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Historical map of middle east

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Historical map of middle east from 3000 BC to modern times. There is mistake in the first seljuk slide it should say they destroyed buyids and took most of ghaznavid territories.

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Chapter 7.1 Vocabulary - Buyids, Seljuk Turks, and Crusades!

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A quick look at new Muslim conquerors in the middle east, and a rather longish look at the crusades.

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Y!IDS MARKET

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Updated: 19 Jun 2013

What is this ? how it will change history of selling and buying ids ? This Tools is release now and has a full tutorial..You can buy IDS in easy way,comfort ...

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History Of The Abbasid Caliphate

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Updated: 03 Feb 2014

The Abbasid Caliphate (Arabic: الخلافة العباسية‎ / ALA-LC: al-Khilāfah al-'Abbāsīyyah), was the second of the Islamic caliphates to succeed the Prophet Muhammad. The Abbasid dynasty descended from the Prophet's youngest uncle, Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (566--653 CE). They ruled as caliphs from their capital in Baghdad, in modern Iraq, after taking over authority of the Muslim empire from the Umayyads in 750 CE (132 AH). The Abbasid caliphate first centered their government in Kufa, but in 762 the caliph Al-Mansur founded the city of Baghdad, north of the Persian city of Ctesiphon. The choice of a capital so close to Persia proper reflects a growing reliance on Persian bureaucrats, most notably of the Barmakid family, to govern the territories conquered by Arab Muslims, as well as an increasing inclusion of non-Arab Muslims in the ummah. Despite this cooperation, the Abbasids of the 9th century were forced to cede authority over the Persian provinces to local dynastic emirs who only nominally acknowledged their suzerainty. This marked the beginning of a wider breakdown of Abbasid authority, with the loss of Al-Andalus and Maghreb to the Umayyads, Ifriqiya to the Aghlabids, and Egypt to the Shi'ite Caliphate of the Fatimids. The political power of the caliphs largely ended with the rise of the Buyids and the Seljuq Turks. Although Abbasid leadership over the vast Islamic empire was gradually reduced to a ceremonial religious function, the dynasty retained control over its Mesopotamian demesne. The capital city of Baghdad became a center of science, culture, philosophy and invention during the Golden Age of Islam. This period of cultural fruition ended in 1258 with the sack of Baghdad by the Mongols under Hulagu Khan. The Abbasid caliphate, and Muslim culture in general, recentered itself in the Mamluk capital of Cairo in 1261. The dynasty continued to claim authority in religious matters until after the Ottoman conquest of Egypt, when the position of caliph was formally surrendered to the Ottoman Sultan Selim I. The Abbasid caliphs were Arabs descended from Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, one of the youngest uncles of Muhammad and of the same Banu Hashim clan. The Abbasids claimed to be the true successors of Muhammad in replacing the Umayyad descendants of Banu Umayya by virtue of their closer relationship to the Prophet. Coin of the Abbasids, Baghdad, Iraq, 765. The Abbasids also distinguished themselves from the Umayyads by attacking their moral character and administration in general. According to Ira Lapidus, "The Abbasid revolt was supported largely by Arabs, mainly the aggrieved settlers of Marw with the addition of the Yemeni faction and their Mawali". The Abbasids also appealed to non-Arab Muslims, known as mawali, who remained outside the kinship-based society of the Arabs and were perceived as a lower class within the Umayyad empire. Muhammad ibn 'Ali, a great-grandson of Abbas, began to campaign for the return of power to the family of Muhammad, the Hashimites, in Persia during the reign of Umar II. During the reign of Marwan II, this opposition culminated in the rebellion of Ibrahim the Imam, the fourth in descent from Abbas. Supported by the province of Khorasan, Iran and the Shi'i Arabs, he achieved considerable success, but was captured in the year 747 and died in prison; some hold that he was assassinated. The quarrel was taken up by his brother Abdallah, known by the name of Abu al-'Abbas as-Saffah, who defeated the Umayyads in 750 in the Battle of the Zab near the Great Zab and was subsequently proclaimed caliph. Immediately after their victory, Abu al-'Abbas as-Saffah sent his forces to Central Asia, where his forces fought against Tang expansion during the Battle of Talas (the Abbasids were known to their opponents as the "Black robed Tazi" (黑衣大食: hēiyī Dàshí), "Tazi" being a Tang dynasty borrowing from Persian to denote 'Arabs'. Barmakids, who were instrumental in building Baghdad; introduced the world's first recorded paper mill in Baghdad, thus beginning a new era of intellectual rebirth in the Abbasid domain. Within 10 years, the Abbasids built another renowned paper mill in the Umayyad capital of Córdoba in Spain.

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The Feared Turkish Mamluk Warriors

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Duration: 30:59
Updated: 29 Dec 2013

The most enduring Mamluk realm was the military caste in medieval Egypt that rose from the ranks of slave soldiers who were mainly of Kipchak Turk, Circassian and Georgian origin, although in the Burji (post-1389) Mamluk sultanate many Mamluks could also be of Balkan origin (Albanian, Greek, South Slavic). The "mamluk phenomenon", as David Ayalon dubbed the creation of the specific warrior class, was of great political importance and was extraordinarily long-lived, lasting from the 9th to the 19th century AD. Over time, mamluks became a powerful military caste in various Muslim societies. Particularly in Egypt, but also in the Levant, Mesopotamia, and India, mamluks held political and military power. In some cases, they attained the rank of sultan, while in others they held regional power as amirs or beys. Most notably, mamluk factions seized the sultanate for themselves in Egypt and Syria in a period known as the Mamluk Sultanate (1250--1517). The Mamluk Sultanate famously beat back the Mongols at the Battle of Ain Jalut and fought the Crusaders, effectively driving them out from the Levant by 1291 and officially in 1302 ending the era of the Crusades. While mamluks were purchased, their status was above ordinary slaves, who were not allowed to carry weapons or perform certain tasks. In places such as Egypt from the Ayyubid dynasty to the time of Muhammad Ali of Egypt, mamluks were considered to be "true lords", with social status above freeborn Muslims The origins of the Mamluk system are disputed. Everybody agrees that the story of an entrenched military caste like the mamluks in Islamic societies begins with the Abbasid caliphs of the 9th century Baghdad. The question is more precisely when in the 9th century. The dominant narrative up to the 1990s was that the earliest mamluks were known as ghilman (another term for slaves, broadly synonymous) and were bought by the Abbasid caliphs, especially al-Mu'tasim (833-842). By the end of the 9th century, these slaves had become the dominant element in the military. Conflict between these ghilman and the population of Baghdad prompted the caliph al-Mu'tasim to move his capital to the city of Samarra, but this did not succeed in calming tensions; the caliph al-Mutawakkil was assassinated by some of these slave-soldiers in 861 (see Anarchy at Samarra). A more recent interpretation would distinguish between a ghilman system, in Samarra, without training and relying on pre-existing Central Asian hierarchies, mixing adult slaves and freemen, and a later creation of an actual mamluk system, with the systematic training of young slaves, after the return of the caliphate to Baghdad in the 870's ). The mamluk system would have been a small-scale experiment of al-Muwaffaq, combining the efficiency of the steppic warriors with improved reliability. This recent interpretation seems to have been accepted ). The use of mamluk soldiers gave rulers troops who had no link to any established power structure. Local non-mamluk warriors were often more loyal to their tribal sheikhs, their families, or nobles than to the sultan or caliph. If a commander conspired against the ruler, it was often not possible to deal with the conspiracy without causing unrest among the nobility. The mamluk slave-troops were foreigners of the lowest possible status who could not conspire against the ruler and who could easily be punished if they caused trouble, making them a great military asset. After the fragmentation of the Abbasid Empire, military slaves, known as either mamluks or Ghilman, became the basis of military power throughout the Islamic world. The Fatimids of Egypt bought Armenian, Turkic and Sudanese slaves, who formed the bulk of their military and often their administration. The powerful vizier Badr al-Jamali, for example, was a mamluk of Armenian origin. In Iran and Iraq, the Buyids used Turkic slaves throughout their empire, such as the rebel al-Basasiri who eventually ushered in Saljuq rule in Baghdad after attempting a failed rebellion. When the later Abbasids regained military control over Iraq, they also relied on the military slaves called Ghilman. Under Saladin and the Ayyubids of Egypt, the power of the mamluks increased until they claimed the sultanate in 1250, ruling as the Mamluk Sultanate. Military slavery continued to be employed throughout the Islamic world until the 19th century. The Ottoman Empire's devşirme, or "gathering" of young slaves for the Janissary corps, lasted until the 17th century, while mamluk-based regimes thrived in such Ottoman provinces as Iraq and Egypt into the 19th century.

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تاجیک ها از خاندان سامانی استند (Samanid Dynasty - سلسله سامانیان)

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Updated: 02 Oct 2013

Amir Ismail Samani is considered the father of the Tajik nation. was the Tajik Samanid amir of Transoxiana and Khorasan. His reign saw the emergence of the Samanids as a powerful force. (Samanid Empire was a Sunni Tajik- Persian Empire), in Central Asia, named after its founder Saman Khuda, who converted to Islam despite being from Zoroastrian theocratic nobility. It was a native (Tajik- Persian dynasty), in Khorasan, Iran, and Central Asia after the collapse of the Sassanid Persian empire caused by the Arab conquest. The Samanids, a dynasty of (Tajik- Persian) dehqan origin, reigned for 180 years, encompassing a territory which included Greater Khorasan (including Kabul), Ray, Transoxiania, Tabaristan, Kerman, Gorgan, and west of these provinces up to Isfahan. At the peak of their power, the Samanids controlled territory extending as far south as the Sulaiman Mountains in Quetta, Ghazni and Kandahar, and as far as Qazvin in the west. The Samanids were descendants of Bahram Chobin, and thus descended from the House of Mihrān, one of the Seven Great Houses of Iran. In governing their territory, the Samanids modeled their state organization after the Abbasids, mirroring the caliph's court and organization. They were rewarded for supporting the Abbasids in Transoxania and Khorasan, and with their established capitals located in Bukhara, Balkh, Samarkand, and Herat, they carved their kingdom after defeating the Saffarids. With their roots stemming from the city of Balkh (then, part of Greater Khorasan) the Samanids promoted the arts, giving rise to the advancement of science and literature, and thus attracted scholars such as Rudaki, Ferdowsi, and Avicenna. While under Samanid control, Bukhara was a rival to Baghdad in its glory. Scholars note that the Samanids revived Persian more than the Buyids and the Saffarids, while continuing to patronize Arabic to a significant degree. Nevertheless, in a famous edict, Samanid authorities declared that "here, in this region, the language is Persian, and the kings of this realm are Persian kings." Cultural and religious efforts The Samanids revived Persian culture by patronizing Rudaki, Bal'ami and Daqiqi.They also determinedly propagated Sunni Islam. However, the Samanids repressed Ismaili Shiism but were more tolerant of Twelver Shiism. Islamic architecture and Islamo-Persian culture was spread deep into the heart of Central Asia by the Samanids. Following the first complete translation of the Qur'an into Persian, during the 9th century, populations under the Samanid empire began accepting Islam in significant numbers. Through zealous missionary work as many as 30,000 tents of Turks came to profess Islam and later under the Ghaznavids more than 55,000 under the Hanafi school of thought. The mass conversion of the Turks to Islam eventually led to a growing influence of the Ghaznavids, who would later rule the region. Agriculture and trading were the economic basis of Samanid State. The Samanids were heavily involved in trading - even with Europe, as thousands of Samanid coins that have been found in the Baltic and Scandinavian countries testify. Another lasting contribution of the Samanids to the history of Islamic art is the pottery known as Samanid Epigraphic Ware: plates, bowls, and pitchers fired in a white slip and decorated only with calligraphy, often elegantly and rhythmically written. The Arabic phrases used in this calligraphy are generally more or less generic well wishes, or Islamic admonitions to good table manners. تاجیک ها از خاندان سامانی استند.

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BREAKING NEWS Iran unveils it's modernized Bayandor Corvette ahead of elections

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The Bayandor class comprise four Iranian corvettes originally built for the US Navy as PF-103 class corvette. Only two are currently in service. These corvet...

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The Seljug Empire - The Parents Of The Ottomans

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Updated: 22 Dec 2013

The Great Seljuq Empire (Modern Turkish: Büyük Selçuklu Devleti; Persian: دولت سلجوقیان‎) was a medieval Turko-Persian Sunni Muslim empire, originating from the Qynyq branch of Oghuz Turks. The Seljuq Empire controlled a vast area stretching from the Hindu Kush to eastern Anatolia and from Central Asia to the Persian Gulf. From their homelands near the Aral sea, the Seljuqs advanced first into Khorasan and then into mainland Persia before eventually conquering eastern Anatolia. The Seljuq empire was founded by Tughril Beg in 1037 after the efforts by the founder of the Seljuq dynasty, Seljuq Beg, in the first quarter of the 11th century. Seljuq Beg's father was in a higher position in the Oghuz Yabgu State, and he gave his name to both the state and the dynasty. The Seljuqs united the fractured political scene of the Eastern Islamic world and played a key role in the first and second crusades. Highly Persianized in culture and language, the Seljuqs also played an important role in the development of the Turko-Persian tradition, even exporting Persian culture to Anatolia. The settlement of Turkic tribes in the northwestern peripheral parts of the empire, for the strategic military purpose of fending off invasions from neighboring states, led to the progressive turkicization of those areas The apical ancestor of the Seljuqs was their beg, Seljuq, who was reputed to have served in the Khazar army, under whom, circa 950, they migrated to Khwarezm, near the city of Jend, where they converted to Islam The Seljuqs were allied with the Persian Samanid Shahs against the Qarakhanids. The Samanids fell to the Qarakhanids in Transoxania (992/999), however, whereafter the Ghaznavids arose. The Seljuqs became involved in this power struggle in the region before establishing their own independent base. Tughril was the grandson of Seljuq and brother of Chaghri, under whom the Seljuks wrested an empire from the Ghaznavids. Initially the Seljuqs were repulsed by Mahmud and retired to Khwarezm, but Tughril and Chaghri led them to capture Merv and Nishapur (1037). Later they repeatedly raided and traded territory with his successors across Khorasan and Balkh and even sacked Ghazni in 1037. In 1040 at the Battle of Dandanaqan, they decisively defeated Mas'ud I of the Ghaznavids, forcing him to abandon most of his western territories to the Seljuqs. In 1055, Tughril captured Baghdad from the Shi'a Buyids under a commission from the Abbassids. Alp Arslan, the son of Chaghri Beg, expanded significantly upon Tughril's holdings by adding Armenia and Georgia in 1064 and invading the Byzantine Empire in 1068, from which he annexed almost all of Anatolia. Arslan's decisive victory at the Battle of Manzikert in 1071 effectively neutralized the Byzantine threat. He authorized his Turkmen generals to carve their own principalities out of formerly Byzantine Anatolia, as atabegs loyal to him. Within two years the Turkmens had established control as far as the Aegean Sea under numerous "beghliks" (modern Turkish beyliks): the Saltukids in Northeastern Anatolia, Mengujekids in Eastern Anatolia, Artuqids in Southeastern Anatolia, Danishmendis in Central Anatolia, Rum Seljuqs (Beghlik of Suleyman, which later moved to Central Anatolia) in Western Anatolia, and the Beylik of Tzachas of Smyrna in İzmir (Smyrna). Under Alp Arslan's successor, Malik Shah, and his two Persian viziers, Nizām al-Mulk and Tāj al-Mulk, the Seljuq state expanded in various directions, to the former Iranian border of the days before the Arab invasion, so that it soon bordered China in the East and the Byzantines in the West. Malikshāh moved the capital from Rey to Isfahan. The Iqta military system and the Nizāmīyyah University at Baghdad were established by Nizām al-Mulk, and the reign of Malikshāh was reckoned the golden age of "Great Seljuq". The Abbasid Caliph titled him "The Sultan of the East and West" in 1087. The Assassins (Hashshashin) of Hassan-i Sabāh started to become a force during his era, however, and they assassinated many leading figures in his administration; according to many sources these victims included Nizām al-Mulk. The Seljuq power was at its zenith under Malikshāh I, and both the Qarakhanids and Ghaznavids had to acknowledge the overlordship of the Seljuqs. The Seljuq dominion was established over the ancient Sasanian domains, in Iran and Iraq, and included Anatolia as well as parts of Central Asia and modern Afghanistan. The Seljuk rule was modelled after the tribal organization common in Turkic and Mongol nomads and resembled a 'family federation' or 'appanage state'. Under this organization the leading member of the paramount family assigned family members portions of his domains as autonomous appanages.

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BREAKING NEWS Iran unveils advanced UAV drone Hamaseh Epic

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Iran has unveiled its latest indigenous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a reconnaissance and combat drone dubbed Hamaseh. The drone was unveiled on Thursday d...

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BREAKING NEWS Iran unveils advanced space centre to track spy satellite

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TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran said Sunday that it set up its first space tracking center to monitor objects passing in orbit overhead, the breakthrough claimed by the...

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Christopher Hitchens on Iran, Al Gore, Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger (1988)

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Updated: 06 May 2013

Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, is a country in Western Asia. The name "Iran", which in Persian means "Land of the Aryans", has been in native use since the Sassanian era, in antiquity. It came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia (pron.: /ˈpɜrʒə/ or /ˈpɜrʃə/). Both "Persia" and "Iran" are used interchangeably in cultural contexts; however, "Iran" is the name used officially in political contexts.[14] The 18th-largest country in the world in terms of area at 1,648,195 km2 (636,372 sq mi), Iran has a population of around 75 million.[10][15] It is a country of particular geopolitical significance owing to its location in three spheres of Asia. Iran is bordered on the north by Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan. As Iran is a littoral state of the Caspian Sea, which is an inland sea, Kazakhstan and Russia are also Iran's direct neighbors to the north. Iran is bordered on the east by Afghanistan and Pakistan, on the south by the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, on the west by Iraq and on the northwest by Turkey. Tehran is the capital, the country's most populous city and the political, cultural, commercial and industrial center of the nation. Iran is a regional power,[16][17] and holds an important position in international energy security and world economy as a result of its large reserves of petroleum and natural gas. Iran has the second largest proven natural gas reserves in the world and the fourth largest proven petroleum reserves.[18] Iran is home to one of the world's oldest civilizations.[19] The first dynasty in Iran formed during the Elamite kingdom in 2800 BC. The Iranian Medes unified Iran into an empire in 625 BC.[2] They were succeeded by the Iranian Achaemenid Empire, the Hellenic Seleucid Empire and two subsequent Iranian empires, the Parthians and the Sassanids, before the Muslim conquest in 651 AD. Iranian post-Islamic dynasties and empires expanded the Persian language and culture throughout the Iranian plateau. Early Iranian dynasties which re-asserted Iranian independence included the Tahirids, Saffarids, Samanids and Buyids. The blossoming of Persian literature, philosophy, medicine, astronomy, mathematics and art became major elements of Islamic civilization. Iranian identity continued despite foreign rule in the ensuing centuries[20] and Persian culture was adopted also by the Ghaznavid,[21] Seljuk,[22][23] Ilkhanid[24] and Timurid[25] rulers. The emergence in 1501 of the Safavid dynasty,[3] which promoted Twelver Shia Islam[26] as the official religion of their empire, marked one of the most important turning points in Iranian and Muslim history.[27] The Persian Constitutional Revolution established the nation's first parliament in 1906, within a constitutional monarchy. Following a coup d'état instigated by the UK and US in 1953, Iran gradually became a more autocratic country. Growing dissent with foreign influence culminated during the Iranian Revolution which led to establishment of an Islamic republic on 1 April 1979.[15][28] Iran is a founding member of the UN, NAM, OIC and OPEC. The political system of Iran, based on the 1979 constitution, comprises several intricately connected governing bodies. The highest state authority is the Supreme Leader. Shia Islam is the official religion and Persian is the official language.[29] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran

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Iran unveils Tosan light fast response tank EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS

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Updated: 05 Aug 2013

The Tosan (Also written Towan, meaning Wild Horse or Fury) is an Iranian light tank, for unconventional warfare. Production started in 1997, but the tank was...

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Iran unveils new drone Hemaseh 'Epic' Stealth Drone UAV TAKES FLIGHT

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BREAKING NEWS Iran revealed its new remotely piloted vehicle UAV Drone Hamaseh Epic

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Iran has unveiled its latest indigenous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a reconnaissance and combat drone dubbed Hamaseh. The drone was unveiled on Thursday d...

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(Statue of Amir Ismail Samani), The greatest Tajik hero. آریا زمین

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People of Arya Zamin - مردم آریا زمین (Statue of Amir Ismail Samani -امیر اسماعیل سامانی ), The greatest Tajik hero, in Tajikistan. Amir Ismail Samani (امیر اسماعیل سامانی), is considered the father of the Tajik nation. was the Tajik Samanid Amir of Transoxiana and Khorasan. His reign saw the emergence of the Samanids as a powerful force. (Samanid Empire was a Sunni Tajik Empire), in Central Asia, named after its founder Saman Khuda, who converted to Islam despite being from Zoroastrian theocratic nobility. It was a native (Tajik- dynasty), in Khorasan, Iran, and Central Asia after the collapse of the Sassanid Persian empire caused by the Arab conquest. The Samanids, a dynasty of Tajik dehqan origin, reigned for 180 years, encompassing a territory which included Greater Khorasan (including Kabul), Ray, Transoxiania, Tabaristan, Kerman, Gorgan, and west of these provinces up to Isfahan. At the peak of their power, the Samanids controlled territory extending as far south as the Sulaiman Mountains in Quetta, Ghazni and Kandahar, and as far as Qazvin in the west. The Samanids were descendants of Bahram Chobin, and thus descended from the House of Mihrān, one of the Seven Great Houses of Iran. In governing their territory, the Samanids modeled their state organization after the Abbasids, mirroring the caliph's court and organization. They were rewarded for supporting the Abbasids in Transoxania and Khorasan, and with their established capitals located in Bukhara, Balkh, Samarkand, and Herat, they carved their kingdom after defeating the Saffarids. With their roots stemming from the city of Balkh (then, part of Greater Khorasan) the Samanids promoted the arts, giving rise to the advancement of science and literature, and thus attracted scholars such as Rudaki, Ferdowsi, and Avicenna. While under Samanid control, Bukhara was a rival to Baghdad in its glory. Scholars note that the Samanids revived Persian more than the Buyids and the Saffarids, while continuing to patronize Arabic to a significant degree. Nevertheless, in a famous edict, Samanid authorities declared that "here, in this region, the language is Dari, and the kings of this realm are Tajik kings." Cultural and religious efforts The Samanids revived Persian culture by patronizing Rudaki, Bal'ami and Daqiqi.They also determinedly propagated Sunni Islam. However, the Samanids repressed Ismaili Shiism but were more tolerant of Twelver Shiism. Islamic architecture and Islamo-Persian culture was spread deep into the heart of Central Asia by the Samanids. Following the first complete translation of the Qur'an into (Dari- Farsi), during the 9th century, populations under the Samanid empire began accepting Islam in significant numbers. Through zealous missionary work as many as 30,000 tents of Turks came to profess Islam and later under the Ghaznavids more than 55,000 under the Hanafi school of thought. The mass conversion of the Turks to Islam eventually led to a growing influence of the Ghaznavids, who would later rule the region. Agriculture and trading were the economic basis of Samanid State. The Samanids were heavily involved in trading - even with Europe, as thousands of Samanid coins that have been found in the Baltic and Scandinavian countries testify. Another lasting contribution of the Samanids to the history of Islamic art is the pottery known as Samanid Epigraphic Ware: plates, bowls, and pitchers fired in a white slip and decorated only with calligraphy, often elegantly and rhythmically written. The Arabic phrases used in this calligraphy are generally more or less generic well wishes, or Islamic admonitions to good table manners. تاجیک ها از خاندان سامانی استند.

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AghaJoon, Tribute to Imam Khomeini by Googoosh گوگوش به امام خمینی

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Updated: 09 Aug 2013

IODA an American Company claims copy rights on most Iranian Songs and music, even the national anthem of Islamic Iran. Did anybody in Iran sold these copyrig...

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آخرین اختراع جمهوری اسلامی اولین فیلم ناطق از رضا شاه !

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Updated: 09 Aug 2013

My Last Dream , Going Home Where My Roots are, kesheh Natanzکشه نطنز Iran آخرین رویای من، رفتن به خانه من، کاشانه من ، وطن من، کشه نطنز ایران ریشه من http://...

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WebTV, Web TV Iran, Persian, Farsi GLWiZ[111]

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Updated: 07 Apr 2013

IODA an American Company claims copy rights on most Iranian Songs and music, even the national anthem of Islamic Iran. Did anybody in Iran sold these copyrig...

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WebTV, Web TV Iran, Persian, Farsi GLWiZ[112]

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Updated: 07 Apr 2013

IODA an American Company claims copy rights on most Iranian Songs and music, even the national anthem of Islamic Iran. Did anybody in Iran sold these copyrig...

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Iran vs Spain Goals FIFA Thailand Futsal World Cup ฟุตซอลโลก ถ้วยไทย

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Updated: 03 Jul 2013

Iran (Listeni/ɪˈrɑːn/[10] or /aɪˈræn/;[11] Persian: ایران‎ [ʔiˈɾɒn] ( listen)), officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (Persian: جمهوری اسلامی ایران‎, Jomhu...

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GLWiZ facts: It Stinks TV Series & Movies روش مشاهده سریال و فیلم WebTV, Web TV آیا میدانید که

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Updated: 07 Aug 2013

GLWiZ facts: It Stinks ...Aya Midanid Ke آیا میدانید که WebTV, Web TV Iran, Persian, Farsi IODA an American Company claims copy rights on most Iranian Songs ...

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Iran History Lesson

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Updated: 26 Mar 2013

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Obsession With Iran Act 2012 - Ron Paul

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Updated: 25 Oct 2012

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Esteghlal Won Al Shabab Al Arabi

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Battle For Iran

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Updated: 12 Jan 2013

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Iran Is NOT The Problem

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Updated: 12 Jun 2013

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Iran Attacked By Israel & United States

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Updated: 02 Aug 2012

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آخرین اختراع جمهوری اسلامی اولین فیلم ناطق از رضا شاه !

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Reza Shah Pahlavi King of Iran آخرین اختراع جمهوری اسلامی اولین فیلم ناطق از رضا شاه پهلوی در ترکیه! My Last Dream , Going Home Where My Roots are, kesheh Na...

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Sport WebTV, Web TV Iran, Persian, Farsi GLWiZ19]

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A Group Too Extreme For Al Qaeda Just Took Over Iraq's Second Biggest City

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11 Jun 2014

They have live-tweeted amputations, carried out public crucifixions and have been disavowed as too extreme by al-Qaeda. Now they have taken over Mosul, Iraq's second biggest city. They are the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIS, a group of extremist Sunni Islamist militants, and they are rapidly becoming one of the deadliest and most prolific insurgent groups in the Middle East ... Iraqi uniforms strewn on the road in Mosul ... ....(size: 5.0Kb)

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Another Indian woman found hanging from tree in Uttar Pradesh

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12 Jun 2014

A 19-year-old woman has been found hanging from a tree in a village in northern India, the third such case in a month in Uttar Pradesh state. The body was found in Thakurdwara, about three hours' drive from Delhi. Her family told police she was raped. A post mortem examination is under way ... ....(size: 1.8Kb)

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12 Jun 2014

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Iraq crisis: Islamist militants close in on Baghdad after capturing two towns north of capital

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13 Jun 2014

Islamist militants are closing in on Baghdad after capturing two towns north of Iraq's capital. Officials said Iraqi soldiers abandoned their posts with no resistance when fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isis) pushed into Diyala province. Militants driving machine gun-mounted pickups entered the towns of Jalula and Sadiyah on Thursday night, police said ... Baghdad prepares for the worst. Iraq crisis ... In pictures ... tv ... ....(size: 18.5Kb)

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12 Jun 2014

Iraqi Kurds seized control of the northern oil city of Kirkuk on Thursday, while surging Sunni Islamist rebels advanced towards Baghdad, as the central government's army abandoned its posts in a rapid collapse that has lost it control of the north. Peshmerga fighters, the security forces of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish north, swept into Kirkuk after the army abandoned its posts there, a peshmerga spokesman said. Armed Conflicts. Iraq ... NATO....(size: 4.5Kb)

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Ibn-e Sina and the prince who imagined himself a cow

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31 Mar 2014

During the day it was the jokes and at night it was the doleful lowing from the prince’s quarters which kept the Buyid royal family on edge ... From that moment the prince insisted on being presented before the butcher ... It is written by the author of the Chahar Muqala that from following a healthy diet the Buyid prince slowly regained the power of his senses, the mad notion that he was a cow finally left him, and he made a full recovery ... ....(size: 5.1Kb)

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Iran profile

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17 Oct 2013

A chronology of key events.. 550-330 BC - Achaemenid dynasty rules the first Persian Empire. At its greatest extent under Darius I stretches from the Aegean Sea and Libya to the Indus Valley. Continue reading the main story Achaemenid Empire ... 9th-13th century - Decline of Islamic Caliphate, which is replaced by a series of Iranian and Turkic dynasties, including the Shia Buyids, the Seljuk Turks and the Empire of Khwarezm ... Shah installed....(size: 27.7Kb)

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Introducing: Wang Wei

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22 Aug 2012

On guitar, we’ve got Pan Bozhi (a Musicians Institute graduate), and Robin Liu, who also plays in blues/prog duo 16 mins; Bei Bei, our percussionist plays for Cui Jian and is simply one of the best drummers in China; Wen Zhiyong (of Dou Wei’s jazz-fusion band Buyiding) plays the trumpet; Jewell Fortenberry, a very blessed musician from the US, ......(size: 2.2Kb)

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Mansur Hallaj: The Sufi's Willful Erosion of Self

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26 Mar 2012

For some, Mansur al-Hallaj was a magician, a heretic and a lunatic, who publicly claimed to be one with the One and deserved to be executed for heresy ... The legends surrounding Hallaj are many ... God threw a man into the sea, with his arms tied behind his back, ... In fact, the Abbasids were so weak that they completely removed from power a little over two decades later, in 945, by the Shiite Buyid dynasty coming in from the Caspian ...   ... ....(size: 8.3Kb)

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Top Bates, On My Own

(And) If you think I need a girl
Oh yeah
I am on my own
I have been around the world
Oh yeah
but I am on my own
You see there ain't no one for me
around here
oh no
Am I on my own
And if you think I need a friend
Oh yeah
I am on my own
Sometimes I need a helping hand
Oh yeah
but I am on my own
You see there ain't no one for me
Around here
oh no
I am on my own
I'm so unhappy
I'm so sad
I'm feeling awful
I'm looking bad
I'm so unhappy
I'm so sad
So sad
SO FUCKING SAD
(Instrumental)
I'm so unhappy
I'm so sad
I'm feeling awful
I'm looking bad
I'm so unhappy
I'm so sad
So sad
SO FUCKING SAD
If you think I need a girl
Oh yeah
I am on my own
and I have been around the world
Oh yeah
But I am on my own
You see there ain't no one for me
Around here
oh no
I AM ON MY OWN
I AM ON MY OWN

Top Bates, Out Of Time

You don't know what's going on
You've been away for far too long
You can't come back and thing
You are still mine
You're out of touch my Baby
My poor discarded Baby
I said Baby you're out of time
Well Baby you're out of time
I said Baby you're out of time
Yes you are left out out of there without a doubt
'Cause Baby you are out of time
A girl who wants to run away
Discovers that she´ had her day
It's no good thinking that you are still mine
You are out of touch my Baby my poor unfaithful Baby
I said Baby you're out of time
Well Baby you're out of time
I said Baby you're out of time
Yes you are left out
There without a doubt
'Cause Baby you're out of time
You thought you were a clever girl
Giving up your social whirl
But you can't come back and be the first in line
You're obsolete my Baby my poor fashioned Baby

Top Bates, One Minute

you are so sweet
you're smiling like a child
you are in danger
no parties, no whisky, no football, no fight
a house in a row
crying babies at night
you steel the best years of my life

Top Bates, Questionmark

THIS IS A QUESTIONMARK
IT`S ONLY FOR YOU
(Alright!)
I don´t care anymore what you do
(Alright!)
THIS IS A QUESTIONMARK
IT`S ONLY FOR YOU
(Alright!)
I don´t care anymore what you do
Leave me alone
(Hey, Hey)
Leave me alone
(hey, hey, hey)
Leave me alone
(hey, hey, hey)
LEAVE ME ALONE
They call my "killer"
Baby, don´t you know
(Alright!)
I don´t care from where you come
or where you go
(Alright!)
They call me "killer"
Baby, don´t you know
(Alright!)
I DON`T CARE FROM WHERE YOU COME
OR WHERE YOU GO
Leave me alone
(Hey, hey)
Leave me alone
(hey, hey, hey)
Leave me alone
(hey, hey, hey, hey)
LEAVE ME ALONE
(alone)
ALONE
ALONE
They call me "killer"
Baby, don´t you know
(Alright!)
I don´t care from where you come
or where you go
(Alright!)
This is a QUESTIONMARK
IT`S ONLY FOR YOU
(Alright!)
I DON`T CARE ANYMORE WHAT YOU DO
Leave me alone
(Hey, hey)
Leave me alone
(hey, hey, hey)
Leave me alone
(hey, hey, hey, hey)
Leave me alone
(alone)
ALONE

Top Bates, Poor Boy

When I was born you know
I couldn't speak and go
My mother worked each day
And she learned me to say
Mother and father and son
Sister and uncle are fun
And she learned me to say
Life is so hard each day
Poor boy you must know
Poor boy the life is a hard road
Poor boy poor boy you must say

Top Bates, Over You

all the people say I'm sad
and I know it is time
all the people say I'm sad
and I can't get over you
all the people know I'm wrong
and I know it too
all the people say I'm wrong
but I can't get over you
all the people think I'm mad

Top Bates, Put The Blame On Me

Last night I woke up from my sleep
I heard a voice
Take it home with me
He asked me once, he asked me twice
Do you.... Have you requalized.....
PUT THE BLAME ON ME
PUT THE BLAME ON ME
Have you met people in your life
Who give you shelter
Won´t they make you smile
Try to remember
Have you seen
This rose is red
And the gras is green
PUT THE BLAME
Now don´t ever waste your time
......for me
first they came...and first they runaway
but in the while
YOU CAN PUT YOUR BLAME ON ME
PUT THE BLAME ON ME
(Put the blame on me)
Come on (3x)
PUT THE BLAME ON ME
(Put the blame on me)
PUT THE BLAME ON ME
PUT THE BLAME ON ME
PUT THE BLAME ON ME
Come on (2x)
PUT THE BLAME ON ME
(Put the blame on me)
PUT THE BLAME ON ME
(Put the blame on me)
PUT THE BLAME ON ME
(Put the blame on me)
PUT THE BLAME ON ME
(Put the blame on me)
but in the while
YOU CAN PUT YOUR BLAME ON ME
PUT THE BLAME ON ME
Come on (4x)
PUT THE BLAME ON ME
(Put the blame on me)
PUT THE BLAME ON ME
(Put the blame on me)
Come on

Top Bates, Out Of My Mind

you are arrested
and you won't find the way out
and you won't find the way out
I won't let you out of my mind
you are my prisoner

Top Bates, Rock N' Roll Heart

Could you ever imagine
I were the guy
Who never ever tells a lie
And every promise I gave to you
could always become true
Could you ever imagine
I were the man
Who always does the best he can
To get a job with honest pay
To buy a diamond ring for you
But I could never believe
You're the kind of girl to think indeed
I'm the kind of man who could ever leave
His way of life behind
Cause I've got a rock `n` roll heart
A rockin' rollin' heart
And whenit just began to beat
It was more than a part
Of that rock `n` roll man
That rockin' rollin' man
Who likes to have a lot of fun
And party `til the end
Could you ever imagine
I were the bloke
Who always does the same old joke
To amuse your friends of society
A sucker you would call
Could I ever imagine I were the boy
Who cannot stop to play with toys
His mommie works day in day out
He's dependent after all
But I could never believe
You're the kind of girl to think indeed
I'm the kind of man who could ever leave
His way of life behind
Cause I've got a rock `n` roll heart
A rockin' rollin' heart
And whenit just began to beat
It was more than a part
Of that rock `n` roll man
That rockin' rollin' man
Who likes to have a lot of fun
And party
just party
ever party

Top Bates, Nights In White Satin

Nights in white satin
Never reached the end
Letters I've written
Never meaning to send
Beauty I'd always missed
With these eyes before
Just what the truth is
I can't say anymore
'Cos I love you yes I love you how I love you
Gazing at people
Some and in hand
Just what I'm going through
They can't understand
Some try to tell me
Thoughts thea cannot defend
Just what you want to be
You will be in the end
And I love you yes I love you how I love you
Nights in white satin
Never reached the end
Letters I've written
Never meaning to send
Beauty I'd always missed
With these eyes before
Just what the truth is

Top Bates, Poor Little Girl

I am your ripper
I am your ripper
I am your ripper
I'm gonna rip you to shreds
Poor little girl
Poor little girl
Poor little girl
Poor little girl
I am your slayer
I am your slayer
I am your slayer
I'm gonna rip you to shreds
Poor little girl
Poor little girl
Poor little girl
POOR LITTLE GIRL
(Instrumental)
I am your killer
I am your killer
I am your killer
I'm gonna rip you to shreds
Poor little girl
Poor little girl
Poor little girl

Top Bates, My Baby's Gone Away

I don't know what I should do
I don't know how to get through
I'm so sad and lonley
so sad and lonley
my baby's gone away
I don't know what I should say
I don't know how to find a way
I'm so sad and lonley
my baby's gone away
I don't know how to be strong
I don't know how to get along
I'm so sad and lonley
so sad and lonley

Top Bates, Psycho Junior

I got mad
I killed my dad
I killed my mom
I was their only son
Now I´m alone
I ain´t got no home
I ain´t got no one
Because I killed my mom
and I´m PSYCHO
really psycho
I killed my mama
( I killed my mama)
I killed my papa
(I killed my papa)
AND IT WAS FUN
(and it was fun)
I like blood
I like it alot
I can´t get enough
I need alot of this stuff
Bring me the knife
I want to kill your wife
then I´m gonna kill you
´cause I´ve got nothing to do
I´m PSYCHO
(really psycho)
I killed my mama
(I killed my mama)
I killed my papa
(I killed my papa)
AND IT WAS FUN
(and it was fun)
YEAH
I`M PSYCHO
(I´m really psycho)
I killed my mama
(I killed my mama)
I killed my papa
(I killed my papa)
AND IT WAS FUN
(and it was fun)
YEAH
(Instrumental)
I`M PSYCHO
(I´m really psycho)
I killed my mama
(I killed my mama)
I killed my papa
(I killed my papa)
AND IT WAS FUN
(and it was fun)
YEAH
I`M PSYCHO
(I´m really psycho)
I killed my mama
(I killed my mama)
I killed my papa
(I killed my papa)
AND IT WAS FUN
(and it was fun)
(and it was fun)
(and it was fun)
IT WAS FUN
(and it was fun)
(and it was fun)

Top Bates, Paint My Horse Green

Come in ev´ry extrem
and I paint my horse green
the pain in my head
is the pain on the stream
and the bottles of bott-wine
size before
as the man go down
they do what they saw
I think, I know what it means
Fly, fly, fly
and don´t come down on the ground
where the sticks fall
fly, fly
don´t you ever come down
pink was the color of my little hair
as I watched the sinking sun
and the nights got old
but the aren´t still shine
I can jesus all enough (???)
And now the time has come
and the colors can´t try
and now the time has come
As I sit here
and time got older
WE ARE LOST IN OUR DREAMS
and a boy and a grandma do it on the roof
and I
I PAINT MY HORSE GREEN
I PAINT MY HORSE GREEN
I PAINT MY HORSE GREEN
I PAINT MY HORSE GREEN

Top Bates, Shes Mine

she turns water into wine
she's mine
she turns rocks into something fine
she's mine
what can I do?
she makes you have a real cool time
she's mine
she likes doing it 69
she's mine

Top Bates, Run

Wheels are turnin'
Fire burnin'
In the night
Wrong is right
Get away
From those days
Set your sign
It's your time
don't stop
don't stop
Start a war
Break the law
Make it right
In the night
Get away
From those days
Set your sign
It's your time
don't stop
don't stop

Top Bates, Runaway

As I walk alone
I wonder
What went wrong
with our love
Although it was so strong
And as I still walk on I think of
The things we've done together
While our hearts were young
I'm walking in the rain
To the born and I feel the pain
Wishing you were here by me
To end this miserie
And I wonder
I wa wa wa wa wonder
Wa wa wa wa
She run way
And I wonder
Where she will stay
My litttle runaway
Now, I'm walking in the rain
To the born and I feel the pain
Wishing you were here by me
To end this miserie
And I wonder
I wa wa wa wa
wonder
Wa wa wa wa
She run way
And I wonder
Where she will stay
My litttle runaway

Top Bates, Running Forward

too many things are left to nowhere.
too many tears are cried for this.
time doesn't stop (is) just running forward
the things I miss
I do remember all the old times.
the times of laughter adn of pain.
these things are gone but all the memories
do still remain.
better face the situation
time's too short to run and hide.
better know where you have to go:
running forward all the time.
sometimes in hopeless situations
when everything around goes wrong
it seems: there's nothing to believe in.
you're to be strong
nobody's born to be a looser.
every human beeing everywhere
life can be hard life can be easy

Top Bates, She Won't Come Back

and the city is dark and full of tears
and the time it had ovecome the years
and the boys and the girls
they are still doing their cheers
you pretend that you're doing fine on the line
at this dirty plave
no one knows that you're all alone
she is gone and she won't come back
and the morning is coming
much too quick
and the sun makes you feeling very sick
and the girl by your side
she can't give you that sweet kick
you are tired and you can't go on
walking home from this dirty place
no one knows that you're all alone

Top Bates, Say It Isn't So

Cold as a razorblade
Love is so close to hate
Untangle it's so cruel
The good one is the fool
Hangover everyday
Good luck so far away
And haggle for a dime
You are no friend of mine
Oh no , say it isn't so
Oh no no, say it isn't so
Message from underground
Without a word or sound
Looks oh so sad to me
Be what you wanna be
If you come from the south
You better shut your mouth
Black windows ev´rywhere
But I don't really care
OH NO
Say it isn't so
Oh no no, say it isn't so
ba ba ba ba ba ba ba (6x)
Cold as a razorblade
Love is so close to hate
Untangle it's so cruel
The good one is the fool
Hangover everyday
Good luck so far away
And haggle for a dime
You are no friend of mine
Oh no, say it isn´t so
oh no no, say it isn´t so
SAY IT ISN`T SO (7x)
Cold as a razorblade
Love is so close to hate
Untangle it's so cruel

Top Bates, Pay Back

I will pay back
one day
look forward
and watch out
I'm gonna make shure
you won't miss it
that's for shure
you won't miss it

Top Bates, Iron Bed

in paradise
the coldest one
it was yours
and I was broke in your mirror
and you washed your hair with gold
BUT YOUR BED IS EMPTY NOW
BUT YOUR BED IS EMPTY NOW
You were a woman
I was a boy
but not to young
for your iron bed
and old enough for a while
and old enough for you
BUT YOUR BED IS EMPTY NOW
BUT YOUR BED IS EMPTY NOW
Now I´m a man
old enough for anything
and you (are) much older than I
No more
so resitable
BUT YOUR IRON BED IS EMPTY NOW
BUT YOUR BED IS EMPTY NOW
BUT YOUR BED IS EMPTY NOW
This

Top Bates, Yesterday

Yesterday,
All my troubles seemed so far away,
Now it looks as though they're here to stay,
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
Suddenly,
I'm not half the man I used to be,
There's a shadow hanging over me,
Oh, yesterday came suddenly.
Why she
Had to go I don't know, she wouldn't say.
I said,
Something wrong, now I long for yesterday.
Yesterday,
Love was such an easy game to play,
Now I need a place to hide away,
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
Why she
Had to go I don't know, she wouldn't say.
I said,
Something wrong, now I long for yesterday.
Yesterday,
Love was such an easy game to play,
Now I need a place to hide away,
Oh, I believe in yesterday.

Top Bates, Yeah

Something's happening here today
Everybody comes out to play
Everybody wants to have some fun
I feel so good I feel alright
Tonight is gonna be the night
Everybody seems to have some fun

Top Bates, Witches

When I was a little boy, my father said to me:
Every girl is beautiful, if you only try to see.
I'm a few years older now, not poor and not rich,
But there's one thing I know for sure:

Top Bates, When Will I See You Again

When will I see you again
I need to see you again
Will I ever see you again
I miss you so much
Oh baby
You`re my baby
I can`t forget you

Top Bates, Wet Look

ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR!"
(Instrumental)
On the street
a car and a girl
and a man, sitting on a sidewalk
they´re passing
there pass the mud and the rain
You get the wet look
standing in the rain
standing in the rain
You get the wet look
standing in the rain
standing in the rain
(instrumental)
I got a letter today
thought it was from England
but it was from a girl next door
Have you got a message
Nobody´s got a message today
You get the wet look
standing in the rain
standing in the rain
You get the wet look
standing in the rain
standing in the rain
(Instrumental)
On a street today, a hundred motorbikes
and a cat lying dead on the sidewalk
they´re passing
it´s always the same
You get the wet look
standing in the rain
standing in the rain
YEAH
You get the wet look
standing in the rain
standing in the rain
standing in the rain

Top Bates, Wallflower

Hey Wallflower don´t be sad
rub tears, get out of bad
the boy you love doesn't notice you
hey little girl there is something to do
Change your clothes
this is about style
try just a little bit
wild
Feel your power
let it out
You gotta be cool and a little bit proud
WALLFLOWER in the rain
get on your feet again
this is not the end
WALLFLOWER in the rain
get on your feet again
yeah, I´m still your friend
Uhhhh.....

Top Bates, WAITING FOR THE SUN

Now the summer is over
ev´ry new day is colder
I´m sitting in an ice-house
WAITING FOR THE SUN
I´m waiting for the sun
I´m waiting for the sun
WAITING FOR THE SUN
Ohuhoooo
Look at all those faces
what a shity day
I wait in darkness
WAITING FOR THE SUN
uh uh uh uh (2x)
WAITING FOR THE SUN
I´m waiting for the sun
WAITING FOR THE SUN
oh uh oh
(Instrumental)
Now the summer is over
ev´ry new day is colder
I´m sitting in an ice-house
WAITING FOR THE SUN
I´m waiting for the sun
I´m waiting for the sun
WAITING FOR THE SUN
WAITING FOR THE SUN
WAITING FOR THE SUN
WAITING FOR THE SUN

Top Bates, Wailing Wall

The holy city breathed
Like a dying man
It moved with hopeful tears
With the tears of the blind
And on and on has the night drew in
Through broken streets
That sucked me in
My feet were bare and cut with stones
With walking to the promise land
I pushed trough crowds
Through sears of payer
Through twisting hands and choking air
A vulture at the wailing wall
I circled
Waiting
And on and on has the night drew in
Through broken streets
That sucked me in
My feet were bare and cut with stones

Top Bates, Up The Down Escalator

I'm gazing at faces staring blankly at me
I suppose it's just a sign of the times
They tell me tomorrow will never arrive
But I've seen it end a million time
I lost my direction while dodging the flak
Oh give me a hint or something
Now they can erase us at the flick of a switch
There must be something wrong boys
Obnoxious actions
Teachers who refuse to be taught
Sidtorted pictures and dizzy dizzy people
Rush by me at the speed of thought
Sitting at tables and throwing the scraps
For Christ's sake leave them something
Now they can erase us at the flick of a switch
Will they hesitate no
The must be something wrong boys
They're dragging me down
Eden there's no eden anyway
They're dragging me down

Top Bates, Up Around the Bend

There's a place up ahead and I'm goin'
just as fast as my feet can fly
come away come away
if you're going
leave the sinkin' ship behind
Come on the risin' wind
we're goin' up around the bend
Bring a song and a smile for the banjo
better get while the gettin's good
hitch a ride to the end of the highway
where the neons turn to wood
Come on the risin' wind
we're goin' up around the bend
you can ponder perpetual motion
fix your mind on a chrystal day
always time for a good conversation
there's an ear for what you say
Come on the risin' wind
we're goin' up around the bend
(Instrumental)
catch a ride to the end of the highway
and we'll meet by the big red tree
there's a place up ahead and I'm goin'
Come along, come along with me
Come on the risin' wind
we're goin' up around the bend
(DU-DU-DUHUHU-DU-DU)

Top Bates, Tonight

Do you feel the noise
All you girls and boys
Tonight
Do you feel the heat
Do you feel the beat
1 - 2 - 3 Go
Let's take off and have a flight
The music is hot and the lights shine bright
The night has just begun
Say are you having fun
Tonight
I'd like to mess around
With every girl in town
Tonight
(Instrumental)
catch a ride to the end of the highway
and we'll meet by the big red tree
there's a place up ahead and I'm goin'
Come along, come along with me
Come on the risin' wind
we're goin' up around the bend
(DU-DU-DUHUHU-DU-DU)

Top Bates, To Know Her Is to Love Her

To know, know, know her
Is to love, love, love her
Just to see her smile
Makes my life worthwhile
Yes, just to know, know, know her
Is to love, love, love her
And I do and I do
And I do
I'll be good to her
I'll make love to her
Everyone says there'll come a day
When I walk alongside of her
Yes, just to know, know, know her
Is to love, love, love her
And I do and I and I do And I do
And I and I do and I and I do and I
Why can't she see?
How blind can she be?
Some day, she'll see
That she was meant just for me, oh, oh
To know, know, know her
Is to love, love, love her
Just to see her smile
Makes my life worthwhile
Yes, just to know, know, know her
Is to love, love, love her
And I do and I and I do And I do
And I and I do and I and I do and I
Why can't she see?
How blind can she be?
Some day, she'll see
That she was meant just for me, oh, oh
To know, know, know her
Is to love, love, love her
Just to see her smile
Makes my life worthwhile
Yes, just to know, know, know her
Is to love, love, love her
And I do and I and I do And I do

Top Bates, The Only One

Don't walk away
I need you here tonight
I need you by my side
It's not okay
It really would be wrong
To leave me on my own
You are the only one
That makes me have some fun
I swear it's true
I just need you by my side
I need you here tonight

Top Bates, The Night

The city lights are cold with me
I see thousands of colours around me
And I know I will find you tonight
I find you in the night
I find you in the night
I was sleepin' all day through
But now all my sences are wake
And I know I got a chance
Baby it's the night
Maybe it's the night
Yeah
I get it in the night
I get it in the night
Get it right there
A little breeze is touchin' my skin
And the air smells so sweet just like candy
And I feel I will get what I want

Top Bates, The Lips Of Jayne Mansfield

All or nothing
What's the right way
In the golden middle
Everything's boring
I told you
To keep your eyes open
Nine o'clock in the dawning day
I don't want to die
Without knowing the pleasure
Of kissing the lips of Jayne Mansfield
Without knowing the pleasure
Of kissing the lips of Jayne Mansfield
Sometimes we wanna break out
But it's much too late
You sit in your golden cage
You can stay
I'm trying hard not to loose my direction
I don't wanna live in a golden cage
I don't want to die
Without knowing the pleasure
Of kissing the lips of Jayne Mansfield
I don't want to die
Without knowing the pleasure

Top Bates, The End

You're feelin' lonely
You're feelin' cold
You're looking awful
You're lookin' old
Once you were handsome
Once you had friends
But this is over
This is the end
(Babababa) (4x)
I'm feelin' lonely too
I'm feelin' cold
I'm lookin' awful too
I'm lookin' old
Once I was handsome
Once I had friends
But this is over
This is the end
(Babababa) (4x)

Top Bates, Summer in The City

Get on the bus
Get into town
Pretty girls are tough
'cause they're hanging all around
Down to park
Into the sun
Smokin' and drinkin' and havin' fun
Yeah the summer in the city
Rock my body on the same flash
Into the water It's a bright crash
Fun and jump and I like it too much
Come on in bed
I just wanna touch you
The summer in the city
The summer in the city
Get down
Get on the bus
Get into town
Pretty girls are tough
'cause they're hanging all around
Down to park
Into the sun
Smokin' and drinkin' and havin' fun
Yeah the summer in the city
The summer in the city
The summer

Top Bates, Stuff

She is feeling so lonely
with this pain in her head
she is wearing straight..........
she´d like to be dead
HELP
Why doesn´t anybody help her
Why doesn´t anybody free her
She can´t stand it anymore
She knows
the stuff, dreams are made of
She can´t get enough
of what dreams are made of
And the pills did not help her
she needs harder stuff
she wants it so badly
she can´t get enough
Love
Why doesn´t anybody love her
Why doesn´t anybody free her
There is only one cure
She knows
the stuff, dreams are made of
She can´t get enough
of what dreams are made of
(Instrumental)
She knows
the stuff, dreams are made of
She can´t get enough
of what dreams are made of
She is feeling so lonely
with this pain in her head
she is wearing straight ..........
she´d like to be dead
HELP
Why doesn´t anybody help her
Why doesn´t anybody free her
She can´t stand it anymore
She knows
the stuff, dreams are made of
She can´t get enough

Top Bates, Still The Same

I'm letting my thoughts flow
Thinking of people
Thinking of places
That I have seen
My live is changing
Everyday
But nevertheless
It's still the same
Remember the girls
Those sweet young girls
Remember the boys
Those crazy boys
My live is changing
Everyday
But nevertheless

Top Bates, Sound Of Silence

Hello darkness my old friend
I've come to talk with you again
Because a vision soft creeping
Left the streets while i was sleeping
And the vision that was plented
In my brain still remains
With the sound of silence
In restless dreams I walked alone
Silence like a canter grows
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs
That voices never share
No one dared

Top Bates, Sorry Suzanne

I can't make it if you leave me
I'm sorry Suzanne believe me I was wrong
And I knew I was all along
Forgive me
I still love you more than ever
I'm sorry Suzanne for ever hurting you
You know I never wanted to
I'm truly sorry Suzanne
I could never ever justify
All the tears I made you cry
But I do regret it my Suzanne
You gotta believe me
I was looking 'round for someone new
What foolish thing to do
All the time I knew it
Heaven knows what made me do it girl
I can't make it if you leave me
I'm sorry Suzanne believe me I was wrong
And I knew I was all along all along
I'm truly sorry Suzanne
If you yould only take me back again
Things yould be so different then
What I wouldn't give for
One more chance to live for

Top Bates, Song For Michael

I need a girl
(I need a girl/I need a girl)
I need a girl
(I need a girl/I need a girl)
I need a girl
(I need a girl/I need a girl)
A SWEET LITTLE GIRL
I need a kiss
(I need a kiss/I need a kiss)
I need a kiss
(I need a kiss/I need a kiss)
I need a kiss
(I need a kiss/I need a kiss)
A SWEET LITTLE KISS
I just need somebody
yeahhh...I need someone
Someone to hold me tight
I don´t wanna be alooone
I need a girl
(I need a girl/I need a girl)
I need a girl
(I need a girl/I need a girl)
I need a girl
(I need a girl/I need a girl)
A SWEET LITTLE GIRL
I need a kiss
(I need a kiss/I need a kiss)
I need a kiss
(I need a kiss/I need a kiss)
I need a kiss
(I need a kiss/I need a kiss)
A SWEET LITTLE KISS
I just need somebody
yeahhh...I need someone
Someone to hold me tight
I don´t wanna be alooone
(Instrumental)
Alone
Alooone
Not alone
I don´t wanna be alone
(Alone!)
Alone
Alone
Not Alone
I just need somebody
yeahhh...I need someone
Someone to hold me tight
I don´t wanna be alooone
I need a girl
(I need a girl!/I need a girl!)
I need a girl
(I need a girl!/I need a girl!)
I need a girl
(I need a girl/I need a girl!)
One, two, three, four
I need a kiss
(I need a kiss/I need a kiss)
YEAAAHHH
I need a kiss
(I need a kiss/I need a kiss)
I need a girl
(I need a girl)

Top Bates, Song For Drinkers

I need a bottle of wine
It was a hard day
And I just want to feel fine
And now I wanna drink (?)
'cause I fell in love
I'm just hungry
Cannot want it right (?)
I need a bottle of wine
It was a hard day
And I just want to feel fine
I drink as much as I can
Until I'm full
I don't want girls
I just want alcohol
Yeah
I need a bottle of gin
There is nothing to lose
There is nothing to win
I drink all day
And I drink all night
There is nothing wrong
There is nothing right
I need a bottle of wine
It was a hard day
And I just want to feel fine
I drink all day
I drink all night
I drink all day
I drink all night
There is nothing wrong

Top Bates, Sometimes

Sometimes
everything is hazy
Everybody's crazy
Oh no
Then I think it's time to go
Sometimes
everything is burning
It starts without a warning
Oh yeah
Then I think I'll stay and watch the sun go down
There were times
when I thought everything is right
Now I'm standing here
But I don't stand well tonight
To many questions
My head is upside down
To many reasons
To many people around
Sometimes
everything is hazy
Everybody's crazy
Oh no
Then I think it's time to go
Sometimes
everything is burning
It starts without a warning
Oh yeah
Then I think I'll stay and watch the sun go down
The girls are lookin' strange
when I'm passing by
So they want to beat me
But they're much to high
To many pictures
To many broken glass on the ground
To many viewing
My head is upside down
Sometimes
everything is hazy
Everybody's crazy
Oh no
Then I think it's time to go
Sometimes
everything is burning
It starts without a warning
Oh yeah
Then I think I'll stay and watch the sun go down

Top Bates, Something To Do

I don´t wanna hang around
and get my feet back on the ground
´cause I could check out something new
yeah
I wan´t something to do
SOMETHING TO DO
(I WANT) SOMETHING TO DO
SOMETHING TO DO
I just wanna get some kicks
come on baby
show me some tricks
you don´t know, what I´ve been through
I need something to do
SOMETHING TO DO
SOMETHING TO DO
SOMETHING TO DO
(Instrumental)
I don´t wanna hang around
and get my feet back on the ground
´cause I could check out something new
YEAH
I want something to do
SOMETHING TO DO
SOMETHING TO DO
SOMETHING TO DO
I WANT SOMETHING TO DO
YEAH
I WANT SOMETHING TO DO
I WANT SOMETHING TO DO
SOMETHING TO DO

Top Bates, Sick

The sun shines through my window and the birds sing in the trees
Outside they have their fun
Without me
I lie in bed
I'm sick
Repeat vers one
My friends are gone swimming
Or they have some meal in the park
And the girls oh yeah
They're gone out with the girls
I am at home
I'm sick
They forgot me
Have their fun without me
They get around
Oh yeah
Going to partys
I feel like I'm dead
I'm sick

Top Bates, Shine

Little girl pretty face
Keeps her smile up in a case
She knows all the bars all the cars
She's known in every place
And her eyes shine so bright
She likes floating through the night
She is here and there she's everywhere
It makes her feel alright
There she goes
She is shining like the sun
There she goes
She's so beautiful and young
And she knows
Love will always turn to hate
And she knows
She must leave the spot before it is to late
She just wants to have some fun
Here today tomorrow gone
And she needs another stage
'Cause the last one has just turned into a cage
Little girl pretty face
She has left without a trace
She knows all the bars all the cars
It's just another place
And her eyes shine so bright
She is floating through the night
She is here and there she's everywhere

Top Bates, Off

Come on leave me alone now
come on set me free
I´ve got more than enough now
why don´t you understand me
Why don´t you leave me alone now
I ain´t got no time
I´ve got no time to waste
I'm sure it would be a crime
I AM OFF (4x)
OFF (3x)
Cool a little bit down now
what´s wrong with you
I have more than enough now
and I won´t come for you
Cool a little bit down now
I ain´t got no time
I´ve got no time to waste
I'm sure it would be a crime
YEAH
I AM OFF (4x)