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Islamic history in Iran & Central Asia
Researched 360° places of Islamic history across Iran & Central Asia — each with its date, location, and Sunni-sourced background.
20 places
Abbasid
The Black Banners of Khurasan
Abbasid Revolution (129-132 AH / 747-750 CE)
The oasis of Merv, Khurasan (modern Turkmenistan)
Abbasid
The Paper-Makers of Samarqand
c. 143 AH / 760 CE
Samarqand, in Transoxiana, on the rivers of the Zarafshan
Samanid
The Samanid Mausoleum at Bukhara
c. 300 AH / c. 914 CE
Bukhara, Transoxiana (modern Uzbekistan)
Ghaznavid
Ghazni and the Road to India
417 AH / c. 1026 CE
Ghazni, the Ghaznavid capital, in the highlands of present-day Afghanistan
Seljuk
The Fortress of Alamut
483 AH / 1090 CE
Alamut, the Elburz mountains of northern Iran
Ghurid
The Minaret of Jam
c. 590 AH / 1190s CE
Jam, in the mountains of Ghor, in central Afghanistan
Mongol
The Mongol Storm at Bukhara
617 AH / 1220 CE
Bukhara, in Transoxiana (modern Uzbekistan)
Mongol
After the Mongol Storm at Nishapur
618 AH / 1221 CE
Nishapur, Khurasan (modern northeastern Iran)
Ilkhanid
The Conversion of Ghazan Khan
694 AH / 1295 CE
Tabriz, the Ilkhanid capital in northwestern Iran
Golden Horde
The Golden Horde Turns to Islam
713 AH / c. 1313 CE
Sarai, the capital of the Golden Horde, on the lower Volga
Timurid
The Aq-Saray of Shahrisabz
782-808 AH / c. 1380-1405 CE
Shahrisabz, south of Samarkand, in Transoxiana
Timurid
The Building of the Bibi-Khanym Mosque
801 AH / 1399 CE
Samarqand, capital of the Timurid empire in Transoxiana
Timurid
Ulugh Beg's Observatory
834 AH / c. 1430 CE
The observatory of Ulugh Beg, Samarqand, Transoxiana
Safavid
The Safavid Turn of Iran
c. 907 AH / 1501 CE
The shrine of Shaykh Safi al-Din at Ardabil, north-western Iran
Safavid
The Royal Book Atelier
c. 957 AH / 1550 CE
A royal kitabkhana at the Safavid court, Tabriz, Persia (representative)
Safavid
Naqsh-e Jahan Square Rising in Isfahan
1011 AH / c. 1602 CE
Naqsh-e Jahan Square (Maydan-e Shah), Isfahan
Nations & States
Imam Shamil's Mountain Imamate
1267 AH / c. 1850 CE
The highlands of Dagestan, North Caucasus
Nations & States
The Iranian Constitutional Revolution
1324 AH / c. 1906 CE
Tehran, beneath the Alborz
Nations & States
Reza Shah's Secular Reforms
c. 1355 AH / 1936 CE
Tehran, beneath the Alborz
Nations & States
The Shia Seminary World of Qom
c. 1383 AH / 1963 CE
Qom, Iran