Armenia has gained and lost a tre mendous amount of territory throughout its long and turbulent history. Iran, and the jews, who traced their history in persia back to the babylonian. The iranian revolution past, present and future glittering achievements, the sassanid empire was characterised by extreme oppression of the downtrodden masses. Alik is the historical daily newspaper of the armenian community7. The history of armenia explained documentary historical dictionary of armenia by rouben paul adalian. Richard hacken, european studies librarian, harold b. Ghewonds history translators preface i almost nothing is known about the life of ghewond, author of the sole 8th century armenian history describing the arab domination. In particular, the editors would like to acknowledge the generosity of. The iranian plateau has been the place of many tribes and nations who lived adjacent to each other over centuries. Part one is a summary of armenian church and political history from the 4th through the 12th centuries. Sometimes called the first genocide of the twentieth century, the armenian genocide refers to the physical annihilation of armenian christian people living in the ottoman empire from spring 1915 through autumn 1916. Armenian apostolic theologian malachia ormanian, in his 1911 book on the. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Org ancient history history of armenia, by father michael chamich.
By the end of the first world war only a fraction of the prewar armenian community was left in the region and today there are hardly any armenians living in the anatolian interior. Boundaries of the past have extended from that of the presentday republic of armenia. Here is a fully annotated translation of an armenian literary classic, the first made from the critical armenian text. It is to them and their resilience that this book is dedicated, as iran emerges at the beginning of the twentyfirst century as one of the most powerful states in the middle east. It raises important questions about our own responsibilities as individuals. History and literature sociology novel psychology women glossary publications policy philosophy religion mp3 audio books free books for iran pdf nonpersian books miscellaneous information. The sixthcentury history of vardan and the armenian war describes a revolt of armenians against the shah of sasanian iran in 450451 in protest against the persecution of christianity. This book explores irans role as a regional power, focusing on relations with south caucasus countries azerbaijan and armenia. During the same period, iran s armenian community, once a prominent christian minority in tehran, has declined by more than eighty percent. In the armenian national discourse, komitas is considered to be the founder of armenian national music. Zarathushtra has founded a new religion and we shall begin with the consideration of the materials used in the foundation, which are to be gleaned from the avesta, the earliest literature produced by iran.
Armenian history, caucasian history, iranian history, arab. The georgian chronicle, history, historical, ancient. Hovhaneants provides invaluable details concerning this important chapter in the history of the armenian diaspora. These bare facts sum up the complex history of the armenian genocide in a nutshell. In our view it is more important to promote the principles of tolerance and. The sandcastle girls by chris bohjalian, the bastard of istanbul by elif shafak, a shameful act. The jewish genocide of armenian christians 3rd edition by christopher jon bjerknes author visit amazons christopher jon bjerknes page. A modern history of iran abbas amanat looks at the role that cultural, literary and intellectual ideas have played. The average altitude is 5,900 feet 1,800 metres above sea level. The history of a revolution is for us first of all a history of the forcible entrance of the masses into realm of rulership of their own destiny. Lee library, brigham young university, provo, utah, usa.
History of armenia book by vahan kurkjian armenia at livius. The story of the armenian genocide and its legacies is told in facing history s newest resource book, crimes against humanity and civilization. They are estimated to number in russia about 1,000,000, in persia 150,000, and in turkey, including salonika and. According to official statistics, there were approximately 300 000. New jersey commission on holocaust education created date. The armenians in history and the armenian question university of. A thousand years of the persian book examines the richness and variety of the persian book and its literary tradition. According to the cia world fact book, iran in 2011 was the fourth larger exporter to. It is divided into three partsthe mythical, heroic, and historical ages. In 2007 a new 160kilometer line to armenia began operations. Armenia and kurdistan is number 62 in a series of more than 160 studies produced by the section, most of which were published after the.
Try searching on jstor for other items related to this book. It is a history that is as relevant today as it was in the 1940s. Iv the byzantine empire part i cambridge, 1966, facing page 598 caucasia in the 58th centuries cyril toumanoff, cartographer the map above, which is not in the public domain, is presented solely for noncommercial. The armeniairan relationship european strategic intelligence. Nevertheless, for the iranian world the advent of islam meant not liberation but defeat and conquest by an alien people. Pdf the armenianiranian community has a history of around 400 years. The shahnameh contains 62 stories, told in 990 chapters with 50,000 rhyming couplets. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The first printed book in iran, in any language, was an armenian translation of the book of psalms, produced in 1638. Council of europe, which tried to compose one comprehensive history book for the region.
Armenia is a mountainous country characterized by a great variety of scenery and geologic instability. It has been suggested that he was born in the 730s in the village of goghtn, received his clerical education and degree of. Modern intellectual and political history of the middle east. Although the armenian community is recognised by the constitution and granted specific privileges under iranian law, they do not share equal rights with their shii muslim compatriots. The chronicle describes the history of iberiageorgia, armenia s northern neighbor, from legendary times to the 12th century, and is a rich source of unique information on such topics as caucasian ethnography, armenogeorgian relations, the history of iran, the history of the jewish community of georgia and its role in the christianization of.
In the 16th century, the ottoman empire and safavid iran divided armenia. It has been suggested that he was born in the 730s in the village of goghtn, received his clerical education and degree of vardapet doctor of the. The original territory known as armenia having been annexed by russia, persia, and turkey, the bulk of the armenian population is divided between these three powers. The views expressed in this book regarding the armenians should not be taken as referring to those armenians. Boundaries of the past have extended from that of the presentday republic of armenia and through most of modern day turkey. The armenians are an ancient people who have existed since before the first century c. Communities speaking varieties of eastern armenian are also found in abkhazia, southern georgia and azerbaijan, as well as throughout the armenian diaspora. The exhibition focuses on iran but also includes items from the greater.
A biblical land, armenia is cited in the old testament by the name kingdom of urartu ararat. The first book published in iran was, in fact, a 1636 armenian psalter published in new julfa. Celebrating the legacy of five centuries of armenian. These historical armenian regions that nowadays include iranian azerbaijan are nor shirakan.
Ethnicity, identity, and the development of nationalism in iran on. In preparation for the peace conference that was expected to follow world war i, in the spring of 1917 the british foreign office established a special section responsible for preparing background information for use by british delegates to the conference. Larousse encyclopedia of ancient and medieval history. H istories of iran regularly begin with cyrus the persian and generally conclude with alexander the great. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.
Armenians, and chinese in the orient have contributed to the fund of information on the subject. Ethnicity, identity, and the development of nationalism in iran investigatesthe ways in which armenian minorities in iran encountered iranian nationalismand par. Ghewond, armenian history, arab history, iranian history. Armenia is situated in the anatolian high lands between turkey in the west, syria and iran in the south and southeast, and the caucasus in the north. Pdf the role of armenian immigrants in iranian history. Kirakos gandzaketsis history of the armenians is a primary source for the study of the armenian highlands in the th century. Armenians soon established themselves as an economic force in their new land and established presses. With iran again the focus of the worlds attention, a history of iran is an essential guide to understanding this volatile nation. Social education 696, pg 333337 2005 national council. This lengthy work, which has survived in 65 chapters, is divided thematically into several sections. At present there is no single work which describes in a comprehensive fashion the history of the iranian plateau before cyrus attained mastery. Although armenians have a long history of interaction and settlement with persia iran and within the modernday borders of the nation, iran s armenian community emerged under the safavids. It is published in tehran, isfahan and north eastern iran, where the majority of the armenians are living. Manuscript illuminators developed a distinct new julfa style, beginning in the first half of the seventeenth century, with the work of mesrop of khizan, originally from armenia.
It showcases the librarys unique collections, which are among the most important in the world today outside of iran. A brief history of the church in armenia on the occasion of the holy fathers upcoming apostolic trip to armenia, beginning tomorrow, we offer a brief history of the church in this country. Abbas amanat is an authority on iranian culture and political history. In his new book he presents the past five centuries of iran s history in its persian, shia context. Shahnameh, an epic poem that recounts the history of preislamic persia or iranshahr greater iran. Iranian tribes settled in iran almost at the beginning of the first millennium bc and put their name on it.
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