Department of History
The Department of History was established in Dr. Ali Shariati Faculty of Letters and Humanities in 1957 at the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad with the following objectives:
- To familiarize students with history, culture and civilization of Iran from the development of the first human civilization in this country until now
- To introduce students with the history of political and cultural developments of Europe from the ancient Greece to modern centuries
- To foster students with quality research capabilities through offering subjects on research methods and techniques of teaching history to students
The areas of specialization offered in the Department of History in the Master’s program (founded in 1957) are as follows:
- Ancient History of Iran History of Islamic Iran
- History of Shi'ism
Established in 2008, the main aim of the History of Ancient Iran program which is another areas of specialization in the History Department is to provide the students with the knowledge of the Iranian history and civilization from its emergence to the advent of Islam. The curriculum of this areas of specialization is based on the study of the history of ancient civilizations such as the Elamites, the Medes, the Achaemenids, the Parthians and the Sassanids and the mythology and ancient languages of Iran.
The program in History of Islamic Iran was founded in 1987. This areas of specialization aims to train students in the study and review of different periods of history of Islamic Iran from the arrival of Islam to Iran to the present time.
Founded in 2010 at the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, the areas of specialization in History of Shi'ism is planned to meet the following aims:
- To make students familiar with the history of Shi'ism, history of Shiite ideas and its political and environmental evolution in Iran and other Islamic countries
- To study the life of the infallible Imams (AS) and how the caliphs of the Umayyad and Abbasid treated the Shiites.
The Department of History also offers a Ph.D. program in History of Islamic Iran. This program aims to meet the following objectives:
- Reviewing the political history in the Islamic era in general and the social and cultural changes of Iran in particular, with an emphasis on criticism of the historical literature
- Studying the historians and identifying the historiography schools and methods of advanced research in history.
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Mohamad Taghi Imanpour |
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| Department of History |
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| timanpour@um.ac.ir |
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Academic staff
Research
Recent theses and dissertations
Bagheri Devin, M. (2024). Frequency measurement of historical topics in al-Shafi fi l-Imama Sharif Mortaza. , ( History). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Khalife Soltani, N. (2024). Comparison of the situation of Shi,ites Imamiyya of Baghdad in the leadership of Sheikh Mofid and Sheikh Tousi. , ( History). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Talebi Torghabeh, M. (2024). Historiography of Nasr ibn Muzhim in Waqat Siffin. , ( History). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Panjebashi, M. (2024). A comparative study of the causes and consequences of the rebellions in the Caucasus region and its comparison with Gilan and Mazandaran in the Safavid period.. , ( History). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Jamilzadeh, Z. (2024). The condition of Shi ites in Iraq and Upper Mesopotamia in the third period of Abbasid caliphate based on al-Bidaya va l-Nihaya. , (Master's thesis of History). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Daei, R. (2024). The causes and contexts of the superiority of religious forces over other militant currents on the eve of the Islamic Revolution of Iran. , (Master's thesis of History). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Sardarabadi, A. (2024). : The role of political leadership in the territorial integrity of Iran from the beginning of the Qajar rule to the end of the Iran-Iraq war (1988). , (Master's thesis of History). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Kadhim, N. (2024). The condition of Shiites in Syria during 358-567 A.H based on al-Bidaya val-Nihaya. , (Master's thesis of History). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Iran Doust, O. (2024). shiism and religion in Egyptian farsi language newspapers-case study: Hikmat, Kamal, chehreh nama . , (Master's thesis of History). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Rahnamayalmeghogh, A. (2024). The Strategy of highlight the position of Imam Ali in comparison with other companions-as-sahaba- in the prophetic biography in the 8th century -Case study: Translation of Dharuh al-Alia written by Bahauddin Kazaruni. , (Master's thesis of History). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Bakhshizadeh, F. (2024). The role of Tudeh party members in the national assembly from the 14th to the end of the 17th. , (Master's thesis of History). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Hosseini, S. (2024). Rereading the history of the Arsacids based on Arabic and Persian texts up to the 9th century AH. , (Master's thesis of History). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Ranjbar Talkhounche, M. (2024). The impact of Eastern tribal incursions on the Wars between Iran and Rome during the Sasanian period. , (Master's thesis of History). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Nabaei, F. (2024). Neo-Platonic Philosophers in the Court of Khosrow Anushirvan. , (Master's thesis of History). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Fathiyan Bana, S. (2024). Uprisings and political activities of Shiites in Ahvaz until the end of Buyids rulling over Iraq 447 A.H. , (Master's thesis of History). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Hoseinnjad, S. (2024). Ibn Kathir narration of Fatimid Caliphate in al-Badayya va-l Nahayya. , (Master's thesis of History). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Karimian Zadeh, P. (2024). Reza Shah\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\. , (Doctoral dissertation of History). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Jalili Ghochan, Z. (2024). Representation of Zaynab a in the religious historiography of the Pahlavi period Case study published monographs. , (Doctoral dissertation of History). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Hosseini, S. (2024). Continuity and evolution of the position of Imam Ali a in the translation and summary of the biography of Ibn Hisham in the 6th and 7th centuries. , (Master's thesis of History). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Nosrati, M. (2024). Satrap of Media in the Parthian period; From Alexander to the end of the Parthian period.. , (Master's thesis of History). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Afshari, S. (2024). The State of Azerbaijan in the Eyes of Travel Writers of the Safavid Period (with Emphasis on Travel Writers Translated into Persian). , (Master's thesis of History). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Babak, A. (2024). The art of talking about Ali-s- s bravery in ritual epics from Rabi to Rafi. , (Master's thesis of History). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Contact Information
Iran, Mashhad, Azadi Square, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Dr. Ali Shariati Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Department of history
Phone: +985138796829-33
Fax: +985138794144
Postal code: 917794883