[av_revolutionslider id=’9′ av_uid=’av-pyw1d56′] [av_one_full first min_height=” vertical_alignment=’av-align-top’ space=” margin=’0px’ margin_sync=’true’ padding=’0px,0px,-20px,0px’ border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ radius_sync=’true’ background_color=” src=” attachment=” attachment_size=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ animation=” mobile_display=” av_uid=’av-ph23sp6′] [av_heading tag=’h2′ padding=’10’ heading=’Official Website of Dr. Kaveh Farrokh’ color=” style=’blockquote classic-quote’ custom_font=’#ffffff’ size=” subheading_active=’subheading_below’ subheading_size=’15’ custom_class=” av_uid=’av-p3ly3ka’] Dedicated to Advancing Iranian and Classical Studies.[/av_heading] [/av_one_full] [av_hr class=’custom’ height=’50’ shadow=’no-shadow’ position=’center’ custom_border=’av-border-thin’ custom_width=’100%’ custom_border_color=’#e5e5e5′ custom_margin_top=” custom_margin_bottom=’-50px’ icon_select=’no’ custom_icon_color=” icon=’ue808′ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-oef4s2y’] [av_section min_height=” min_height_px=’500px’ padding=’small’ shadow=’no-border-styling’ bottom_border=’no-border-styling’ bottom_border_diagonal_color=’#333333′ bottom_border_diagonal_direction=” bottom_border_style=” id=” color=’main_color’ custom_bg=” src=” attachment=” attachment_size=” attach=’scroll’ position=’bottom right’ repeat=’no-repeat’ video=” video_ratio=’16:9′ overlay_opacity=’0.5′ overlay_color=” overlay_pattern=” overlay_custom_pattern=” av_uid=’av-o3qa6ne’] [av_one_half first min_height=” vertical_alignment=’av-align-top’ space=” margin=’0px’ margin_sync=’true’ padding=’0px’ padding_sync=’true’ border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ radius_sync=’true’ background_color=” src=” attachment=” attachment_size=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ animation=’bottom-to-top’ av_uid=’av-nvd2zpm’] [av_heading tag=’h3′ padding=’20’ heading=’A few words about me’ color=” style=’blockquote modern-quote’ custom_font=’#ffffff’ size=’34’ subheading_active=’subheading_above’ subheading_size=’15’ custom_class=” av_uid=’av-n6p2yy2′] Let us introduce ourselves[/av_heading] [av_image src=’https://www.kavehfarrokh.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/dr_farrokh-muchael-gayle11.jpg’ attachment=’25017′ attachment_size=’full’ align=’center’ styling=” hover=” target=” caption=” font_size=” appearance=” overlay_opacity=’0.4′ overlay_color=’#000000′ overlay_text_color=’#ffffff’ animation=’no-animation’ av_uid=’av-mtrofd6′][/av_image] [/av_one_half][av_one_half min_height=” vertical_alignment=’av-align-top’ space=” margin=’0px’ margin_sync=’true’ padding=’50px,0px,0px,0px’ border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ radius_sync=’true’ background_color=” src=” attachment=” attachment_size=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ animation=’bottom-to-top’ mobile_display=” av_uid=’av-m484fje’] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” av_uid=’av-lvf592i’]
KavehFarrokh.com is dedicated to the Advancement of Iranian, Persianate (Turco-Iranian), Silk Route, and Classical Studies. The relationship between ancient Iran and the civilizations of the Greco-Roman world (and its European successors)India, China and the Far East, and the Arab-Islamic World are a major focus of this website. Civilizations are rarely conceived in a vacuum and are often the result of the synthesis of a number of elements, examples being the Roman Empire, the Silk Route, ancient Iran and India. Accordingly, the fields of Iranian, Silk Route, Persianate (Turco-Iranian) and Classical Studies shall be supported, encouraged and promoted towards the aim of fostering understanding and dialogue.Iranica Militaria: A new initiative for providing information on the military history of Scythia, Sarmatia, the Medes, Achaemenids, Parthians, Sassanians and the post-Islamic military history of Iran.
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Kaveh Farrokh, who was born in Athens, Greece, is cited as “…a leading authority in the history of Persia“ by the University of British Columbia website. He has been recognized as an expert in the field of Iranian history:[/av_heading] [av_button label=’Get in touch’ link_target=” size=’medium’ position=’center’ icon_select=’yes-right-icon’ icon_hover=’aviaTBicon_hover’ icon=’ue879′ font=’entypo-fontello’ color=’custom’ custom_bg=’#ffffff’ custom_font=’#0a0a0a’ av_uid=’av-k7mg93e’] [/av_one_full] [/av_section] [av_notification title=’Note’ color=’orange’ border=’dashed’ custom_bg=’#444444′ custom_font=’#ffffff’ size=’normal’ icon_select=’yes’ icon=’ue81f’ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-1xvrjxm’] Internet attackers discredited in Bryn Mawr and Iranian.com.
See University of British Columbia (UBC), UBC tribute to Kaveh Farrokh, Academia.edu & Tirgan.[/av_notification] [av_section min_height=” min_height_px=’500px’ padding=’large’ shadow=’shadow’ bottom_border=’no-border-styling’ bottom_border_diagonal_color=’#333333′ bottom_border_diagonal_direction=” bottom_border_style=” id=” color=’alternate_color’ custom_bg=” src=” attachment=” attachment_size=” attach=’scroll’ position=’top left’ repeat=’no-repeat’ video=” video_ratio=’16:9′ overlay_opacity=’0.5′ overlay_color=” overlay_pattern=” overlay_custom_pattern=”] [av_heading heading=’Military History of Scythia-Sarmatia, Medo-Achaemenids, Parthians, Sassanians & Post-Islamic Iran’ tag=’h2′ style=’blockquote modern-quote’ size=’26’ subheading_active=” subheading_size=’15’ padding=’40’ color=’custom-color-heading’ custom_font=’#094978′][/av_heading] [av_slideshow_accordion slide_type=’entry-based’ link=’category,22′ items=’6′ offset=’0′ size=’magazine’ title=’active’ autoplay=’true’ interval=’5′ av_uid=’av-1ttd2a2′] [av_hr class=’invisible’ height=’50’ shadow=’no-shadow’ position=’center’ custom_border=’av-border-thin’ custom_width=’50px’ custom_border_color=” custom_margin_top=’30px’ custom_margin_bottom=’30px’ icon_select=’yes’ custom_icon_color=” icon=’ue808′ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-hl19nt6′] [av_one_third first min_height=” vertical_alignment=” space=” custom_margin=” margin=’0px’ padding=’0px’ border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ background_color=” src=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ animation=” mobile_display=” av_uid=’av-h589oyy’] [/av_one_third][av_one_third min_height=” vertical_alignment=” space=” custom_margin=” margin=’0px’ padding=’0px’ border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ background_color=” src=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ animation=” mobile_display=” av_uid=’av-gml811m’] [av_button_big label=’Iranica Militaria’ description_pos=’below’ link_target=” icon_select=’yes-left-icon’ icon_hover=’aviaTBicon_hover’ icon=’ue84b’ font=’entypo-fontello’ custom_font=’#ffffff’ color=’custom’ custom_bg=’#1d417c’ color_hover=’custom’ custom_bg_hover=’#00205b’ av_uid=’av-gf8ef62′][/av_button_big] [/av_one_third][av_one_third min_height=” vertical_alignment=” space=” custom_margin=” margin=’0px’ padding=’0px’ border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ background_color=” src=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ animation=” mobile_display=” av_uid=’av-fz2yhsa’] [/av_one_third][/av_section][av_section min_height=” min_height_px=’500px’ padding=’large’ shadow=’shadow’ bottom_border=’no-border-styling’ bottom_border_diagonal_color=’#333333′ bottom_border_diagonal_direction=” bottom_border_style=” id=” color=’alternate_color’ custom_bg=’#094978′ src=” attachment=” attachment_size=” attach=’scroll’ position=’top left’ repeat=’no-repeat’ video=” video_ratio=’16:9′ overlay_opacity=’0.5′ overlay_color=” overlay_pattern=” overlay_custom_pattern=”] [av_heading tag=’h3′ padding=’0′ heading=’Books by Dr. Kaveh Farrokh’ color=” style=’blockquote modern-quote modern-centered’ custom_font=” size=’50’ subheading_active=” subheading_size=’30’ custom_class=”][/av_heading] [av_hr class=’custom’ height=’20’ shadow=’no-shadow’ position=’center’ custom_border=’av-border-thin’ custom_width=’50px’ custom_border_color=’#d3d3d3′ custom_margin_top=’50px’ custom_margin_bottom=’65px’ icon_select=’yes’ custom_icon_color=’#072f4c’ icon=’uf119′ font=’justice’ av_uid=’av-jgf4q5kq’ admin_preview_bg=’rgb(255, 255, 255)’] [av_one_third first av_uid=’av-cd14416′] [av_image src=’https://www.kavehfarrokh.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1-Shadows-in-the-Desert-Ancient-Persia-at-War-235×300.jpg’ attachment=’19794′ attachment_size=’medium’ align=’center’ animation=’no-animation’ link=” target=” styling=” caption=” font_size=” appearance=” av_uid=’av-bv2asfe’][/av_image] [/av_one_third][av_two_third av_uid=’av-b3xl6iy’] [av_heading tag=’h4′ padding=’10’ heading=’Shadows in the Desert: Ancient Persia at War’ color=” style=” custom_font=” size=’26’ subheading_active=” subheading_size=’15’ custom_class=”][/av_heading] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” av_uid=’av-aexqmtm’] Shadows in the Desert: Ancient Persia at War (available: OspreyPublishing or Amazon.com.) outlines Persia’s contributions to world civilization in areas such as mythology, technology, sciences, literature, militaria, the arts, music, architecture and garments. The main aim of this book is to promote the establishment of a permanent Iranian Studies department in Canadian and American universities.

The book has been cited by the University of Leicester’s School of Archaeology & Ancient History, the University of Ottawa, University of Edinburgh, Stanford University and Harvard University.[/av_textblock] [av_button label=’More Info’ link_target=” size=’large’ position=’left’ icon_select=’yes-right-icon’ icon_hover=’aviaTBicon_hover’ icon=’ue81f’ font=’entypo-fontello’ color=’custom’ custom_bg=’#ffffff’ custom_font=’#000000′] [av_button label=’Purchase’ link_target=” size=’large’ position=’left’ icon_select=’yes-right-icon’ icon_hover=’aviaTBicon_hover’ icon=’ue859′ font=’entypo-fontello’ color=’custom’ custom_bg=’#ffffff’ custom_font=’#000000′] [/av_two_third][av_hr class=’invisible’ height=’75’ shadow=’no-shadow’ position=’center’ custom_border=’av-border-thin’ custom_width=’50px’ custom_border_color=” custom_margin_top=’30px’ custom_margin_bottom=’30px’ icon_select=’yes’ custom_icon_color=” icon=’ue808′ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-94q0xze’] [av_two_third first av_uid=’av-8lqnlu2′] [av_heading tag=’h4′ padding=’10’ heading=’Iran at War: 1500 – 1988′ color=” style=” custom_font=” size=’26’ subheading_active=” subheading_size=’15’ custom_class=”][/av_heading] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” av_uid=’av-7n7iiq2′] “…Iran at War begins where Shadows in the Desert ended, with the Arab conquest of Persia and the rise of Islam in the mid-7th century. Farrokh then describes the pivotal 16th century which saw the rise of a powerful family, the Safavids, which ruled Iran for 200 years. During the Safavid period, a strong, secular-minded central government fielded an army that was able to stare down threats from the Turks, Arabs, and Russians in the west and the Uzbeks and Afghans in the east. According to Farrokh, the push south, east, and west from Iran’s hostile neighbors during this era foreshadowed security threats it has faced down to the current day …For readers interested in geopolitics, Iran at War provides much needed insight into “the state of mind” of the Iranian people…that set the Iranians apart from their neighbors. His analysis of the Iranian revolution in 1979 and the subsequent Iran-Iraq war provides important background information…”[/av_textblock] [av_button label=’More Info’ link_target=” size=’large’ position=’left’ icon_select=’yes-right-icon’ icon_hover=’aviaTBicon_hover’ icon=’ue81f’ font=’entypo-fontello’ color=’custom’ custom_bg=’#ffffff’ custom_font=’#000000′] [av_button label=’Purchase’ link_target=” size=’large’ position=’left’ icon_select=’yes-right-icon’ icon_hover=’aviaTBicon_hover’ icon=’ue859′ font=’entypo-fontello’ color=’custom’ custom_bg=’#ffffff’ custom_font=’#000000′] [/av_two_third][av_one_third av_uid=’av-66pdoiy’] [av_image src=’https://www.kavehfarrokh.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Farrokh-Iran-War-at-War-1500-1988-198×300.jpg’ attachment=’19795′ attachment_size=’medium’ align=’center’ animation=’no-animation’ link=” target=” styling=” caption=” font_size=” appearance=” av_uid=’av-lcrbka’][/av_image] [/av_one_third][av_hr class=’invisible’ height=’75’ shadow=’no-shadow’ position=’center’ custom_border=’av-border-thin’ custom_width=’50px’ custom_border_color=” custom_margin_top=’30px’ custom_margin_bottom=’30px’ icon_select=’yes’ custom_icon_color=” icon=’ue808′ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-5c0d5re’] [av_one_third first av_uid=’av-4s1idyi’] [av_image src=’https://www.kavehfarrokh.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Kaveh-Farrokh-Elite-Sassanina-Cavalry-211×300.jpg’ attachment=’19796′ attachment_size=’medium’ align=’center’ animation=’no-animation’ link=” target=” styling=” caption=” font_size=” appearance=” av_uid=’av-4jyfkay’][/av_image] [/av_one_third][av_two_third av_uid=’av-eg8znu’] [av_heading tag=’h4′ padding=’10’ heading=’Sassanian Elite Cavalry AD 224 – 642′ color=” style=” custom_font=” size=’26’ subheading_active=” subheading_size=’15’ custom_class=”][/av_heading] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” av_uid=’av-ba8hbe’] Farrokh has collected data and primary sources on Sassanian cavalry for 18 years resulting in travels to locations such as Naghsh-e-Rustam (Iran). The book was most recently reviewed by Shahnaz Hojati of the University of Tehran in the peer-reviewed journal below (available also on Academia.edu):

Farrokh’s first book, which is the first to specifically discuss the Sassanian dynasty’s elite cavalry (Savaran). This text has outlined the specific Pahlavi terms of the Sassanian cavalry’s elite units (e.g. Gyanavaspar; Zhayedan, etc.), military tactics, insignia and pitched battles. The role of Iranian women in the Sassanian military system has also been emphasized.[/av_textblock] [av_button label=’More Info’ link_target=” size=’large’ position=’left’ icon_select=’yes-right-icon’ icon_hover=’aviaTBicon_hover’ icon=’ue81f’ font=’entypo-fontello’ color=’custom’ custom_bg=’#ffffff’ custom_font=’#000000′] [av_button label=’Purchase’ link_target=” size=’large’ position=’left’ icon_select=’yes-right-icon’ icon_hover=’aviaTBicon_hover’ icon=’ue859′ font=’entypo-fontello’ color=’custom’ custom_bg=’#ffffff’ custom_font=’#000000′] [/av_two_third] [/av_section] [av_section min_height=” min_height_px=’500px’ padding=’default’ shadow=’no-border-styling’ bottom_border=’no-border-styling’ bottom_border_diagonal_color=’#f8f8f8′ bottom_border_diagonal_direction=’border-extra-diagonal-inverse’ bottom_border_style=” custom_margin=’0px’ custom_margin_sync=’true’ custom_arrow_bg=” id=’latest_articles_section’ color=’main_color’ background=’bg_color’ custom_bg=’#ffffff’ background_gradient_color1=” background_gradient_color2=” background_gradient_direction=’vertical’ src=” attachment=” attachment_size=” attach=’scroll’ position=’top left’ repeat=’no-repeat’ video=” video_ratio=’16:9′ overlay_opacity=’0.5′ overlay_color=” overlay_pattern=” overlay_custom_pattern=” av_element_hidden_in_editor=’0′ av_uid=’av-jfjudgob’ custom_class=”] [av_hr class=’invisible’ height=’10’ shadow=’no-shadow’ position=’center’ custom_border=’av-border-thin’ custom_width=’50px’ custom_border_color=” custom_margin_top=’30px’ custom_margin_bottom=’30px’ icon_select=’yes’ custom_icon_color=” icon=’ue808′ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-vsj2′ custom_class=” admin_preview_bg=”] [av_heading tag=’h1′ padding=’10’ heading=’Latest Articles’ color=” style=’blockquote modern-quote modern-centered’ custom_font=” size=’42’ subheading_active=” subheading_size=’15’ custom_class=”][/av_heading] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=’#ffffff’ av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” av_uid=’av-jfdyaet3′ custom_class=” admin_preview_bg=”]

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