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Sasanians in China and Japan [PDF]
The defeat of Sasanian in Nahavand led Yazgird III (632_651A.D), the last sovereign of this dynasty, to take refuge in the eastern territories of Iran. He made alliance with Iranian aristocrats to restore the control of his lost lands, however he did not
Hamidreza Pashazanous, Ehsan Afkandeh
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Armenia and Iran: The Birth of Two Nations in Late Antiquity [PDF]
This paper discusses the idea of Armenian and Iranian identity in 3rd century CE. It is proposed that the bordering region of the Armeno-Iranian world, such as that of the Siwnik‘ and its house saw matters very differently from that of the Armenian ...
Touraj Daryaee
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The nearly four centuries of Sasanian rule which separate the accession of Ardashir, which have long been viewed as a period of bitter enmity between the Iranian and Roman empires. Persian mercenaries were to be found in the imperial armies, and the presence of Mazdeans on Byzantine territory is revealed by the clauses guaranteeing their religious ...
Nina Garsoïan
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The Climatic Resilience of the Sasanian Empire. [PDF]
Abstract The Sasanian Empire (224–651 CE) has been given relatively little attention in research on climate-society interactions when compared to the neighboring Byzantine Empire, despite evidence of changing conditions and an agricultural economy that is theoretically vulnerable to droughts due to low annual precipitation.
Jacobson MJ, Gascoigne AL, Fleitmann D.
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A Note on Sasanian Glassware and Zoroastrian Sacred Numbers (Sasanian to Post-Sasanian Periods)
The Sasanian Empire was one of the most important periods in ancient Iran and one that experienced flourishingof the Zoroastrian religion. As the official religion in the Sasanian to post-Sasanian period, Zoroastrianism can beunderstood better by studying evidence of the religion’s impact on artifacts such as glassware, coins, silver vessels,pottery ...
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The word Jondē Šāpur; its meaning and significance [PDF]
Sasanians were the great builders of cities and the extension and importance of building cities in Sasanian epoch were reflected in historical and geographical texts.
شهرام جلیلیان
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Islamic glass in the Christian Kingdom of Alwa: Chemistry of shards from Soba, Nubia, Sudan
Abstract Excavations at Soba, the capital of Alwa, between 2019 and 2022 yielded more than 30 glass fragments in addition to a glass cosmetic bottle. An analysis of 30 glass samples has identified glass belonging to a number of compositional groups.
Joanna Then‐Obłuska, Laure Dussubieux
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Survey Zoroastrians: Online Religious Identification in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Abstract This article contributes to the internationalization of survey methodology by discussing a case from a totalitarian state, the Islamic Republic of Iran. In 2020, GAMAAN (The Group for Measuring and Analyzing Attitudes in Iran) conducted an online survey on religion.
Michael Stausberg +2 more
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