran Chamber Society Iranian Oil History in Brief, from Iranian Journalist Search Encyclopaedia Iranica for Anglo-Persian Oil Company, Arab-Sasanian Coins, Banking, Barley, Begging, Bookbinding, Bricks and Ceramics Industry, Cabbage, Camel, Camphor, Candle, Caravan, Caravansary, Cardamom, Carpets, Caviar, Ceramics, Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Mines of Persia, Chamber of Guilds, Charcoal, Clocks, Clothing, Coal, Coffee, Coins and Coinage, Commerce, Concessions, Construction Materials Industry, Cooking, Cooperatives, Copper, Cotton, Crafts, Crystal, Customs Duties, Daguerrotypie, Date Palm, Drugs, East India Company (British, Dutch, French), Economy, Farming, Firearms, Fiscal System, Fisheries and Fishing, Forests and Forestry, Fruit, Garlic, Gemcutting, Glass, Glass Industry, Gold, Henna, Herds and Flocks, Horseshoes, Imperial Bank of Persia, Indian Ocean, Indigo, Indo-European Telegraph Company, Indo-European Telegraph Department, Industrialization, Iran National Company, Iron, Ivory, Jade, Kork, Lighting and Heating, Lithography, Locks, Maritime Trade, Mining, Oil Agreements, Oil Industry, Olive Tree, Pigments, Paper and Papermaking, Pearls, Railroads, Rye, Sasanian Textiles, Soap, Sofra, Steel Industry, Sugar, Tanning, Rubber and Footwear Industries, Textile Industry, Tobacco, Wool J. Hanway, An historical account of the British trade over the Caspian sea vol.1, 1753, vol.2, 1753, GB |
Ethnography, Social History |
Languages of Iran (69), from Ethnologue Minorities at Risk, scroll down for Iran - Arabs, Azerbaijanis, Bakhtiari, Baluchis, Kurds, Turkmen Country Report Iran, from U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (1997-2006) Migration Information Source : Iran Article Iranian Kurdistan, from Wikipedia Armenians in Iran, from Iran Chamber Society Category : Languages of Iran, from Wikipedia Article : Demographics of Iran, from Wikipedia World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples : Iran Search Encyclopaedia Iranica for Census, Charitable Foundations, Cholera, Class System, Coffeehouse Deportations, Diaspora, Education, Employment, Ethnography, Eunuchs Famines, Feminist Movements, Gypsies F. Barth, Nomads of South Persia (1961), posted on IA |
Religion |
Religion in Iran, from netiran;
Category Religion in Iran, from Wikipedia Mosques of Iran, from Iran Page (images only, locations not given) Zoroaster and Zoroastrians in Iran, from Iran Chamber Society; Zoroastrian Sacred Sites in Iran, from Places of Peace and Power Jews of Iran, from Jewish Virtual Library; A Brief History of Iranian Jews, from Iran Chamber Society; Iran, from International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies - Cemetery Project A Brief History of Christianity in Iran, from Farsinet; Historical Churches in Iran, from Iran Chamber Society Minorities at Risk - Iran : Baha'i, Christians |
History of Regions |
Provinces of Iran, Counties of Iran, from www.statoids.com Iranian Provinces, from Iran Chamber Society History of Khuzestan, from Wikipedia M.B. al Hasan B. Isfandiyar, History of Tabaristan; computer may have difficulty displaying characters properly; transcribed into English Article : Provinces of Iran, from Wikipedia Category : Provinces of Iran, from Wikipedia Abu Musa and the Tunbs, from The Persian Gulf |
Local History |
Articlev Cities of Iran, from Wikipedia History of Tehran, from greatestcities.com, from Wikipedia History of Isfahan, from Wikipedia; History of Abadan, from Wikipedia; History of Tabriz, from Wikipedia |
Structures, Institutions |
History of Higher Education in Iran, from Iran Chamber Society;
Structurae : Iran;
Search Lighthouse Explorer for Iran |
Culture & Science |
Online Publications on the History of Iranian Architecture, posted by ArchNet History of Painting in Iran, from Farhangsara Article History of Contemporary Medicine in Iran, from Wikipedia The Persian Calendar, by Holger Oertel A History of Muslim Philosophy, Ch. LIII : Persian Literature, Ch. LXXVII : Renaissance in Iran, Ch. LXVIII : renaissance in Iran (Cont.) |
Biographies |
List of Iranians, from Wikipedia;
Iranian Personalities, from Iran Chamber Society Iran, from Executed Today |
Others |
International Boundary Studies,
search for Iran Article Foreign Relations of Iran, from Wikipedia, Relations between Russia and Iran, between Iran and Azerbaijan, from Axis Disaster History by Country : Iran, from Relief Web Crime and Society : A Comparative Criminology Tour of the World : Iran Alcohol and Drugs History Society : Iran; Palearctic Ecoregion, from WWF Abu Musa Island. Sovereignty Claims and Environmental Resources, ICE Case Studies 1997 |
DIRECTORY OF INTERNET SOURCES . . . EXTERNALLY POSTED DOCUMENTS |
Historical Data | Lists of Statesmen |
from World Statesmen (B. Cahoon);
from Rulers (B. Schemmel);
from Regnal Chronologies;
from World Rulers (E. Schulz, illustrated) Article Rulers of Iran, from Wikipedia |
Documents | Image Databanks |
Europeana Wikimedia Commons |
Archival Deposits |
Guide to India Office Records relating to Iran, from British Library Iran Documents, at Central Archive for the History of the Jewish People, Jerusalem Search Your Archives for Persia (UK National Archives) |
Constitutions, Laws |
Treaty Collections | Pertaining to Iran |
Document Collections |
Digital Persian Archive, Universität Marburg |
Individual Documents |
Historical Maps |
click WHKMLA Historical Atlas, Iran Page Atlas of Iran, from Wikimedia Commons Search Atlas of Mutual Heritage for Iran, Bushehr, Esfahan, Kerman, Fort Mosselstein, Shiraz Map : Turkic Languages, from Titus Maps : Languages of the Caucasus, Iranian Languages from Titus Iran Historical Maps : Safavid, Afsharid, Zand, Qajar, Pahlavi Eras, from Iran Politics Club |
Historical Encyclopedia Entries |
General |
Religious |
Economic |
In Persia, p.381 in vol.1 of W. Gordon,
The Universal Accountant and Complete Merchant, 1770, GB Of the Trade of the Gulph of Persia, Of the Inland Trade of Persia, pp.641-644 in W. Beawes, Lex mercatoria rediviva: or, The merchant's directory, 1773, GB Of the Empire of Persia, p.373 in R, Hayes, The negociator's magazine, 1777, GB Gomron, p.125, Perse, pp.207-208, in vol.2 of S. Ricard, Traite general du commerce, 1781, in French, GB Persian Goods through Russia, pp.147-148 in J. Reeves, A History of the Law of Shipping and Navigation, 1792, GB |
Geographical |
Entry : Persia, pp.409-416 in Th. Salmon,
A New Geographical and Historical Grammar, 1767, GB Entry : Persia, pp.247-312, in : T.G. Smollett, The Present State of the World, vol.7 1768, GB |
on History |
Entry : Persien, in vol.5 of J.G. Eichhorn,
Geschichte der drey letzten Jahrhunderte, 1805, in German, GB |
Tour Guides, Travelogues |
Institutions | Archives |
National Archives of Iran UNESCO Archives Portal : National Archives Asia Pacific, has one entry for Iran (Nov. 15th 2006), scroll down |
Musea | Lists, Links |
Museums in Iran, from Caroun;
Category : Museums in Iran, from Wikipedia |
Musea | Museum Websites |
Monuments |
Category : Monuments and memorials in Iran,
from Wikipedia UNESCO World Heritage Site, List (search for Iran), Tentative Lists : Iran |
Libraries |
National Library of Iran Libraries in Iran, from LibDex |
National Symbols | Flags, Coats of Arms |
Flag, from FOTW; Coat of Arms, from
Wikipedia;
National Anthem, from National Anthems Net |
Coins, Banknotes |
Coin Catalog of Iran, from Numismaticon;
search Coin Archives for Persia, Iran;
Numismatic Collections of Coins - Iran, bilingual Russian-English site;
Coins of the Qajar Dynasty,
Safavid Dynasty,
Iran, from Zeno;
Iran, from World Coin Gallery British Museum, The coins of the shahs of Persia, Safavis, Afghans, Efsharis, Zands, and Kajars (1887), posted on Internet Archive Zand Dynasty, from Zeno |
PRINTED REFERENCE |
Bibliographies | general |
RHS Bibliography UK National Archive Online Library ISBN Database |
on Iran |
Iran Oral History Project, (printed memoirs), IBEX Publishers NNDB Bibliography : Iran Persian Academy; in Farsi; English language version does not work (Sept. 21st 09) Iran, from The Online Books Page from IAAB |
on specific issues |
Food and Culture (a bibliography), by R.T. Dirks, click on South West Asia Bibliography, from Kurdistanica |
Online Libraries | general |
Internet Archives Gutenberg Library Online e-corpus International Boundary Studies |
on Iran |
Iran Online Library, from Iran Politics Club Iran Digital Library Digital Islamic Library Project (DILP) |
Online Journals | full text online |
Journal of Iranian Research and Analysis 1997-2004 Iran Analysis Quarterly 2003-2007 Abstracta Iranica (in French) 2002-2006 Goftogu 1992- Kurdish Life 1991-, cumulative index International Journal of Kurdish Studies 1988-2002, cumulative index Etudes Kurdes 2000- |
Table of Contents Online |
Iran, Journal of the British Institute of Persian Studies, ToCs vol.30- |
Historiography |
Article : Persian Historiography, by H. Shambayati, pp.703-705, in vol.2 of A Global Encyclopedia of Historical Writing, NY 1998 [G] |
On the Middle East |
General Accounts |
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 15th edition, Macropaedia, Vol.21, pp.930-971 Article Iran. KMLA Lib.Sign. R 032 B862h v.21 Elton L. Daniel, The History of Iran, Greenwood 2000, 320 pp., KMLA Lib.Sign. 955 D 184t A.K.S. Lambdon, Persia : The Breakdown of Society, pp.430-468 in The Cambridge History of Islam : vol.I, The Central Islamic Lands, Cambridge : UP 1970 [G] |
Specific Topics |
Historical Dictionaries |
John H. Lorenz, Historical Dictionary of Iran, Lanham MD : Scarecrow 1995, KMLA Lib. Call Sign R 955.003 L868h |
Yearbooks |