From the Balkans to Bengal: How Persian culture has left an imprint around the globe

From the Balkans to Bengal: How Persian culture has left an imprint around the globe Submitted by Imran Mulla on Wed, 03/18/2026 - 14:48 Since the start of the Iran war, in India and Pakistan there has been a renewed interest in Iran’s cultural ties with South Asia A Mughal miniature from 1574 to 1575 shows the Emperor Akbar's troops in pursuit of enemies (Wikimedia Commons) Off In March 1986 Sayyid Ali Khamenei, who would three years later become Iran ’s supreme leader, gave a speech at a major conference in Tehra