Boran

Boran (Middle Persian: ; 590 – 628 or 631) was the daughter of the Sasanian emperor Khosrau II. She was the first and one of only two women on the throne of the Sasanian Empire (the other was her sister and successor Azarmidokht). Various authors place her reign between one year and four months to two years.

Her name appears as Bōrān (or Burān) on her coinage. The Persian poet Ferdowsi refers to her as Porandokht in his epic poem, the Shahnameh. She was committed to revive the memory and prestige of her father, during whose reign the Sasanian Empire had grown to its largest territorial extent.

Family and early life

Boran was the daughter of Khosrau II. Since her father was said to have had a shabestan with over 3,000 concubines, it is not known if her mother was one of these concubines or the king's favorite wife Shirin. Boran also had many other siblings and half-siblings named Mardanshah, Juvansher, Farrukhzad Khosrau V, Kavadh II, Shahriyar, and Azarmidokht. In 628, her father was deposed by the Sasanian nobles in favor of her brother Kavadh II, who executed the king along with 30 of their brothers out of fear of competition and rivalry (except Juvansher and Farrukhzad Khosrau V who managed to hide). Boran officially reproached Kavadh for his barbaric actions.

Muay boran

Muay boran (Thai: มวยโบราณ, rtgs: muai boran, IPA: [mūɛj bōːrāːn], lit. "ancient boxing") or originally "Toi Muay"(ต่อยมวย) is an umbrella term for the unarmed martial arts of Thailand prior to the introduction of modern equipment and rules in the 1930s.

History and folklore

In the ancient empire of Siam "Thailand", each region had their own "regional unique style" of guard, stance, footwork and striking techniques, be they "Muay Jerng" of the north, "Muay Korat" of the NorthEast, "Muay Chaiya" of the south, etc. Their uniquely different ways of guards, stance, footwork, striking techniques and hand wraps (kard chuakคาดเชือก) clearly represent their own unique regional style. For example Muay Chaiya had low stances which always bend their knees and wrap their hands to their wrist, whereas Muay Korat originally used straighten legs stance and wrap their hand to elbow,due to their different ways to delivered and blocked strikes.These top notch fighters from every region of Siam were gathered to fight, later on their styles started to merge and blend together in the Rattanakosin Era. which Their empty-handed fighting system was variously referred to as pahuyuth (from the Sanskrit bahuyuddha meaning unarmed combat), dhoi muay "ต่อย มวย" The teaching of muay was kept up largely by Buddhist monks who in former times also served as the community's educators.

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Mehmet Akif Alakurt

Mehmet Akif Alakurt ( born July 23, 1979 in Istanbul, Turkey ) is a Turkish actor and model.

Career

He entered the world of fashion with Neşe Erberk agency as Modeling. In 1998 "Most Promising" and "Turkey Prince" took the titles. In 2001 Mehmet Akif won the title of The Best Model of Turkey . and the same year, He won 2 Best Model of the World (2001). In 2002 He played in his first series, Kirik Ayna as Ali Kirman,with ( Kadir Inanir, Burak Hakki, Yesim Buber ).In 2005 He played in Zeytin Dali series as Kenan, with Bergüzar Korel. In 2006 He played in Haci series as Ahmet Gesili, with Tuncel Kurtiz .A turning point in Mehmet's career was when he starred as main actor, in Sila series in 2006 as Boran Aga the perfect husband with Cansu Dere. In 2008, He played in Adanali series as Maraz Ali the intelligent,strong,and good thief. In 2011, Mehmet Akif played in another series Ries as Murat the young man who comes back from the United States to find his family in a very bad financial situation and in debt. He was forced to work as a fisherman to support his family and pay the debts they owe.

Cansu Dere

Cansu Dere (Turkish pronunciation: [dʒanˈsu deˈɾe]) (born on October 14, 1980 in Ankara) is a Turkish film and television actress, model, and beauty pageant runner-up .

Biography

After graduation from the department of Archaeology at İstanbul University, she made her debut in TV and movies in the beginning of 2004. Between 2006-2008 she had a leading role as 'Sila' in the Sıla series with Mehmet Akif Alakurt. She then starred as 'Defne' with Kenan İmirzalıoğlu, in the film "the Last Ottoman Yandim Ali". In 2009, she acted in 'black comedy' Acı Aşk. In 2011, she played the lead protagonist 'Eyşan' in the TV series Ezel. She is now getting ready for her new project with Murat Yıldırım.

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