The Cambridge History of Iran
- ISBN-10
- 0521200938
- ISBN-13
- 9780521200936
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 747
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1975-06-26
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Authors
- Peter Jackson, Peter Avery, Richard Nelson Frye
Description
The volume provides a comprehensive record of the formative centuries of Islam in Iran.
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