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Encyclopedia: Persian Empire

Most of the successive states in Greater Iran prior to March 1935 are collectively called the Persian Empire by Western historians.

Virtually all the successor empires of Persia were major regional and some major international powers in their day.

Translations

How to say "Persian Empire" in other languages:

	(Chinese)	波斯
	(Japanese)	ペルシア帝国
	(German)	Perserreich
	(Spanish)	Imperio Persa
	(French)	Perse
	(Italian)	Persia

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Pasargadae

Pasargadae was located 87 km (54 mi) northeast of Persepolis, in present Iran, and was the first capital of the Persian Empire...

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Banu Lakhm

A Qahtanite Arab tribe, which settled in Al-Hirah (modern Kufa region in Iraq) where they founded a buffer state between Arabia and the Persian Empire (roughly 200-602 A.C.). See Lakhmids...

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Sumero-Akkadian Cuneiform

I am Kristen Youngs, and I have completed a report on the Persian Empire. I have discovered fascinating information on the rise of Persia and the greatest Persian king, Cyrus, who united Persia...

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Greater and Lesser Tunbs

the time of the Achaemenid Persian Empire these islands are mentioned in the paragraph 6 of the first column in the Behistun Inscription to have been a part of the province Persis of the Persian Empire... The Greater and Lesser Tunbs ( tunb is Persian for "hilly place") are two Iranian islands situated...

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614

Years: 610 611 612 613 - 614 - 615 616 617 618 Decades: 580s 590s 600s - 610s - 620s 630s 640s Centuries: 6th century - 7th century - 8th century Events Persian Empire captures and sacks Jerusalem Cynegils of Wessex invades what is now Devon Births Saint Hilda Deaths...

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228

Years: 224 225 226 227 - 228 - 229 230 231 232 Decades: 190s 200s 210s - 220s - 230s 240s 250s Centuries: 2nd century - 3rd century - 4th century Events Shah Artashir I, four years after establishing the Sassanid Persian Empire, completes his conquest of Parthia. Births Deaths Domitius...

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330 BC

) King Agis of Lacedaemonians dies in battle. Events Persian Empire conquered by Alexander III of...

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Bahram IV of Persia

Bahram IV , king of Persia (389-399), son and successor of Shapur III, under whom he had been governor of Kirman; therefore he was called Kirmanshah (Agathias iv. 26; Tabari ). Under him or his predecessor Armenia was divided between the Roman and the Persian empire. Bahram IV was killed by some...

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330s BC

Macedon in a successful campaign to conquer the Persian Empire. Pytheas of Massilia describes the...

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465 BC

Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC Decades: 510s BC 500s BC 490s BC 480s BC 470s BC - 460s BC - 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC 420s BC 410s BC Years: 470 BC 469 BC 468 BC 467 BC 466 BC - 465 BC - 464 BC 463 BC 462 BC 461 BC 460 BC Events King Xerxes I of the Persian Empire is...

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