aixhole

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   by aixhole 3y ago

   Iran was basically a throphy throne for Turkic strongmen to roleplay Persian King of kings for most of its post-Islam history. I assume the collapse of a strong nation state post mongols destroyed any hope of a top level national reconstruc
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   by aixhole 3y ago

   The qanat system was effectively destroyed by the Mongols when they invaded Iran centuries ago. That contributed to the desertification of Iran and its overall decline.
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   by aixhole 3y ago

   We use the other half too. 'Chal' and 'hole' are cognates as well. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%DA%86%D8%A7%D9%84#Persian YakhChAL: Ice-hollow.