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Nishapur

Nishapur is a city in Khorasan in north-eastern Iran, long a major centre on the Silk Road. The Seljuks captured it in 1037–1038 as they declared independence from the Ghaznavids. Under the Seljuk Empire it was a key commercial city and the site of one of the Nizamiyya madrasas.

Nishapur
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Mentioned in 3 profiles

Seljuk EmpireFoundation, Socioeconomy, GovernanceGhurid SultanateMilitaryGhaznavid EmpireDecline

Mentioned in 3 state histories

Tahirid dynastySaffarid dynastyAwadh State

Great speeches

Genghis Khan at Bukhara1220

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Nishapur. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/nishapur
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“Nishapur.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/nishapur. Accessed .
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