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Includes links to sites relating to the history of Iran and/or Persia (Ancient Iran). Sites devoted to specific events or historical periods (e.g., Iranian Revolution) should be submitted to the appropriate subcategory.

Subcategories

• Ancient Persia
• Archaeology
• Iran-Iraq War
• Iranian Revolution
• Khanid Period
• Qajar Period
• Safavid Empire
• Samanid Period
• US Hostage Crisis
• Wars and Conflicts

Resources in This Category

• Culture of Iran

  http://www.cultureofiran.com/
  General site about Iranian culture, rituals, ceremonies and history.

• FlyingFish - Salman Rushdie, British Petroleum (BP) and Iran

  http://www.flyingfish.org.uk/articles/rushdie/price.htm
  Britain's current foreign policy towards Iran and Salman Rushdie's situation, history of BP's origins as the Anglo-Persian Oil Company; the 1953 BP/MI6/CIA-orchestrated coup of Iran's president Mussadiq, who was intent on reclaiming Iran's resources from the grip of foreign powers.

• Historical Buildings in Shiraz

  http://landofaryan.atspace.com/
  Historical buildings in Shiraz and Marvdasht including Perspolis /Thakht-e-Jamshid and Naghsh-e-Rostam.

• History of the Christians In Iran

  http://www.farsinet.com/iranbibl/historyof/index.html
  Book by Zarin Behravesh Pakizegi.

• Parthian Empire - The History of Ancient Parthia

  http://www.parthia.com/
  Non-commercial, educational web site dedicated to the history and coins of ancient Parthia with sections on geography and resources. Includes a bibliography that exceeds 1,100 items directly concerned with Parthia.

• Persia or Iran, a Brief History

  http://www.art-arena.com/history.html
  This section of Iransaga provides an insight into Persian history pre-twentieth century.

• Skews Me - Assassins

  http://www.skewsme.com/assassin.html
  Brief description of Hasan ibn-al-Sabbah and the Order of Assassins.

• The National Security Archive - The Iran Documentation Project

  http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/iran/index.htm
  Provides document collections, electronic briefing books and printed books relating to United States foreign policy from the 1953 coup onwards.

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