ИСТИНА

In the 10th century, Khurasan, which included regions of modern Central Asia, became a place of revival of Iranian culture after several centuries of Arab control of the region. The shift of the cultural centre to Eastern Iran led to the Foundation of New Persian. Starting from the period of the Samanid dynasty, this language began to play a significant role in the administrative system, literature, and other aspects of the social and cultural life of the region and became established in the region as the language of international communication. The outstanding masters of the word, such as Rūdakī, Firdawsī, ʿUnṣurī, Kisāʾi Marwazī and Nāṣir-i Khusraw shaped and developed this language, creating a unique body of classical Persian literature.