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Paradan or Paratan was a province of the Paratarajas and the Sasanian Empire. It was constituted from the present-day
Evidence from coins shows that it was located in what is now north-eastern Balochistan, centered around the town of
Traditionally, Paradan was held to be further west, in the area of western Balochitan.
Balochistan
Balochistan ( ; bal, بلۏچستان; also romanised as Baluchistan and Baluchestan) is a historical region in Western and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. ...
region, which is divided between Iran
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, Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...
and Afghanistan
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.
Paratarajas
Evidence from coins shows that it was located in what is now north-eastern Balochistan, centered around the town of Loralai
Loralai ( ps, لورلايي, ur, ), also known as Bori ( ps, ), is the division headquarter of Loralai Division and district headquarter of Loralai District. It is in the northeast of Balochistan province in Pakistan. It is above sea level ...
(now in Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...
), further east than traditionally thought. Thus it was located roughly where the map places the province of Turan
Turan ( ae, Tūiriiānəm, pal, Tūrān; fa, توران, Turân, , "The Land of Tur") is a historical region in Central Asia. The term is of Iranian origin and may refer to a particular prehistoric human settlement, a historic geographical re ...
. Paradan has been associated with the territory of the historical Paratarajas (125-300 CE).
Sasanian Empire
The province of Paradan is mentioned inShapur I's inscription at the Ka'ba-ye Zartosht
Shapur I's Ka'ba-ye Zartosht inscription (shortened as Shapur-KZ, ŠKZ, SKZ), also referred to as The Great Inscription of Shapur I, and ''Res Gestae Divi Saporis'' (RGDS), is a trilingual inscription made during the reign of the Sasanian king S ...
of 262 CE, one of the many provinces of the Sasanian Empire:
Traditionally, Paradan was held to be further west, in the area of western Balochitan.
See also
* Mazun *Gedrosia (satrapy)
Gedrosia is a dry, mountainous country along the northwestern shores of the Indian Ocean. It was occupied in the Bronze Age by people who settled in the few oases in the region. Other people settled on the coast and became known in Greek as Ichth ...
References
Sources
* * Tandon, Pankaj. 2012. "The Location and Kings of Paradan" ''Studia Iranica'', 41 pp 25-56. http://people.bu.edu/ptandon/Paradan.pdf Provinces of the Sasanian Empire {{Asia-geo-stub