- century,
Astara became the seat of the
small prin****lity of the
Esfahbad or
Espahbad (-bod) of Gīlān. From the 16th to the 18th centuries, the Ṭālešī Khans...
- It is also
known as Dar madh-e
Espahbad Manūchehr ebn-e Qābūs (در مدح اسپهبد منوچهر ابن قابوس) "In
praise of the
Espahbad Manuchehr son of Qabus", or Qasida...
