Sasanian dates established on direct ancient evidence — ▪ Table Sasanian dates established on direct ancient evidence event reign years Seleucid era Christian era accession of Artabanus (Ardawan) V 1 212/213 inscription of Khwasak at Susa names Artabanus king of kings 215 birth of Mani 5 527 216/217… … Universalium
List of kings of Persia — History of Greater Iran until the rise of modern nation states Pre modern … Wikipedia
Iran, ancient — Introduction also known as Persia historic region of southwestern Asia that is only roughly coterminous with modern Iran. The term Persia was used for centuries, chiefly in the West, to designate those regions where Persian language and… … Universalium
Sassanid Empire — Infobox Former Country native name = Eranshahr ساسانیان conventional long name = Sassanid Empire common name = Sassanid Empire national motto = continent = Asia region = Persia country = Iran era = status = government type = Monarchy year start … Wikipedia
Persian literature — Introduction body of writings in New Persian (also called Modern Persian), the form of the Persian language written since the 9th century with a slightly extended form of the Arabic alphabet and with many Arabic loanwords. The literary form … Universalium
Central Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Tibet, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and parts of China and Russia. The term usually denotes only those traditions not influenced by the… … Universalium
Iraq — /i rak , i rahk /, n. a republic in SW Asia, N of Saudi Arabia and W of Iran, centering in the Tigris Euphrates basin of Mesopotamia. 22,219,289; 172,000 sq. mi. (445,480 sq. km). Cap.: Baghdad. Also, Irak. * * * Iraq Introduction Iraq Background … Universalium
Khosrau I — Shahanshah of the Sassanian (Persian) Empire Hunting scene showing Shah Khosrau I Reign 531 CE to 579 CE (48 years) … Wikipedia
Persepolis — Persepolitan /perr seuh pol i tn/, adj., n. /peuhr sep euh lis/, n. an ancient capital of Persia: its imposing ruins are in S Iran, ab. 30 mi. (48 km) NE of Shiraz. * * * Ancient Persian city, northeast of modern Shīrāz, Iran. It was built in a… … Universalium
Iranian languages — Major subgroup of the Indo Iranian branch of the Indo European language family. Iranian languages are probably spoken by more than 80 million people in southwestern and southern Asia. Only two Old Iranian languages are known, Avestan and Old… … Universalium
