#asian central

[k0recreates]

spotted  !!!    fifty  (#50)  gifs  of  nicolette  vergara  ,  a.k.a.  Bini  Colet  of  the  filipino  girl  group  BINI  ,  in  various  interviews  and  performances  !!  she  is  of  filipino  (bisaya)  descent  and  was  born  in  2001  ,  so  please  cast  her  accordingly  !   stream  BINI  !!

like  and/or  reblog  if  you  use  !!  please  do  not  claim  as  your  own.  please  do  not  use  these  gifs  for  taboo/smut  rps  +  irl  celebrity  rps  ,  thx  !!!

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[awu-wangxuan]

FAN BINGBING as SONG QI Double Xposure (2012), directed by Li Yu

[chiminly]

੭ .🏹 ݁ . ꒰ ꒰ ᥲᥒ𝗍і r᥆mᥲᥒ𝗍іᥴ

🔪 ᥣikᥱ ꪮɾ rᥱbᥣꪮg pᥣ᥉ ! ☘️

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[lmaowh-at]

Lanns n Starks lineups/costumes sketches that I will probably add other houses to. Tywin and Joff & the rest aren't here because I was lazy and Cerseis dress took all of my energy. Don't ask me about inspiration or historical basis for these

[slugmorelz]

red nose Central Asian Shepherds from Tajikistan - Sagi Dahmarda. © Latif and Alikhon Latifi

[andromeddog]

dog metaphor

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[incognitopolls]

We ask your questions so you don’t have to! Submit your questions to have them posted anonymously as polls.

[dream-world-universe]

Murdash, Alay Valley, Kyrgyzstan: Murdash village is 100 km from Osh city. It is in Alay valley, just 15 km from Gulcha to the south east. Murdash village offers amazing trekking opportunites. The trekking route from Murdash to Sary summer camp is two days walk with amazing passes, rivers and juniper forests. Just going to Murdash in itself is interesting... The Alai Valley is a broad, dry valley running east–west across most of southern Osh Region of Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia. Wikipedia

[meirimerens]

pathologic fest day 19

"In the Darkness"

where nobody dwells but the earth herself

[gayaest]

Re-design of SABOH! 💚🎨

He has a chin-attachment as well for his Powerchair which allows him to move around with chin movement, if his arm is “not working”, or is particularly weak.

[dianessunflower]

“The sea is very special to me. It’s a place where I find calm and inspiration, and it brings warm memories of my time spent there with family,” Yeoh says of her lifelong affection for the ocean. “That same connection is what drew me to La Mer.”

Michelle Yeoh x La Mer

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[city-of-ladies]

Though Qutlugh Turkan (c. 1208/1213–1283) began her life as a slave, she rose to become a ruler in her own right, ushering in a golden age for her lands.

A resourceful wife

Qutlugh Turkan was likely born in Transoxania between 1208 and 1213. She was enslaved as a child, purchased by a merchant from Isfahan, and given an excellent education. In 1235, she married Qutb al-Din Muhammad, the nephew of Buraq Hajib, the founder of the ruling dynasty of Kerman (in present-day Iran), a local power that emerged after the Mongol invasions.

After Buraq’s death, the Mongol Great Khan Ögedei granted Kerman to Buraq’s son, prompting Turkan and her husband to move to Transoxania. During this period, her intelligence and resourcefulness proved vital to her husband’s survival, earning him the of the local nobility.

In 1252, Qutb al-Din was installed as the ruler of Kerman. When he died five years later, it was time for Turkan to step into power.

Queen of a golden age

Turkan assumed control of Kerman in 1257, even though her husband’s male heirs were alive. The transition appears to have been smooth, with little opposition to a woman ascending the throne. She quickly established her authority, dispatching gifts to secure recognition of her rule.

Initially, Hulegu Khan granted her authority only over civil affairs, but Turkan’s persistence won her full control, including military oversight. She ruled independently for 26 years, a period celebrated as a golden age for the region of Kerman. The khutbah (Friday sermon) was proclaimed in her name in mosques, and her name appeared on coins.

Her reign brought stability and economic prosperity. Turkan was known for her equitable administration of justice and her benevolence. During times of famine, she opened the granaries to feed her people. She also initiated major building projects, including a madrasa, a hospital, a mosque, and fortified borders with new fortresses.

Coin minted during Turkan's reign

Challenges and Deposition

Turkan forged alliances with the Mongols, even marrying her daughter Padishah Khatun to Abaqa Khan, the ruler of Iran starting in 1265. She also sent troops led by her stepson (or possibly her biological son) Hijaj Sultan to support Abaqa.

However, Hijaj turned against her, publicly mocking her with this verse:

Young are your destiny and star, but old is your fortune; the one that is old should make way for the young.

Turkan sought Abaqa’s support and was reaffirmed as the ruler of Kerman. Hijaj’s attempt to depose her failed, forcing him to flee to Delhi, where he died a decade later.

Turkan’s fortunes changed with Abaqa’s death. His successor, Tegüder Ahmad, granted Kerman to her stepson, Suyurghatmish, ending her rule in 1282. Her efforts to reclaim the throne were unsuccessful and she died shortly afterward in a city in northern Iran.

Turkan’s daughter, Padishah Khatun later reclaimed the throne and ruled Kerman in her turn.

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Further reading 

De Nicola Bruno, Women in Mongol Iran: The Khatuns 1206-1335

Mernissi Fatima, The Forgotten queens of Islam

“QOTLOḠ TARKĀN ḴĀTUN”, Encyclopedia Iranica

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red nose Central Asian Shepherds from Tajikistan - Sagi Dahmarda. © Latif and Alikhon Latifi