Ta'ziyeh
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Ta'ziyeh, also spelled as ta'zieh, is a dramatic art form of Iran, performed by Shia Muslims, and historically also called shabih-khani, though this term is less commonly used today.
Muharram in cities and villages of Iran 342 16
Ta'ziyeh being performed outdoors in a village of Razavi Khorasan
Photograph of ta'ziyeh actors in Isfahan, 1880
The Takyeh Dowlat which formerly stood in Tehran
Battle of Karbala
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The Battle of Karbala was fought on 10 October 680 between the army of the second Umayyad caliph Yazid I and a small army led by Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, at Karbal
Ta'ziyeh
…this term is less commonly used today . Performances of ta'ziyeh have often been described as "Iranian passion plays". They reenact the events of the Battle of Karbala (680 CE), centering on the tragic death of Husayn ibn Ali, a grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, along with his family members and companions on…
Abbas Al-Musavi's Battle of Karbala, Qajar-era Coffeehouse painting, Brooklyn Museum
Coin issued by Yazid I following Sasanian motifs, struck at the Basra mint, dated AH 61 (AD 680/1), the year in which the Battle of Karbala occurred
A shrine built at the location of Husayn's camp
The al-Abbas Mosque in Karbala