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Hitler invented the word aryan from Iranian and viewed Iran as the Aryan homeland. How did Iran come to be considered "brown" today, especially if they are racially Caucasians and have historically differentiated themselves from the darker arabic peoples near them?

by /u/MuskyElongatedRocket in /r/AskHistorians

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