India Perspectives, Volume 9, Issue 6 - Volume 10, Issue 6PTI for the Ministry of External Affairs, 1996 - India |
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When the Arabs overthrew the Sassanian Dynasty of Persia in the 7th century , they imposed a puritanical Islam on the conquered . Yet by the 10th century , the Caliph's power began to wane and Persian culture reasserted itself .
When the Arabs overthrew the Sassanian Dynasty of Persia in the 7th century , they imposed a puritanical Islam on the conquered . Yet by the 10th century , the Caliph's power began to wane and Persian culture reasserted itself .
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It has developed over the centuries and has survived by its sheer resilience . ... or of that which is lasting for an age or a century like the secular games of ancient Romans which they played to honour their principal deities .
It has developed over the centuries and has survived by its sheer resilience . ... or of that which is lasting for an age or a century like the secular games of ancient Romans which they played to honour their principal deities .
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In the absence of any clear dating of pictures before the end of the 16th century , it is believed that in the Rajput states the favourite theme of painting was illustration of Jain religious texts and a continuation of the Gujarat ...
In the absence of any clear dating of pictures before the end of the 16th century , it is believed that in the Rajput states the favourite theme of painting was illustration of Jain religious texts and a continuation of the Gujarat ...
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