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490:and from
479:and from
349:Darius II
311:over the
257:Condition
225:Axial Age
195:Darius II
1538:Xerxes I
1383:Nishapur
1272:Yakhchāl
1233:Panjdari
1173:Andaruni
1168:Ab anbar
1161:Elements
1142:Khaneqah
1093:Ilkhanid
1067:Sasanian
1001:, Livius
806:Ferdowsi
576:Darius I
573:—
531:Ethiopia
504:Sogdiana
481:Carmania
467:and the
457:Assyrian
333:Darius I
309:Darius I
231:Cultures
205:Material
187:Xerxes I
183:Darius I
110:Location
1490:ghal'eh
1368:Mashhad
1353:Kashmar
1343:Isfahan
1318:Derbent
1308:Bukhara
1293:Andijan
1147:Mosques
1132:Bazaars
1103:Safavid
1098:Timurid
1076:Islamic
1043:Periods
867:11 July
844:11 July
626:Apadana
587:Gallery
492:Bactria
477:Gandara
469:Ionians
465:Carians
461:Babylon
453:Lebanon
399:Elamite
376:apadana
323:History
235:Persian
221:Periods
213:Founded
179:Builder
174:History
53:of Susa
51:Apadana
1433:Tehran
1423:Tabriz
1413:Shiraz
1393:Qazvin
1348:Kashan
1228:Kucheh
1203:Hashti
1198:Gonbad
1178:Biruni
1152:Takyeh
1088:Seljuk
981:
949:
922:
895:
755:Rhyton
657:Louvre
488:Sardis
431:cubits
401:, and
341:Xerxes
261:Ruined
252:, etc.
169:Palace
124:, Iran
1473:Lists
1358:Khiva
1338:Herat
1333:Hatra
1323:Ganja
1262:Talar
1247:Qanat
1240:hayāt
1223:Kariz
1125:Types
553:Medes
527:ivory
523:Egypt
519:ebony
331:king
118:Shush
1528:Susa
1438:Yazd
1418:Susa
1373:Merv
1298:Baku
1288:Amol
1252:Sahn
1218:Iwan
1208:Howz
1183:Burj
979:ISBN
947:ISBN
920:ISBN
893:ISBN
869:2017
846:2017
809:tomb
546:Elam
535:Sind
498:and
473:yakâ
447:The
337:Susa
305:Iran
301:Susa
295:The
166:Type
114:Susa
87:Susa
1486:Arg
1398:Qom
1303:Bam
335:in
120:),
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877:^
825:^
578:,
541:.
483:.
397:,
303:,
197:,
193:,
189:,
185:,
1492:s
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1028:e
1021:t
1014:v
987:.
955:.
928:.
901:.
871:.
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