When this ruler learned of Moulay Idris’s lineage to Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), he relinquished the ...

TEHRAN – The Persian translation of the book “Iran After the Mongols” has been released in the Iranian book market.

Baghdad was the jewel of the Abbasid world—rich, prestigious, and convinced it could survive any enemy. But when the caliph refused to submit, the Mongols arrived with massive armies, Chinese siege ...

This complete series explores the Abbasid Caliphate from its revolutionary beginnings to its cultural peak and eventual decline. It highlights the political transformations, scientific achievements, ...

Unlike the Egyptian pyramids, ziggurats were not places of royal burials, but temples dedicated to the patron deity of a city ...

Obsessed with a treasure city, conquistador Francisco Pizarro captured the Inca emperor Atahualpa. To spare his life, the emperor offered up the largest cache of gold the Spanish ever acquired in the ...

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HAN DYNASTY TOPOGRAPHIC MAP. DATE: Before 168 B.C. MATERIAL: Ink on silk. DIMENSIONS: 3 feet by 3 feet. FOUND: Hunan, China. In 168 B.C., a lacquer box containing three maps drawn on silk was placed ...

Passionately committed to exploring the inherent properties, color, and luminosity of form, Maira Abbasi creates work that moves seamlessly between many approaches. Maira’s paintings draw us into an ...