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  • REŻWĀNŠAHR

    Marcel Bazin

    small town and sub-provencial unit (šahrestān) in the western part of Gilān Province.

  • RHETORICAL FIGURES

    Natalia Chalisova

    devices of embellishment, tropes, and figures considered as an intrinsic part of literary expression in medieval Persia.

  • RHODOGUNE

    Rüdiger Schmitt

    probably a rendering of OIran. *Vṛda-gaunā-, fem. “rose-colored,” and the name of several female historical figures.

  • 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).

  • 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).

  • 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).

  • 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.

  • RICE

    Cross-Reference

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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.