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Greater Khorasan [2] (Middle Persian: 𐬒𐬊𐬭𐬀𐬯𐬀𐬥, romanized: Xwarāsān; Persian: خراسان, [xoɾɒːˈsɒːn] ⓘ) 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.
The name Khorāsān (lit. "sunrise"; "east"; or "land of the rising sun") was originally given to the eastern province of Persia during the Sassanian period. [2] The old Iranian province of Khorasan roughly formed the western half of the historical Greater Khorasan, [7] a region which included parts that are today in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
Transoxania and the neighbouring regions of Greater Khorasan and Khwarazm in Central Asia Transoxiana ( lit. ' Land beyond the Oxus ' , now called the Amu Darya ) is the Latin name for the region and civilization located in lower Central Asia roughly corresponding to eastern Uzbekistan , western Tajikistan , parts of southern Kazakhstan , parts ...
History of Khorasan — a geographic and historical region of southern Central Asia and the northeastern Iranian Plateau of Western Asia.; Greater Khorasan historically & traditionally comprised the cities of Balkh, Herat, and Taloqan (Afghanistan); Mashhad, Nishapur, and Sabzevar (Iran); Merv and Nisa (Turkmenistan); and Samarqand and Bukhara (Uzbekistan).
During the Safavid era, Mashhad gained even more religious recognition, becoming the most important city of Greater Khorasan, as several madrasah and other structures were built beside the Imam Reza shrine. Besides its religious significance, Mashhad has played an important political role as well.
The Saffarid dynasty (Persian: صفاریان, romanized: Safāryān) was a Persianate dynasty of eastern Iranian origin that ruled over parts of Persia, Greater Khorasan, and eastern Makran from 861 to 1002.
Besides their hold over Khorasan, the Tahirids also served as the military governors (ashab al-shurta) of Baghdad, beginning with Tahir's appointment to that position in 820. After he left for Khorasan, the governorship of Baghdad was given to a member of a collateral branch of the family, Ishaq ibn Ibrahim , who controlled the city for over ...
Mardum-i Hazara Wa Khorasan-i Buzurg (The Hazara people and Greater Khorasan) is Persian language book about the history and origins of the Hazara people by Muhammad Taqi Khavari. [ 1 ] See also