This day in history

This day in history –  4 January

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The day Babak Khorramdin was assassinated
Babak Khorramdin was assassinated on 4 January AD 838 by the orders of Motasam, the Abbassid Caliph, by first cutting his hands and then legs and then hanging his body outside the city of Samarra...

Stories from history

Stories from history (24)
The clever Bahmanyar

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Bouzarjomehr Parkhideh:   7 year old Bahmanyar went to the iron smith to get fire from him.  The iron smith asked for a container to put the fire in.  After thinking for a while, Bahmanyar put some ash in the palm of his hand and took the fire home this way.
Young Ave Sina, who, in his time, was a famous scientist and...

 

 

This day in history

This day in history –  2 January

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Death anniversary of Sibbuyeh, an Iranian who wrote grammar and syntax for the Arabic language, and on this occasion a glimpse at the universal role of Persian literature

As per international historic documents Sibbuyeh, the famous Iranian linguist, died in the first week of January, AD 793, in Shiraz.  He was born in a town in Shiraz called Bizaa, at a time which is not clearly known....

This day in history

This day in history – 29 December 

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The reforms of Purandokht, the then Queen of Iran and signing the peace treaty with Rome
Purandokht, the Sassanid Emperor, who had pursued fresh internal and foreign policy, in order to save the Iranian Empire and buy time to make internal corrective reforms, signed a new peace treaty with East Rome government on 25 December AD 630 (according to ...

Stories from history

Stories from history (23)
Raindrops mingled with Bahram’s tears

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Bouzarjomehr Parkhideh:  They say that in the days when, on the way to Pir-e Sabz Shrine, there was no water reservoir, the caravans who would go on pilgrimage to Pir-e Sabz (the pilgrimage season was always in summer) would face water scarcity, and in a few cases some farm animals had died from...

 

Stories from history

Stories from history (22)
1 ‘man’ (1 man = 6 kgs) books for each Zoroastrian

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Bouzarjomehr Parkhideh:  The father of Taher Bin Abdullah, the governor of Khorasan, was a Zoroastrian.  In order to preserve his property in Khorasan and his post for his son, Taher, he converted into Islam and initiated many important services for Ma’Mun, the son of Haroon Al Rashid.
During his governorship, in order to prove his loyalty to the Caliph...

Darius the Great wrote a letter to Herakleitos, the illuminated Greek philosopher,and Herakleitos re

A page of our history
Darius the Great wrote a letter to Herakleitos, the illuminated Greek philosopher,and Herakleitos replied

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Farid Shoulizadeh:  The fact that the philosophers of ancient Greece, namely, Herakleitos, Socrates, Pythagoras, Plato, Aristotle, . . ., were familiar with the teachings of Zoroastrian Magis and the philosophy of spiritual insight, is not hidden from anyone.  Study of the books written by these Greek ...

Yazd Zoroastrians in travel accounts (5)

Yazd Zoroastrians in travel accounts (5)
Travel account of a telegraph operator
(a travel account of the telegraph installation mission)

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Kourosh Moradian:  Travel account of a foreign telegraph operator from Tehran to Isfahan, Yazd and Kerman, in 1879 AD = 1258 Iranian solar calendar.  These travels were for installing telegraph cables in Iran.  In the travel account of the Belgium telegraph operator one can see the opinion of foreigners, particularly the westerners about Iran and Iranians.  Their observations of the behavior of ...

 

The standing statue of Bishapour

The standing statue of Bishapour

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Maryan Keyvan Shokouhi:  Towards the end of the Chowgan mountain pass, 4 km away from Bishapour city, the most important capital of the Sassanians, on a mountain in a roughly accessible area, in the entrance of a natural cave, the statue of Shapour, the famous Sassanian king, is standing, and therefore this cave is famous as Shapour Cave.  This cave is 800 m above land surface and...

 

Stories from history (7)

Stories from history (7)
We saved Bemanat

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Bouzarjomehr Parkhideh:  Uncle Mehraban lived in Asrabad village, Yazd.  When his first wife died they had a son whose name was Khodayar.  After his wife died, my uncle married a girl by the name of Bemanat.  They had two sons from ...

 

Learn to live and work together in peace

Stories from history (6)
Learn to live and work together in peace

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Bouzarjomehr Parkhideh:  When, about 90 years ago, the orders for freedom of Iranians in wearing uniform clothes, riding on horses or mules or camels, business, industry and occupation, enjoying social, cultural and traditional rights, was issued, in Yazd, some started boycotting trade and business with...

What is Yazdgerdi calendar

On occasion of 28 Khordad (18 June), the start of the Yazdgerdi calendar
What is Yazdgerdi calendar

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Kourosh Moradian:  The Yazdgerdi calendar is a calendar of ancient Iran, source of which would change with the enthroning of each king of the Sassanian dynasty.  Since the last Sassanian king was Yazdgerd the 3rd, his name has remained on this calendar.  This calendar started on 28 Khordad (18 June) of the ...

Travel to Armenia and Iran P. Omde’ Jouber

Yazd Zoroastrians in travel accounts (2)
Travel to Armenia and Iran P. Omde’ Jouber

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Kourosh Moradian:  The period of the reign of the Ghajar dynasty was the most disgraceful period for Iran.  Although a few wise and qualified rulers or ministers can be found in this period, but in most of this dark period of history there was oppression, injustice, inefficiency, treachery and irresponsibility shown of those in power.
One of the Ghajar kings, in whose time the ...

Saeed Nafisi revived the history and literature of ancient Iran

The birthday of Saeed Nafisi
Saeed Nafisi revived the history and literature of ancient Iran

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Anahid Khazir:  Saeed Nafisi, the famous Iranian scholar, literary writer and bibliographer, was born 114 years ago, on 18 Khordad 1274, in Tehran and in a well known and well rooted family.  His paternal kin were all physicians.  His 11th ancestor was Hakim Borhaneddin Nafisi Kermani, writer of the book “Sharh Asbab” and many medical books, and his father was...

Parsumash Fire Temple (second and the last part)

Parsumash Fire Temple (second and the last part)

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Firoozeh Foroudi:  You have read the first part last week.  This is the second and the last part.
Even ‘Masjed Sulieman’ has taken its name from the ancient fire temple that existed in its centre . . .
We know that during the invasion of the Arabs, for saving their Fire Temples the Iranians would change their names to...

Khosrow Mehraban Kadkhoda

Stories from history (5)
Khosrow Mehraban Kadkhoda

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Bouzarjomehr Parkhideh:  Here are some stories from the life of Mullah Khosrow Mehraban.
1 Due to some mistake done by Amir, the then governor of Yazd, he was removed from his position by Nasereddin Shah, the King of Iran, and the king ordered him to go to Tehran to take out his eyes, as punishment.  The governor traveled to Tehran...

Whose texts of ancient Avesta and Pahlavi languages will remain for us forever

Demise anniversary of Bahram Fravashi
Whose texts of ancient Avesta and Pahlavi languages will remain for us forever

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Anahid Khazir:  17 years have passed since the death of Bahram Fravashi, the master of ancient Iran’s culture and languages, and the pupil of Ebrahim Pourdavood.  On 8 Khordad 1371 (29 May 1992) he soared towards eternity.  Among his books  ‘Pahlavi Language’, Spiritual World, translation of ‘Iranian Art in the Parthian and Sassanian Eras’ written by Grishman, and translation of ‘The Deeds of Ardeshir Babakan’ (together with the Pahlavi  text, dictionary and diphthongs) ...

 

Gartir Ahurmazd Magupad

Gartir Ahurmazd Magupad

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Farid Shoulizadeh:  Mobed of the Mobeds (mobed Mobedan) Gartir Hormozan, is the only personality in the history of the Sassanian dynasty, who, though does not have the position of a king but his image and his name can be seen in many historic monuments next to the royal members carved on the mountain rocks.  This is in the face of the fact that usually the petroglyphs and epigraphs belong to the royal class and ...

Parsumash fire temple (1st Part)

Parsumash fire temple (1st Part)

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Firoozeh foroudi:  This article is a research on the Parsumash Fire temple in Masjed Sulieman, which I did 2 years ago.  In the second part I will write about the specific architecture of this Fire temple.
Parsumash is the name of a city with ancient history and archeologists estimate its geographic location to be somewhere around the present Masjed Sulieman (Khuzestan province)...

Renovation of Pire Sabz buildings (kheileh) 26 years ago

A look at the past
Renovation of Pire Sabz buildings (kheileh) 26 years ago

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Bouzarjomehr Parkhideh:  While searching for an article written by late Mobed Rostam Shahzadi, I was going through the different copies of the magazine of the Mobed Association (Kankash) called “Peik Kanksh Mobedan”.  In this magazine, with limited pages and valuable contents, there are very valuable and documentary articles written by Mobeds Rostam Shahzadi, Ardeshir Azargoshasb,Ffirooz Azargoshasb, Dr Jahangir Oshidari and . . .

Visit to the Royal court by Magistrate, Rostam Khan Tafti

Hisotric stories (2)
Visit to the Royal court by Magistrate, Rostam Khan Tafti

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Bouzarjomehr Parkhideh:  In the last years of the rule of Fath Ali Shah, in the year 1237 (Islamic solar calendar equal to 1858), a man by the name of Rostam was magistrate of the Zoroastrians and so he was called Rostam Khan.  He lived in a place in Taft (Yazd) called Sardeh. 
Tax conductors who would collect ‘jazieh’ (poll-tax anciently paid in lieu of conversion to Islam) would demand...

Others planted and we reaped, now we plant so others reap

History stories
Others planted and we reaped, now we plant so others reap

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Bouzarjomehr Parkhideh:  An old man was busy planting a tree.  A prince, passing by, commented: You will not live that long to eat its fruit.”  The old man replied:  “Others planted and we reaped, now we plant so others reap.”  The prince swore that the old man would not eat the fruit of the tree.  But the old man lived long enough to see the fruit of the tree, but he did not eat from it, instead kept respect to the prince’s oath.
This story is written on page 22 of the book named “ Rownagh ol majales” (source of joy for gatherings) compiled by Dr Ahmad Ali Rajaie, and published by Tehran University...

Radio Iran is now 69 years old

Radio Iran is now 69 years old

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10 am on 4th of Ordibehesht (24th April) of 1319 (1940)
“This is Tehran, Radio Iran”
The first radio program started with the speech of the time Prime Minister.  At first, Radio Tehran program would only last for a few hours of the day and would be broadcasted on short wave, containing news, interviews, and  Iranian and European music.  The first place where the radio started ...

Iranians will see the human rights charter with their own eyes

Rising possibility of bringing Kourosh’ Cylinder to Iran
Iranians will see the human rights charter with their own eyes

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By Maryam Keyvan Shokouhi, Amordad correspondent
TEHRAN (Amordadnews): The ji,am rogjts cjarter pf Lpirpsj (Cyrus), known as Kourosh’ cylinder, will be sent, for the first time, to Iran from Britian for exhibiting.
 In the inauguration session of the 2^nd National Conference on Linguistics, Tablets and Scripts, held on 3^rd Esfand (20^th Feb 2009) in the National Museum of Iran, Director of the Research Centre for Cultural Heritage...