https://mehdimrahmani.github.io/kalila-videos/podcast/ en Mehdi Rahmani A thousand years ago, a court secretary in Ghazni named Abolfazl Beyhaqi wrote down what he saw — kings, viziers, plots and courage — and promised to tell only the truth. Each week, Mehdi Rahmani retells one of his stories in English, straight from the Persian original. Narrated with an AI rendering of Mehdi's own voice. A thousand years ago, a court secretary in Ghazni named Abolfazl Beyhaqi wrote down what he saw — kings, viziers, plots and courage — and promised to tell only the truth. Each week, Mehdi Rahmani retells one of his stories in English, straight from the Persian original. Narrated with an AI rendering of Mehdi's own voice. Mehdi Rahmani Mehdi Rahmanimehdimrahmani@yahoo.com https://mehdimrahmani.github.io/kalila-videos/podcast/cover.jpghttps://mehdimrahmani.github.io/kalila-videos/podcast/ false episodic Tue, 03 Nov 2026 21:29:58 +0000 In the spring of 1030, the great Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni dies, and his empire is left to the wrong son. His elder son Masud is far away in Isfahan, and his younger son Muhammad is already on the throne. Over six tense months, letters fly, armies change sides, and a kingmaker learns the price of making kings. Beyhaqi, who knew these men, tells us how it really went. In the spring of 1030, the great Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni dies, and his empire is left to the wrong son. His elder son Masud is far away in Isfahan, and his younger son Muhammad is already on the throne. Over six tense months, letters fly, armies change sides, and a kingmaker learns the price of making kings. Beyhaqi, who knew these men, tells us how it really went. honest-historian-ep02 Tue, 03 Nov 2026 21:29:58 +0000 00:11:45 2 full false Ghazni, a thousand years ago. Sultan Mahmud is dead, his son Masud takes the throne, and the old vizier Hasanak is about to pay for one careless sentence. Beyhaqi, a young secretary at court, saw it all, and wrote it down years later in one of the most famous passages of Persian prose. A story about pride, revenge, a mother's dignity, and a historian who refused to lie. Ghazni, a thousand years ago. Sultan Mahmud is dead, his son Masud takes the throne, and the old vizier Hasanak is about to pay for one careless sentence. Beyhaqi, a young secretary at court, saw it all, and wrote it down years later in one of the most famous passages of Persian prose. A story about pride, revenge, a mother's dignity, and a historian who refused to lie. honest-historian-ep01 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:12:21 +0000 00:09:38 1 full false