The Ruler Who Refused Arabic Poetry #Shorts

Poets came to praise the conqueror Yaqub in Arabic.

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A short from our 100-part series on the History of Iran, based on standard histories such as The Cambridge History of Iran and the Encyclopaedia Iranica.

Image credits (Wikimedia Commons):
- Yaqub ibn al-Layth, 16th-century painting: Akhlaq-i Muhsini manuscript, Shiraz · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Silver dirham of Yaqub: coinarchives.com · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Windmills of Sistan: Dolphinphoto5d · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- A page from Balami's Persian history: Balami's Tarikhnama, later copy · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Tomb of Yaqub near Dezful: Lacostepinga · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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