<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Joshaghan</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>Central Persian textile styles after the Mongols</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Joshagan</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Joshaqan</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Joshegan</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Joshgan</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Jushaghan</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Sushaghan</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Style of textiles, particularly rugs, handmade in the village of Joshaqan, north of Esfahan in central Iran. A great variety of rugs has been attributed by various writers to this small place, including Kerman vase carpets, other silk rugs, and rugs with pronounced Kurdish characteristics.  ]]></note></mads>