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A map showing the Great Seljuk Empire at its height, upon the death of Malik Shah...
The Safavids were one of the most significant ruling dynasties of Iran. They ruled the greatest...
The Safavid Empire or Safavid Dynasty 1501-1722
The Safavid Empire at its greatest extent in the 17th century.
The Middle East in 1942
The Sykes-Picot Agreement of 1916 was a secret agreement between the governments of the UK and...
The Sykes-Picot Agreement of 1916. Britain was allocated control of areas roughly comprising today's Jordan, southern...
Middle East 2000 BC
Map of the ancient Near East during the Amarna period, showing the great powers of the...
Levant 800 BC
Seleucid Empire 323-360 BC