Istakhr (Middle Persian romanized: Stakhr, Persian: استخر, romanized: Estakhr) was an ancient city in Fars province, five kilometres (three miles) north...
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Pars (Sasanian province) (section Istakhr)
fire-temple which the 10th-century Arab historian al-Masudi reportedly visited. Istakhr (Middle Persian: Staxr) served as an administrative and religious centre...
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Pāpak/Pābag; New Persian: بابک Bābak) was an Iranian prince who ruled Istakhr, the capital of Pars, from 205 or 206 until his death sometime between...
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In 650–51, the Sasanian emperor Yazdegerd III made Estakhr, which is approximately 8 km northeast of Persepolis, the new capital of Sasanian Empire and...
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was a vassal of Gochihr, the Bazrangid king of the Persian capital of Istakhr, who was in turn a vassal of the Arsacid King of Kings. With the permission...
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spelled Gozihr) was a Persian dynast from the Bazrangid dynasty, who ruled Istakhr as a Parthian vassal in the early 3rd-century. He was killed in 205 or...
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Population maps of Iranian counties and provinces Chogha Zanbil Ecbatana Istakhr Naqsh-e Rustam Pasargadae Persepolis Shahr-e Sukhteh Susa Takht-e Soleymān...
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which were forced to pay tribute to the Arabs. The Sasanians held firm in Istakhr, their capital in Fars, until the Arabs captured it in a heavy battle in...
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Ardashir I (category Istakhr)
According to Al-Tabari's report, Ardashir was born in the outskirts of Istakhr, Pars. Al-Tabari adds that Ardashir was sent to the lord of Fort Darabgard...
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of Anahita (Middle Persian: Ādur-Anāhīd) was an ancient fire temple in Istakhr dedicated to the worship of the Iranian goddess Anahid. The temple was...
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(Autophradates) I. 3rd century BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 15.89 g, 9h). Istakhr (Persepolis) mint". www.cngcoins.com. The Cambridge History of Iran, Vol...
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Sasanian dynasty began with Ardashir I in 224, who was a Persian from Istakhr, and ended with Yazdegerd III in 651. The period from 631 (when Boran died)...
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Ziyarid dynasty, Kakuyid Emirate, Injuid dynasty, Seljuk era, Safavid era Istakhr; Sassanian era Izeh (Idaj); Hazaraspids Ecbatana (later Hamadan); Median...
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have designated him as your ruler.' This Salim was a slave who came from Istakhr in Persia. He was emancipated, and became a 'mawali' (client) of Abu Hudhaifa...
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It appears that much of Persepolis' rubble was used for the building of Istakhr. At the time of the Muslim invasion of Persia, Estakhr offered a desperate...
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(Persia proper) was at Staxr (Istakhr). There, Anahita continued to be venerated in her martial role and it was at Istakhr that Sassan, after whom the Sassanid...
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(Autophradates) II. Early-mid 2nd century BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 16.23 g, 11h). Istakhr (Persepolis) mint. Rezakhani, Khodadad (2010). "The "Unbekannter König...
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another ritual and learns that for Vathek to claim his reward, he must go to Istakhr. Vathek sets off with his wives and servants, placing the city in the care...
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Temukan Bābā Jān Tepe Marlik Qaleh Kesh Sassanid period Takht-e Soleymān Istakhr Great Wall of Gorgan Qal'eh Dokhtar Qumis, Iran List of archaeological...
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also established in the post-Islamic period, are: Istakhr Khwarrah, whose capital was the Istakhr and the city of Persepolis was one of its county. Darabgerd...
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with Ardashir I, son of Papak, a descendant of the priests of Anahita in Istakhr in Fars. Canepa 2018, p. 9. Daryaee 2018, p. 1. MacKenzie, D. N. (2005)...
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(Autophradates) I. 3rd century BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 15.89 g, 9h). Istakhr (Persepolis) mint". www.cngcoins.com. "FRATARAKA – Encyclopaedia Iranica"...
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putting an end to the civil war. He was crowned in the Anahid fire-temple in Istakhr, where he had been hiding during the civil war. The temple was the very...
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Shahr-e Sukhteh Pasargadae (Pasargad, Pasargadai) Naqsh-e Rustam Estakhr (Istakhr) Persepolis (Parsa) Tall-i Bakun Anshan (Tall-i Malyan or Tepe Malyan)...
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province of Pars. The other administrative divisions were Ardashir-Khwarrah, Istakhr and Darabgerd, while a fifth named Arrajan was founded in the early 6th...
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place in the Parthian realm, with the local Persian prince Pabag seizing Istakhr, the capital of the southern Iranian region of Persis. Vologases is the...
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the help of a defecting noble family, defeat the Sasanians. Battle of Istakhr Rashiduns sack new Sasanian capital, kill over 40,000 defenders, and finish...
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led by Erich Schmidt. Behistun Inscription Bishapur Essaqwand Rock Tombs Istakhr Naqsh-e Rajab Persepolis Qadamgah (ancient site) Pasargadae and Tomb of...
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pronunciation: [næɣʃeɾæˈdʒæb]) is an archaeological site just west of Istakhr and about 5 km north of Persepolis in Fars province, Iran. Together with...
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begins a rebellion against him in the Parthian Empire. Ardashir I, ruler of Istakhr (Persia), revolts against his brother and founds the Sassanid Dynasty....
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