遇见波斯

正波斯,是众多古代文明中发展程度较高的民族,有着极其辉煌的历史和文化,同时这也是一个深陷战争泥潭的民族。1935年,礼萨·汗将波斯更名为伊朗。在媒体上,伊朗给人展示的形象大多是软弱无力的政府、受苦受难的人民、惨无人道的战争、无休止的恐怖活动、游行等等,还有那些每天被     

The Role of Azerbaijani Turkish in Safavid Iran

Turkic languages and dialects played a much more important role in Safavid Iran than is generally thought, while Azerbaijani Turkish in particular was widely spoken and written in Safavid Iran. It was not only the language of the court and the army, but it was also used in poetry, even by renowned poets who usually wrote in Persian. The Safavid shahs, many of whom wrote poetry in Turkish themselves, promoted its literary use. Also, Turkish was used in the court's official correspondence, for both internal and external affairs.