Encyclopedia - List Of Kings Of Persia: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Kings Of Persia - Rulers After The Advent Of Islam In Iran
List of kings of Persia - Arab caliphs rule. All Persian provinces fell under The Arabic Caliphate from 661 to 867. Umayyad dynasty, 6...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parthian Empire: Encyclopedia - Parthian Empire
The Parthian Empire was the dominating force on the Iranian plateau beginning in the late 3rd century BCE, and intermittently controlled ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zand Dynasty: Encyclopedia - Zand Dynasty
The Zand dynasty ruled southern and central Iran (1750–1794). The dynasty was formed by Karim Khan, chief of the Zand tribe of Lurs who...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parthia: Encyclopedia Ii - Parthia - Origins
The Parthians were members of the Parni tribe, a nomadic people of Iranian origin, who spoke an Iranian language and entered the Iranian ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sassanid Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Sassanid Dynasty - History
Sassanid dynasty - Early history 224-310. Ardashir rapidly extended his territory, demanding fealty from the local princes of Fars and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Qajar Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Qajar Dynasty - Origins Of The Quvanlu Qajars
The Qajars were a Turkmen tribe that held ancestral lands in present-day Azerbaijan, which then was part of Iran. In 1779, following the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sassanid Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Sassanid Dynasty - History
Sassanid dynasty - Early history 224-310. Ardashir rapidly extended his territory, demanding fealty from the local princes of Fars and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parthian Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Parthian Empire - Origins
The Parthians were members of the Parni tribe, a nomadic people of Iranian origin, who spoke an Iranian language and entered the Iranian ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muzaffarids: Encyclopedia Ii - Muzaffarids - Rise To Power
The Muzaffarids originated in Khorasan but fled to Yazd during the Mongol invasion. Serving under the Il-Khans, they gained prominence wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muzaffarids: Encyclopedia Ii - Muzaffarids - The Reign Of Shah Shuja
Shah Shuja proved to be a less of a tyrannic figure, but he was constantly fighting with his brothers, causing a long period of instabili...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muzaffarids: Encyclopedia Ii - Muzaffarids - Muzaffarid Decline
When Zain Al-Abidin succeeded his father, he quickly ignored the declaration of loyalty. Timur therefore marched into the Muzaffarid land...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sassanid Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Sassanid Dynasty - Art And Science
In many ways the Sassanian period (224-633) witnessed the highest achievement of Persian civilization, and constituted the last great Per...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sassanid Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Sassanid Dynasty - Iranian Society Under Sassanids
Historians believe that society was divided into four classes: Priests (Atorbanan in Persian:آتروبانان), Warriors (Arteshtaran i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sassanid Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Sassanid Dynasty - Expansion To India
After The Sassanids came to power in Persia in 226. The second emperor, Shapur I (240-270), extended his authority eastwards into what is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sassanid Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Sassanid Dynasty - Sassanid Army
The backbone of Persian army (Spah) in the Sassanid era was their heavy armoured cavalry. The Clibanarii cavalry of Shapur II is describe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Qajar Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Qajar Dynasty - The Constitutional Revolution
When Nasser-e-Din Shah was assassinated by Mirza Reza Kermani in 1896, the crown passed to his son Mozzafar-e-din. Mozaffar-e-din Shah wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sassanid Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Sassanid Dynasty - Government
The Sassanids established an empire roughly within the frontiers achieved by the Achaemenids, with the capital at Ctesiphon in the Khvarv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sassanid Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Sassanid Dynasty - Art And Science
In many ways the Sassanian period (224-633) witnessed the highest achievement of Persian civilization, and constituted the last great Per...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sassanid Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Sassanid Dynasty - Sassanid Army
The backbone of Persian army (Spah) in the Sassanid era was their heavy armoured cavalry. The Clibanarii cavalry of Shapur II is describe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sassanid Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Sassanid Dynasty - Sassanid Empire Chronology
226-241: Reign of Ardashir I 224-226: Overthrow of Parthian Empire. 229-232: War with Rome Zoroastrianism is revived as official religio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor: Encyclopedia - Emperor
An emperor is a (male) monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress is the feminine form ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sassanid Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Sassanid Dynasty - Expansion To India
After The Sassanids came to power in Persia in 226. The second emperor, Shapur I (240-270), extended his authority eastwards into what is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sassanid Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Sassanid Dynasty - Relations With China
See Iran-China relations for main discussion Sassanids like Parthians had an active relation with Chinese Emperors and sent many embassie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sassanid Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Sassanid Dynasty - Conflicts
Initially Sassanids, like Parthians, were in constant hostility with Roman Empire, and following the division of the Roman empire in year...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sassanid Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Sassanid Dynasty - Conflicts
Initially Sassanids, like Parthians, were in constant hostility with Roman Empire, and following the division of the Roman empire in year...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sassanid Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Sassanid Dynasty - Iranian Society Under Sassanids
Historians believe that society was divided into four classes: Priests (Atorbanan in Persian:آتروبانان), Warriors (Arteshtaran i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sassanid Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Sassanid Dynasty - Origin
Ardashir's ancestors were all Zoroastrian priests who were also local governors of Persis. His father Papag (or Papak or Babak) was the r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sassanid Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Sassanid Dynasty - Sassanid Empire Chronology
226-241: Reign of Ardashir I 224-226: Overthrow of Parthian Empire. 229-232: War with Rome Zoroastrianism is revived as official religio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parthia: Encyclopedia Ii - Parthia - The Parthian Empire
Initially, ca. 250 BCE, a king named Arsaces established his dynasty's independence from Seleucid rule in remote areas of northern Iran i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parthia: Encyclopedia Ii - Parthia - Government
After the conquest of Media, Assyria, Babylonia and Elam, the Parthians had to organize their empire. The former elites of these countrie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parthia: Encyclopedia Ii - Parthia - Contact With China
The Chinese explorer Zhang Qian, who visited the neighbouring countries of Bactria and Sogdiana in 126 BCE, made the first known Chinese ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parthia: Encyclopedia Ii - Parthia - Conflicts With Rome
In 53 BCE, the Roman general Crassus invaded Parthia, but was defeated at the Battle of Carrhae by a Parthian commander called Surena in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parthian Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Parthian Empire - Decline And Fall
The Armenian compromise served its purpose, but nothing in it covered the deposition of an Armenian king. After 110 CE, the Parthian king...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parthian Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Parthian Empire - Expansion To India
Main article:Indo-Parthian Kingdom Also during the 1st century BCE, the Parthians started to make inroads into eastern territories that h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parthian Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Parthian Empire - The Parthian Empire
Initially, ca. 250 BCE, a king named Arsaces established his dynasty's independence from Seleucid rule in remote areas of northern Iran i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parthian Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Parthian Empire - Government
After the conquest of Media, Assyria, Babylonia and Elam, the Parthians had to organize their empire. The former elites of these countrie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parthian Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Parthian Empire - Contact With China
The Chinese explorer Zhang Qian, who visited the neighbouring countries of Bactria and Sogdiana in 126 BCE, made the first known Chinese ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sassanid Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Sassanid Dynasty - Government
The Sassanids established an empire roughly within the frontiers achieved by the Achaemenids, with the capital at Ctesiphon in the Khvarv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parthia: Encyclopedia Ii - Parthia - Expansion To India
Main article:Indo-Parthian Kingdom Also during the 1st century BCE, the Parthians started to make inroads into eastern territories that h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parthian Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Parthian Empire - Conflicts With Rome
In 53 BCE, the Roman general Crassus invaded Parthia, but was defeated at the Battle of Carrhae by a Parthian commander called Surena in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parthia: Encyclopedia Ii - Parthia - Decline And Fall
The Armenian compromise served its purpose, but nothing in it covered the deposition of an Armenian king. After 110 CE, the Parthian king...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sassanid Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Sassanid Dynasty - Origin
Ardashir's ancestors were all Zoroastrian priests who were also local governors of Persis. His father Papag (or Papak or Babak) was the r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Iran-related Topics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Iran-related Topics - Iranian Related
List of Iran-related topics - Administrative and geographic. Iranian Kurdistan Major cities in Iran Provinces of Iran List of mountain...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor - Historical Development Of The Roman & Christian Tradition
Emperor - Europe & Byzantium. In the Roman tradition a large variety in the meaning and importance of the Imperial form of monarch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor - Historical Development
Emperor - Europe. In the Roman tradition a large variety in the meaning and importance of the Imperial form of monarchy developed: in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Persian Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Persian Empire - The Rise And Fall Of Empires In Persia
Persian Empire - The first Persian state: Achaemenid Persia 648 BC–330 BC. Main articles: Achaemenid dynasty, and [[]], and [[]], an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor - Lists Of Emperors
Emperor - Emperors of traditional empires. Persian Empire (559 BC–330 BC) - see List of kings of Persia Empire of Alexander the Gre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Persian Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Persian Empire - The Name Persia
Persia has long been used by the West to describe the nation of Iran, its people, or its ancient empire. It derives from the ancient Gree...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor - History On Other Imperial Traditions
Emperor - Pre-Columbian American traditions. The only pre-Columbian North American rulers to be commonly called emperors were the Huey...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor - Distinction Between Emperor And Other Types Of Monarch
Both kings and emperors are monarchs. There is no single rule to distinguish the one from the other: several factors, like interpretation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor - Distinction Between Emperor And Other Types Of Monarch
Both kings and emperors are monarchs. There is no single rule to distinguish the one from the other: several factors, like interpretation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor - Lists Of Emperors
Emperor - Emperors of traditional empires. Persian Empire (559 BC–330 BC) - see List of kings of Persia Empire of Alexander the Gre...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Viii - L
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages VIII - L . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Kings Of Persia: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Kings Of Persia - Shahs Of Modern Iran
The modern Iranian monarchy was established in 1502 after the Safavid Dynasty came to power under Shah Ismail I, and ended the so-called ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Kings Of Persia: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Kings Of Persia - Sassanid Dynasty Ad 224–651
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Encyclopedia - List Of Kings Of Persia: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Kings Of Persia - Early Realms In Iran
List of kings of Persia - Elamite Kingdom 3000–660 BC. The Elamites were a people located in Susa, in what is now Khuzestan province....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Kings Of Persia: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Kings Of Persia - Hellenistic Rulers
List of kings of Persia - Argead Dynasty 330–310 BC. Alexander of Macedon (Alexander the Great) (330 BC–323) Philip III Arrihadeus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Kings Of Persia: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Kings Of Persia - Early Realms In Iran
List of kings of Persia - Elamite Kingdom 3000–660 BC. of the Persian/Median empire that later appeared. Some have offered evidence f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Kings Of Persia: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Kings Of Persia - Empire Of Medians And Persians
List of kings of Persia - Median Dynasty 728–550 BC. Deioces, 728–675 Phraortes, 675–653 Madius the Scythian, 653–625 Cyaxares...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Kings Of Persia: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Kings Of Persia - Sassanid Dynasty Ad 224–651
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