History of Nishapur

Oghuz Turk Sunni Muslim dynasty that gradually became a Persianate society

Khorasan is a historical eastern region in the Iranian Plateau in West and Central Asia that encompasses western and northern Afghanistan, northeastern Iran, the eastern halves of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, western Tajikistan, and portions of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.

A Nizamiyya ( , from Arabic , short for , ) was a type of institution of higher education established by Nizam al-Mulk in the 11th century across regions of the Seljuk Empire (corresponding to greater Iranian cultural and political influence). The word Nizamiyya derives from Nizam al-Mulk's name. These Sunni theological schools are considered to have been models for later Islamic universities, or schools.

cancelled 1979 Scout Jamboree in Iran

train wreck

semi-independent state ruled by the Bayat tribe