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4 unusual facts about Persian Iraq


Battle of Qarabagh

He was obliged to negotiate the borders of his state with Abu Sa'id Mirza and after negotiations Jahan Shah decided to return territorial demarcation to Shahrukh Mirza's times (Jahan Shah keeping Iraq-i-Ajam while Abu Sa'id keeping Khurasan).

He sent two detachments; one to take possession of Iraq-i-Ajam, the other of Fars.

Abu Sa'id Mirza advanced into Azerbaijan of Iraq-i-Ajam with a powerful army subduing the country in his course.

Biblical place names in Khorasan

Early Islamic usage regarded the area east of western Persia (Jibal, also known as Persian Iraq) as part of the poorly-defined region of Khurasan, extending to the Indus River and Sindh.



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