The story of the Persian Prince Pirooz was nominated by a friend of this blog for the 3Quarks Daily Prize for Politics and Social Science. About a shining prince-- the son of the last Sassanid King-- who traveled to the Tang court sometime around 670 after his own glorious empire had been crushed by Arab conquerers was inspiration for Kyoto Journal's Special Silk Roads Issue of last year. Though it was the inspiration, it wasn't included in the issue so I was glad to see it nominated for the 3Quarks Prize!
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