The pre-Achaemenid, Achaemenid, Partho-Sassanian and post-Sassanian Legacy in China
- Archaeologists discover Zoroastrian links in Northwest China
- Chinese-Iranian Relations in Pre-Islamic Times
- Discovery of Chinese bones bearing inscriptions of Cyrus the Great’s Proclamations
- –حضور ایرانیان در چین-The presence of Iranians in China
- Influence of Parthian horse-archery on China
- The Wall Street Journal: A Mysterious Stranger in China (a possible post-Sassanian Zoroastrian connection in China)
- –جذابیت های چین در شعر پارسی تاریخ میانه ایران- عطا الله حسنی– Attaollah Hassani (2007). Chinese attractions in Persian poetry of Iran’s middle ages. Human Sciences, No. 54, pp.. 253-266. (pdf) (in Persian with English abstract)
- –تاثیر عناصر و نقشمایه های چینی در هنر ایران-Yaghoub Azhand (2000). The influence of Chinese motifs and designs on the arts of Perisa. Honarhaye Ziba [Beautiful Arts], No.9, pp.21-29. (pdf) (in Persian)
- The Hui Communities of China and Admiral Zheng He
- The Voyages of Admiral Zheng He
- City named “Shahyar” in China
- Matteo Compareti: The last Sassanians in China
- Pirouz (Pirooz) in China: Defeated Persian army takes Refuge
- The Persian Prince Pirouz (Pirooz) in China
- Impact Of Iranian Culture On East Asia
- Bactrian Fortress Reveals How Ancient Civilizations of Central Asia Lived
- The Influence of Iranian Music in China
Last Sassanians Take Refuge in China
- Matteo Compareti: The last Sassanians in China
- Pirooz in China: Defeated Persian army takes Refuge
- The Persian prince Pirooz
The Silk Route
- Ahmad Haji Babaie (2001). The Parthians and the Silk Route Trade. Majaleye Daneshgahe Adabiyat va Oloom e Insaniye Daneshgahe Tehran [The Journal of Literature and Social Sciences of Tehran University], Summer-Fall issue, pp.245-261. (pdf) (in Persian)
- University Course on The Silk Route Origins and History
- The Pearls of Taklamakan
Iran and Central Asia
Afghanistan
- Farrokh, K. (2022). Un Estudio de Afganistán hasta la Antigüedad Tardia [A Study of Afghanistan [up] to Late Antiquity]. In F. Medina & J.I. Pasamar (eds.), Cementerio des Gigantes: Afganistán Y su Turbulenta Historia [Cemetary of Giants: Afghanistan and its Turbulent History], Zaragoza, Spain:HRM Ediciones, pp.43-72.
- Farrokh, K. (2022). History of Afghanistan in the pre Islamic Era (1): Pre-Historic to end of Achaemenid era. Persian Heritage, 105, pp.18-20.
- Farrokh, K. (2022). History of Afghanistan in the pre Islamic Era (2): Greco-Bactrians, Sakas and Parthians. Persian Heritage, 105, pp.20-22.
- Farrokh, K. (2022). History of Afghanistan Part 3: The Kushan Empire to the Rise of the Sassanians. Persian Heritage, 106, pp.13-15.
- Farrokh, K. (2022). History of Afghanistan Part 4: From Nomadic Invaders in Central Asia to the Islamic Conquests. Persian Heritage, 106, pp.15-17.
- Preserving the Buddhist Stupa Structure in Topdara, Afghanistan
Iran and the Indian Subcontinent
- Mohsen Masoumi (2005). Iranian architectural influence on Bahmaniyan structures of southern India. Nashriye Honarhaye Ziba [Beautiful Arts Journal], Number 21, pp. 97-104. (pdf) (in Persian)
- Dr. Muhammad Ziauddin: Historical Background of the Persian Impact on the Indian Sub-Continent: From Ancient Times to the Establishment of Mughal Empire in 1526 A.D. (pdf) – see Dr. Muhammad Ziauddin’s full thesis entitled: Role Of Persians At The Mughal Court: A Historical Study, During 1526 A.D. To 1707 A.D.
- –مجنونم و زبان فارسی، لیلی من است-Letter from Pakistan indicating links with Persian language
- The Rich History of the Persian Language in India
- Persian poet’s 700-year-old Manuscript discovered with signature by Mughal king Shah Jahan
- The Mughal Emperor who Loved Melons
- Persian Connections to India’s Samosa
Kashmir
- Mehrdad Shokoohy: Persian Influence on Kashmiri Art
- Muhammad Saleem Beig: Persia’s lasting influence on Kashmir
- Iranian Elements in Kaśmīr and Tibet
Iran and Japan
- An Overview of Iranians in Japan during Earlier Times
- Piece of carved wood suggests Persian taught maths in Japan 1,000 years ago
- Archeological find corroborates Japan-Persia Ancient Ties
- Iranian arrivals to ancient Japan
- New Discovery about Persians in Ancient Japan
Iran and Korea
Iranian speakers of Asia
China
- Journal of Progress in Natural Science: Mitochondrial DNA analysis of ancient Sampula population in Xinjiang – Evidence of ancient iranic origins
- American Journal of Physical Anthropology: Prehistorical East-West admixture of maternal lineages in a 2,500-year-old population in Xinjiang
- The Tajiks of Northwest China
Central Asia
- BBC Persian: –در هوای بخارا و سمرقند؛ فارسی در ازبکستان-The air of Samarqand and Bokhara: Persian in Uzbekestan
Iranian Mythology and Asia
- –نقش ويژه ايرانيان بودايي در ترويج و گسترش بوديسم در چين و جنوب شرقي آسيا– Shahab Soutodeh-Nejad (2002). The critical role of Iranian Buddhists in the propagation of Buddhism in China and Southeast Asia. Majaleye Adabiyat va Oloome Siyasiye Daneshgahe Tehran [Literature and Social Science Journal of the University of Tehran], Zemestan [Winter], pp. 495-506. (pdf) (in Persian)
- The Buddha’s links to Achaemenid Persia
- Searching for Mani’s Picture Book in Textual and Pictorial Sources
Articles by the courtesy of Dr. Jamshid Jamshidi’s SHAMOGOLOPARVANEH website
- Masato Tojo: Zen Buddhism and Persian Culture: An investigation on the Simurgh (Persian Phoenix) culture and Zen Buddhism (pdf)
- Masato Tojo: An Introduction to the Simorgh Culture and Mithraism in East Asia (pdf)
- Masato Tojo: Manichaeism Esoteric Buddhism and Oriental Theosophy (pdf)
- Masato Tojo: Ancient Persia: Influences on Ancient Chinese and Japanese Calendars
- Japan and Ancient iran (in Persian)-ژاپن و ايران باستان– (pdf)
- Kuwachi Honda (University of Tehran): Iranian religions of China as attested by Chinese Sources (pdf)
Persian Music from Central Asia
Recommended Readings
Miscellany & Environment
