''The Cambridge History of Iran'' is a multi-volume survey of

Iranian history The history of Iran is intertwined with the history of a larger region known as Greater Iran, comprising the area from Anatolia in the west to the borders of Ancient India and the Syr Darya in the east, and from the Caucasus and the Eurasian Step ...

published in the United Kingdom by

Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press is the university press of the University of Cambridge. Granted letters patent by King Henry VIII in 1534, it is the oldest university press in the world. It is also the King's Printer. Cambridge University Pre ...

. The seven volumes cover "the history and historical geography of the land which is present-day Iran, as well as other territories inhabited by peoples of Iranian descent, from prehistoric times up to the present.

History

The publication started in 1968 and in 1989 the last volume was published. The idea of publishing such a survey of Iranian history and culture was conceived in 1959 by Arthur J. Arberry. According to the scholar Hubert Darke, who served as editorial secretary to the project between 1970 and 1993, "The series was planned to be not simply a political history of Iran but to survey the culture which has flourished in the Iranian region and this culture’s contribution to the civilization of the world. All aspects of the religious, philosophical, economic, scientific, and artistic elements in Iranian civilization have been studied, but with some emphasis on the geographical and ecological factors that have contributed to its special character." The series consists of seven volumes. Volume 3 was published in two parts. The title, editors and the publication date of the series are * Vol. 1. ''The Land of Iran,'' edited by William B. Fisher (1968) * Vol. 2. ''The Median and Achaemenian Periods,'' edited by Ilya Gershevitch (1985) * Vol. 3. ''The Seleucid, Parthian and Sasanian Periods,'' edited by

Ehsan Yarshater Ehsan Yarshater ( fa, احسان يارشاطر, April 3, 1920 – September 1, 2018) was an Iranian historian and linguist who specialized in Iranology. He was the founder and director of The Center for Iranian Studies, and Hagop Kevorkian Profe ...

(1983) * Vol. 4. ''From the Arab invasion to the Saljuqs,'' edited by

Richard Nelson Frye Richard Nelson Frye (January 10, 1920 – March 27, 2014) was an American scholar of Iranian and Central Asian studies, and Aga Khan Professor Emeritus of Iranian Studies at Harvard University. His professional areas of interest were Irania ...

(1975) * Vol. 5. ''The Saljuq and Mongol Periods,'' edited by

John Andrew Boyle John Andrew Boyle (1916−1978), was a British orientalist and historian. Life and career He was born at Worcester Park, Surrey, England, on 10 March 1916. He graduated with first class honours in German at Birmingham University. He later purs ...

(1968) * Vol. 6. ''The Timurid and Safavid Periods,'' edited by Laurence Lockhart and Peter Jackson (1986) * Vol. 7. ''From Nadir Shah to the Islamic Republic,'' edited by

Peter Avery Peter William Avery OBE (15 May 1923 – 6 October 2008) was an eminent British scholar of Persian and a Fellow of King's College, Cambridge. Career Avery contributed to English language work on Persian history and literature, such ...

, Gavin R. G. Hambly, and Charles Peter Melville (1990)Vol. 7. ''From Nadir Shah to the Islamic Republic,'
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* Fisher, William B., Ilya Gershevitch, Ehsan Yarshater, Richard Nelson Frye, John Andrew Boyle ''et al.'' (1968-1991). ''The Cambridge History of Iran.'' Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
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