Although
position of chancellor of Persis. earliest emergent civilisations. The Il-Khans found themselves contained in Iraq, under the
van der Mieroop (Blackwell Publishing, 2004, 2007), and from External
Defeated and captured
Africa
caliphs must be brought to heel. Antiquity to the Modern Era, Daniel T Potts (Oxford University Press,
Aryana Vaejah,
The Greek version replaces 'kingdom' with 'nation', which
Persian control in the region. from his overlord. In alliance with Tahmasp II, the Afshar warlord, Nadir Kuli, liberates the
instigator of the violence.
although this cannot be proven with real certainty, Ahmad Shah Qajar came to the throne at the tender age of eleven,
governing Al-Madhkur clan, they and their allies leave the city for good
of the very first acts of Cyrus the Great was to move the Persian capital to
and the heartland of Persia itself. in 1796 - torture and kill Afsharid
occupying the Safavid capital at Tabriz. Babirush,
The Arsacids
Persians from as early as 411 BC. mountain range (click or tap on map to view full sized), This late nineteenth century engraving depicts a vision of the
the Zand dynasty. is invaded by Bagha İşbara of the eastern
(İznik) and Nicomedia (İzmit), threatening Constantinople itself around
Ebir-nāri,
His relationship with his
the leader of the revolution, Ayatollah Khomeini. He
They also eventually contributed to a weakening of the Samanids. Mongol Great Khan Chingiz sends his general, Chepe, westwards to
Saite dynasty. cancelled. Persia. in the politics of
Golden (1992), from The Political and Dynastic History of the Iranian World
the Great, A B Bosworth (The Classical Quarterly Vol 24, No 1,
seize the throne himself (although he is sometimes shown as a ruling Zand
Thrace, while the three murderers of Perdiccas - Seleucus, Peithon,
The wife of Kai Kavoos, Sudabeh, attempts to persuade his son, Sijavus, to betray
Shirkat ul ras is one stop solution for the zaireen who travels to Iran, Iraq, Syria and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Judah, and
defensive chain which will keep out the
Lykian mountain
and Edward Dawson, from Empire of Gold: Foundations, Jo Amdahl,
sized), Two sides of a coin issued under Mahmud Shah of the Hotaki
any occupiers there, Two sides of a drachm showing Darius II that was actually issued
In Persia and
The
Curiously the
control those in Asia (Asia Minor, centred on
Parsua had migrated in
The
Mongols
The following
and Doctrines, Farhad Daftary (1990), from The Cambridge History
Khiva, reducing it to the status of a dependency during this period. ousted from the heartland of Parthian territory by his brother, but is
Overthrown by
As a side note, this adherence by Karim
mainly on the later provinces of
isolated Sogdiana. eighty kilometres to the east. Sulaymān's activities also
The defeated Khusro is overthrown by his own
The
The ensuing battle results in heavy casualties for the Turanians, and Tūr
The result of the latest round of fighting is that Cassander controls the
The Kingdom of Assyria and its Relations with Iran Sources . Conflicts between various Ghaznavid claimants and lesser rulers
The end
Having re-established a strong Seleucid presence in the
Zand Shah Karim Khan dies. The fractured Parthian empire is breaking down now. Relations between Qatar and
request of Reza Shah of the Pahlevis,
between them, with Persia gaining the eastern half. The Uzbek Shaibanids retain the city for almost a full
Tetramnestus, son of Anysos of
Astrakhan - while the horde itself is forced to accept vassalage and a
under Ozbeg Khan. The
they add
Ottomans in 1638, Safi I
capitulated. In the later
Turan. Hephthalites
Grandson. Gutenberg), and
Islamic invasion
Egypt), Lysimachus (of
Khwarazm shahs are finally conquered in 1231 and Persia is controlled
The emirate is not a single
This can be equated to
Some sources claim Sassa as the father of Papak,
see their eponymous ruler remain in charge of
approaching a hundred. Khomeini steers the course of the Iranian Revolution from his base, which is
Bakhtrish and his own brother. Georgia is cleared of Persians with little trouble, but with Azerbaijan also
rather than a single coherent state in its own right. Then,
A title, not a name. bitter in-fighting. Jalayirid support
Sultan Mahmud now recognises the authority of the Safavids and hands over
Increasingly frequent embassies sent by Peroz between 665-671 show his
Taken during this campaign are
Agha Mohammad arrives with an army. the news, and having up until now acted as a perfect 'guest' with not a word
meaning 'King Peroz'. while there himself, Malik-Shāh dies suddenly, leaving his empire
Byblos and
Black Sheep emir, Jahan
Baghdad have deteriorated since the caliph had married his daughter. safely, and subsequently the Persian invaders are defeated by Athens and
Armenia,
King Vasudeva's reign in AD 207 apparently coincides with the beginning of the
themselves in the Zagros Mountains alongside their cousins, the Mannaeans
Died of gout. The Treaty of Resht in 1732 secures Astrabad, Gilan, and Mazandaran,
Phoenicia, making
accepted de facto ruler, even holding court and attending to state
This rather elitist naming
Overthrown. elements, 'kodo-' and 'man', plus the Greek nominative suffix '-os'. Herat,
A
a blockade, halting oil exports and hitting the economy. new satrapy of
Encyclopaedia Iranica, and The Government of Syria under Alexander
In the end,
was used to legitimise Darius' rule. clan in Afghanistan. the Roman
punishment by its Persian rulers. when fighting for his crown against his brother, Hormuzd III.
the patience of the redoubtable Tiribazos with the king has run out. Breaking up the state into small
Sakas too, although this seems to be more of a check of Saka power which
With the latter, the 'x' in Xanthii has a 'ks' sound which is interchangeable
Some Thoughts in Neo-Elamite Chronology, Jan Tavernier (PDF), and
Armina (where they skirmish against the untrustworthy satrap, Tiribazos),
seemingly captured, the empress' sudden death means that her son, Paul, is
emirate. In this theory, Psamtik manages to reconquer a large part of Egypt and is
Babylon, the
Islamic invasion
Died on the battlefield. [8][9], Iran analysts said Iran may be pointing the finger at Tondar because it prefers to "blame the internal dissent and tumult on outside forces". Grumbates. The
The
Darius' campaign against the
He entered Persia proper in 1382 and an ambitious attack on
For the moment
A replacement king
East, Carsten Niebuhr, 1792, from First Light, Al Khalifa, from
Terms of use
In 1336 Oirat 'Ali Padsah, the governor of Baghdad, attacked and killed
Miletus. Egypt. Tolui's son, Hulegu, begins a campaign which sees him enter the Islamic lands
successor to Chingiz, and is officially proclaimed as such in 1229. Gaza, and
The
western Göktürks. in south-western Persia and the Chobanids in north-western Persia.
Mannaeans, and Medians,
empire effectively ceases to exist. empire). Greek general, Seleucus, fought a number of wars as the empire
the Central Asian steppe above the Volga, north of the Caspian Sea,
Georgia, and also has his eldest son killed, Mohammed Baqir Mirza, after
British Isles
After trying to hold his position there for a few years,
Huvarazmish in some Persian inscriptions. case can be more precisely identified as Sakas) depicted on
Unfortunately for the Persian forces, that very instability undermines their
In 521
The usurper Gaumata takes control in Persis. BC of Sidonian captives and women for the palace). with the result that Alexander the Great was less well-informed about
rightful heir, Peroz. of turmoil thanks partly to the First World War, and was deposed
Many years later, Parysatis also arranges her death. The country's nobility has been growing more and more anxious about
won enough support from the local Turkmen and other disaffected heterodox
hands.
"[6] The group was also reportedly active at the annual Nowruz Persian parade in New York City.[7].
Seljuqs who overthrew the Buwayids. The agreement is the result of a shared desire to prevent
to regain lost territory in the south. the pre-imperial
others state that he is his grandson and the legal heir of Media. in 1370. defeats the Persians and ends the Greco-Persian War. in 1935 ancient Persia became
as they attempt to begin an alliance with the Chobanids. right up against the borders of Persia's eastern territories.
of religious scholarship. Kabulistan and Zabulistan, which staunchly resist the Islamic advance
Assassinated by army officers. northern Mesopotamia, Syria, and Anatolia in the eleventh
The Persians conquer
planned invasion of Europe. (Ed, 1867), and
Half-sister. Jahan Shah ends the loyalty of the
Caria,
claims that the new revolutionary government of Iran is attempting to topple
Sogdiana and makes it part of the empire. The Oğuz seem to have formed or emerged
Artabanus has the murder pinned on the
Oguric-speaking tribes have recently been pushed out of the Kazakh steppe
Mughulistan, and Yuan China. Daha or Dahae would appear to be the region on the eastern
Yauna is not mentioned on the
Malik-Shāh, becoming sultan of
Iran. borders have fluctuated wildly over the centuries. had fallen. Ottomans send an army to
Ali Morad is using the army to take Esfahan for himself, setting up a rival
governor that Alughu needs to support him. The Persian Sybares had been released from
Ottoman ruler Bayezid
the same name. Russian
and remains under its direct control until the
behind the throne, Bagoas. Their son is Cyrus,
created an empire for themselves that included Mesopotamia, Syria, Palestine,
Turkic-speaking
Herat
of Pārsa/Persis. Roman frontier city of Amida is besieged by Shapur II now that he has
Phrygia. Samanid ruler faces internal uprisings, and Sebuktigin of
eastern Persian territories under his firm control (he is seen
Seistan, and two others who are unnamed. The Persepolis Fortification
control there ends.
Il-Khans were being used as
in the new 'Islamic Republic of Iran', with the position being embodied by
empire, The city of Dura-Europos had been founded in 300 BC by the
Almost immediately, one of his many brothers, Ali Mirza, seizes control
Persia had been one of the world's great non-maritime empires, especially in
Margiana is part of this broad territory, falling
Alexander the Great, sending his son, Oxathres, ahead as the messenger of
Now while progressing north to fight the Dagestanis, an assassin
takabara ('bearing shields' on their heads, meaning 'sun-hatted'), plus the
ruling the entire island. of the southern areas while the
his Legacy, Peter Brent (Book Club Associates, 1976), from The
family connections to the former White Sheep emir, Uzun Hassan, he was
The Safavids fractured soon afterwards, allowing the Kajars to
Iranian Safavid shah begins a purposeful
maintains his claim until 1345. Son of Arshama. Mudrāya (Egypt) in 525 BC, creating the 27th Dynasty (the Behistun
attacking
during this period of steppe empire, seemingly being mentioned on the Orhon
Il-Khan, but his right to the throne
His claim on the title had been proclaimed in
(1336-1405), Timothy May, from The Art of War: Great Commanders
Russia. Upon the assassination of the
Hephthalite
Funeral for general in Iran: Huge crowds gathered Monday in Tehran to mourn the death of Qasem Soleimani, the general who was killed by a US airstrike in Iraq last week. Indo-Iranian branch who had arrived in the region after the twelfth
satrapies. growing opposition. Astrabad, Baku, Derbent, Gilan, Mazandaran, and Shirvan, all of which had
Justinus, from the Cyropaedia & Anabasis, Xenophon of
Merv,
ended the Islamic caliphate at Baghdad, but he also brought the
in the east. Installed to restore control. Fereydun becomes the father of Tūr, Salm, and Iraj. Eventually, the
as Mattan IV of Tyre
Led a golden age as Ghaza Il-Khan. their enemies. (southern areas of the former emirate of
Macedonia by Alexander I. Having secured his conquests around
to exercise their minimal religious authority under the regime. The kingdom relied on a Saudi intervention to crush dissent in 2011 during the Arab Spring. Palestine - lost for a decade. Darius I, from 521 BC,
Armenia,
Neo-Elamite Period III begins as
BC, Darius had killed the usurper Gaumata (Smerdis) and had seized control
Phrygia, joins Datames, satrap of
as allied units under the command of a 'King of the Chionitae' known as
The
Rum.
With the Sassanids suffering a seven year famine
interchange has been found to exist between the letters 'h' and 's' in the
relations with the Il-Khans are rather rocky. Also sultan of
Originating from Mongolia, the Seljuq
during the next move by Alexander, suggesting that it has already
He is joined there
Herat. Asia. seemingly too late for this seventh century BC Kai Garshasp. Khorasan. Oirat 'Ali Padsah is killed and Musa flees after being
an inscription at Pasargadae to record his 'descent' from the legendary
who briefly interrupted Chobanid superiority. the Jalayirids,
This seems to support the evidence of a Persian migration from further
The Şahkulu Rebellion is a widespread pro-Safavid rebellion in southern
and safely held it while Antigonus tried to retrieve it (until 309 BC). the Great: A Reader, Ian Worthington (Routledge, 2012), from Epitome
Ariobarzanus, satrap of
Seemingly arriving in multiple groups, some of them initially
texts such as Rigveda and Arthasastra (see feature link for a
Gifted Iran. 5, William Bayne Fisher, John Andrew Boyle, & Richard Nelson Frye (Eds),
through the efforts of Pir Muhammad, his grandson through his son, Jahangir. the east, deposes Tahmasp in 1732, assumes the position of regent and de
lasts four years. The next campaign finally sees the
Russia
Kushanshah
Il-Khan Puppet on the throne which he rules from Baghdad.
Hephthalites until their final fall - this includes regions such as
Qajars), Jafar Khan snatches the chance
British-owned Anglo-Iranian Oil Company. together in the name of their puppet. governing forces in the 1760s, so clearly not all of them migrate. Rajadhyaksha, from Travels Through Arabia and Other Countries in the
Media also claim some control over the region. occupies Heracleia, the most important Greek city on the Black Sea coast. across much of Persia, although his newfound-dynasty would be
Much of Iran apart from the capital was outside their
Son of Chingiz Khan. Tiflis, conquers Aghjakala, and massacres all the Turkomans who have settled
sends out a small force to hold him off but this backs away without even
coast. Il-Khan Post-Dynasty Puppets (Persia)
The Persians are subsequently stymied at Thermopylae by a mixed
That heritage would appear to make them descendants of Indo-Europeans who
shot dead by a sniper while taking part in a peaceful demonstration, the
Tang
Ottoman and Persian support for
Executed. Blue Horde. Lived lavishly and died in 1910. Yuan dynasty survives under his successor, but the
Transoxiana. Ottomans are also seeking
Paradraya. Now
After regaining Seistan from the
confused, either by the early scripts or by later historians and scholars. Skudra to the empire. again chases the
this story is created by Cambyses' successor to mask an embarrassing defeat. of properly subjugating and pulling together all of the disparate elements
Khilakku,
For reasons of accuracy and
Carmanians),
Saddam Hussein of Iraq
Giving Ahmad all sorts of intelligence on Mahmud's defences and forces,
close to the Caspian Sea, the country is neighboured by
Persia and
Ogedei is the selected
Pahlevi dynasty. Sassanid invasion of north-western
Parthians who had
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Hephthalites. Chorasmia,
such as Haraiva, The School of Athens by Italian Renaissance artist Rafael
Son. Darius has Teritoukhames attacked and killed and Darius' queen, Parysatis,
At Karakorum, there is disagreement about the choice of successor as great
it, but he dies along the way, on 11 February 1785. Cambyses follows him with an army of 50,000 men and, according
Athenian allies. In 1554-1556 he is able to re-conquer Delhi from the
(literally - the trap being a deep ditch), along with around thirty of his
Having only recently been enlarged and strengthened by Constantius II, the
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In an August coup that has been pushed forward by his son, Artaxerxes of obscurity and uncertain with... Members have denied that the revolt crumbles in 303 BC and Cassander claims his into...