Research Paper
The Role of Hermias and Aristotle, Advisor to Philip II, in the Relations between the Achaemenid Empire and Macedonia (347-336 BC)
The Role of Hermias and Aristotle, Advisor to Philip II, in the Relations between the Achaemenid Empire and Macedonia (347-336 BC)

Alireza karbasi; Hamidreza Pashazanous; Esmaeil Sangari

Volume 18, Issue 1 , April 2026, Pages 1-1

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2025.392841.473795

Abstract
  At the end of the Achaemenid period and after the changes of the era of Artaxerxes III (359/58 - 338 BC), Hermias was able to gradually expand his power in that region and through Aristotle ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Social Status of Women Musicians in Parthian Period
The Social Status of Women Musicians in Parthian Period

mozhgan khanmoradi

Volume 18, Issue 1 , April 2026, Pages 1-1

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2025.399734.473836

Abstract
  The Historical sources rarely mention music and instruments during the Parthian period. yet, there is no precise information about female musicians and their position. But, archaeological ...  Read More
Research Paper
A Study of the Toponyms Suraq, Duraq, Falāhīyeh, and Shādegān in the Historical Geography of Khuzestan
A Study of the Toponyms Suraq, Duraq, Falāhīyeh, and Shādegān in the Historical Geography of Khuzestan

Marzieh Sharbaf

Volume 18, Issue 1 , April 2026, Pages 1-1

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2025.387405.473763

Abstract
  Toponymy, as a key branch of historical geography, plays a significant role in analyzing spatial and cultural transformations in human societies. Focusing on the toponyms Suraq, Duraq, ...  Read More
Research Paper
A Comparative Study of the Account of Shah Abbas's Encounter with the Naqtuvians in Safavid-Era Sources (With an Emphasis on Khuzani's Afzal al-Tawarikh)
A Comparative Study of the Account of Shah Abbas's Encounter with the Naqtuvians in Safavid-Era Sources (With an Emphasis on Khuzani's Afzal al-Tawarikh)

Rasool Jafarian; Abbas Adavoudi jolfaei

Volume 18, Issue 1 , April 2026, Pages 1-1

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2025.401271.473839

Abstract
  The present study, titled "A Comparative Study of the Narrative of Shah Abbas’s Encounter with the Naqtuwians in Abbasid-Era Sources," aims to reveal the unique information contained ...  Read More
Research Paper
Living Memory vs. Official History; Places of Memory and Rereading Real History in the Light of Nora's Thought
Living Memory vs. Official History; Places of Memory and Rereading Real History in the Light of Nora's Thought

Mohammad Amir Ahmadzadeh; soolmaz avarideh

Volume 18, Issue 1 , April 2026, Pages 1-1

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2025.402328.473850

Abstract
  The present study examines the relationship between “living memory” and “official history” in the context of intellectual, cultural, and identity developments ...  Read More
Research Paper
From Farr-e Izadi (Divine Glory) to the Station of Zellu-l-lah (Shadow of God): The Representation of Kingship in the Mysticism of Najm al-Din Razi
From Farr-e Izadi (Divine Glory) to the Station of Zellu-l-lah (Shadow of God): The Representation of Kingship in the Mysticism of Najm al-Din Razi

Seyed Abolfaz Razavi; Sajjad Rahmani Falah

Volume 18, Issue 1 , April 2026, Pages 1-1

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2025.399768.473833

Abstract
  The book Mirsad al-'Ibad by Najm al-Din Razi is a mystical work encompassing ethical and political themes. Drawing inspiration from the concept of divine charisma (farr-e izadi) and ...  Read More
Research Paper
Content Analysis of Endowment Documents of Provincial Officials in the Mazandaran Region during the Qajar Period (1210–1344 AH)
Content Analysis of Endowment Documents of Provincial Officials in the Mazandaran Region during the Qajar Period (1210–1344 AH)

farshid noroozi; Hamidreza Aryanfar

Volume 18, Issue 1 , April 2026, Pages 1-1

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2025.387832.473770

Abstract
  This study aims to examine the types, functions, and purposes of endowments (waqf) established by provincial officials in the Mazandaran region during the Qajar period. It employs a ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Military and Strategic Importance of Isidore of Charax’s Parthian Stations
The Military and Strategic Importance of Isidore of Charax’s Parthian Stations

Farshid Naderi; Sohaib Mohammadi Nowsudi

Volume 18, Issue 1 , April 2026, Pages 1-1

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2025.402600.473853

Abstract
  The Parthian Stations by Isidore of Charax, a geographer of the first century BCE, is a distinctive work that systematically records routes, stations, and strategic points across the ...  Read More
Research Paper
Unifying Two Pasts: Sufi Nationalism and Iranian Antiquity in Basiri’s Secrets of Persepolis
Unifying Two Pasts: Sufi Nationalism and Iranian Antiquity in Basiri’s Secrets of Persepolis

Zeinab Tamassoki

Volume 18, Issue 1 , April 2026, Pages 1-1

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2025.398829.473825

Abstract
  Persepolis, the ceremonial Achaemenid complex also known as Takht-e Jamshid, became a central symbol of national identity in Pahlavi-era nationalist discourse. These discourses often ...  Read More
Research Paper
An Examination of the Structure, Texture, and Scale System of Elamite Music
An Examination of the Structure, Texture, and Scale System of Elamite Music

Masoud Bathaei; Kolsoum Ghazanfari; Hossein Ghanbari Ahmadabad

Volume 18, Issue 1 , April 2026, Pages 1-1

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2025.404587.473861

Abstract
  Research in the field of ancient music, particularly in civilizations like Elam, faces difficulties due to a scarcity of written documents. Elam, which was in continuous interaction ...  Read More
Research Paper
Power and Knowledge; The Construction of Historical Memory:
A Genealogy of Contested Discourses in the Representation of the 1953 Iranian Coup
Power and Knowledge; The Construction of Historical Memory: A Genealogy of Contested Discourses in the Representation of the 1953 Iranian Coup

sajjad omidoiur

Volume 18, Issue 1 , April 2026, Pages 1-1

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2025.400236.473834

Abstract
  This study offers a critical discourse analysis of the 1953 Iranian coup through Foucault's power-knowledge framework, examining how three competing narratives—the Pahlavi regime's ...  Read More
Research Paper
Discourse Conflict and the Transition from Traditional to Modern Medicine in the Management of Smallpox in Qajar-era Iran
Discourse Conflict and the Transition from Traditional to Modern Medicine in the Management of Smallpox in Qajar-era Iran

javad alipoor silab

Volume 18, Issue 1 , April 2026, Pages 1-1

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2026.402496.473851

Abstract
  This study investigates the process of transition and the adoption of modern smallpox treatment methods in Qajar-era Iran. Before the introduction of Western medical practices, understanding, ...  Read More
Research Paper
Historical Content in Qajar-Era Iranian Press
Historical Content in Qajar-Era Iranian Press

Mobina Mahmoudian; Mohammadreza Hajiaghababaei

Volume 18, Issue 1 , April 2026, Pages 1-1

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2026.406919.473874

Abstract
  From the very emergence of newspapers in Iran, one of the most prominent thematic areas they addressed was the publication of texts with historical content. The historical materials ...  Read More