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REŻWĀNŠAHR
Marcel Bazin
small town and sub-provencial unit (šahrestān) in the western part of Gilān Province.
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RHETORICAL FIGURES
Natalia Chalisova
devices of embellishment, tropes, and figures considered as an intrinsic part of literary expression in medieval Persia.
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RHODOGUNE
Rüdiger Schmitt
probably a rendering of OIran. *Vṛda-gaunā-, fem. “rose-colored,” and the name of several female historical figures.
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RHOXANE
Multiple Authors
name of various women in Achaemenid times, most notably the wife of Alexander the Great (usually called Roxane or Roxana in English).
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RHOXANE i. THE NAME
Rüdiger Schmitt
name of various women in Achaemenid times, most notably the wife of Alexander the Great (usually called Roxane or Roxana in English).
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RHOXANE ii. ALEXANDER’S WIFE
Ernst Badian
name of various women in Achaemenid times, most notably the wife of Alexander the Great (usually called Roxane or Roxana in English).
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RHYTON
Ulf Jaeger
translated as “drinking horn,” its upper end can be filled with liquid and the lower end has a spout for pouring liquid out.
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RIAHI, MOHAMMAD AMIN
Moḥammad Esteʿlāmi
prominent scholar of Persian classical literature, statesman, and professor of Persian language and literature.
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RICE
Cross-Reference
See BERENJ.
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RISHĀR KHAN
Shireen Mahdavi
(Rišār Khan), the Persian name of Jules Richard (1816-1891), a Frenchman in the service of Persian government as a language instructor at Dār al-Fonun College, court photographer, and translator.