Sasanian EmpireThe Sasanian Empire (), officially Eranshahr (Middle Persian: 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩, romanized: Ērānšahr, lit. 'Empire of the Iranians'), was an Iranian empire that was founded and ruled by the House of Sasan from 224 to 651 AD (the era of late antiquity). Lasting for over four centuries, the length of the Sasanian dynasty's reign over ancient Iran was second only to that of the Arsacid dynasty of Parthia which immediately preceded it.
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DaylamDaylam (Persian: دیلم), also known in the plural form Daylaman (دیلمان) (and variants such as Dailam, Deylam, and Deilam), was the name of a mountainous region of inland Gilan, Iran. It was so named for its inhabitants, known as the Daylamites. The Church of the East established a metropolitan diocese for Daylam and Gilan around 790 under Shubhalisho.
Gilan provinceGilan Province (Persian: استان گیلان) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, in the northwest of the country and southwest of the Caspian Sea. Its capital is the city of Rasht. The province lies along the Caspian Sea, in Iran's Region 3, west of the province of Mazandaran, east of the province of Ardabil, and north of the provinces of Zanjan and Qazvin. It borders Azerbaijan (Astara District) in the north.
Iranian peoplesGroup of Indo-European peoplesEthnic groupIranian peoples, or Iranic peoples, are a diverse collection of ethnolinguistic groups who are identified chiefly by their native usage of any of the Iranian languages, which are a branch of the Indo-Iranian languages within the Indo-European language family. The Proto-Iranians are believed to have emerged as a separate branch of the Indo-Iranians in Central Asia around the mid-2nd millennium BC.
IranIran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and historically known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the northeast, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, and the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south. With a population of over 92 million, Iran ranks 17th globally in both geographic size and population.
Middle PersianMiddle Persian, also known by its endonym Pārsīg or, in an earlier form, Pārsīk (Inscriptional Pahlavi script: 𐭯𐭠𐭫𐭮𐭩𐭪, Manichaean script: 𐫛𐫀𐫡𐫘𐫏𐫐, Avestan script: 𐬞𐬀𐬭𐬯𐬍𐬐), is a Western Middle Iranian language which became the literary language of the Sasanian Empire. For some time after the Sasanian collapse, Middle Persian continued to function as a prestige language.
Muslim conquest of PersiaRashidun Caliphate's conquest of the Sasanian EmpireBelligerentsRashidun CaliphateSasanian EmpireKanārangīyānsHouse of IspahbudhanHouse of MihranHouse of KarenHouse of SurenCommanders and leadersSee listAbu Bakr #Umar ibn al-Khattab XUthman ibn AffanKhalid ibn al-WalidAl-Muthanna ibn Haritha (WIA)Abu Ubayd al-Thaqafi †Sa'd ibn Abi WaqqasHashim ibn UtbaShurahbil ibn SimtTulayha ibn Khuwaylid †Amr ibn Ma'adi Yakrib †Abu Musa al-Ash'ariHurqus ibn ZuhayrAmmar ibn YasirAl-Nu'man ibn Muqarrin †Al-Ala al-HadhramiArfajah ibn HarthamaHudhayfah ibn al-YamanAl-Mughira ibn Shu'baUthman ibn Abi al-AsAl-Qa'qa' ibn Amr al-TamimiAsim ibn Amr al-TamimiIyad ibn GhanmKhalid ibn UrfutaAl-Ahnaf ibn QaysAbd Allah ibn AmirBukayr ibn AbdallahAbd al-Rahman ibn Rabi'aAbd al-Rahman ibn SamuraSamura ibn JundabAbd Allah ibn KhazimRabi ibn Ziyad al-HarithiSa'id ibn al-AsSee listYazdegerd III XRostam Farrokhzad †Farrukhzad Hormozd JadhuyihBahman Jadhuyih †AndarzagharPiruz Khosrow †Mihran Bahram-i ChobinHormuzan (POW)Mardanshah †Isfandyadh Jalinus †Mihran Razi †AzadbehSiyavakhsh †Shahriyar bin Kanara †Busbuhra (DOW)Shahriyar of Derbent †Mihran-i Hamadani †Shahrvaraz Jadhuyih †Mushegh III Mamikonian †Muta of Daylam †NarsiKanadbak Mardanshah of Damavand JuansherBurzin ShahMahoe Suri Siyah al-Uswari Aparviz of Sistan Shahrag †Faylakan †Yazdanfar The Muslim conquest of Persia, also known as the Arab conquest of Iran, occurred between 633 and 651 CE, when the Rashidun Caliphate conquered the Sasanian Empire as part of the early Muslim conquests, which began under the Islamicprophet Muhammad in 627/628.
Caspian SeaThe Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland body of water, also described as the world's largest lake and usually referred to as a full-fledged sea. An endorheic basin, it is situated in both Europe and Asia: east of the Caucasus, west of the broad steppe of Central Asia, south of the fertile plains of Southern Russia in Eastern Europe, and north of the mountainous Iranian Plateau.
Safavid IranIran under the Safavid dynasty from 1501 to 1736The Guarded Domains of Iran, commonly called Safavid Iran, Safavid Persia or the Safavid Empire, was one of the largest and longest-lasting Iranian empires. It was ruled by the Safavid dynasty from 1501 to 1736, albeit others place the end on the year 1722, when Isfahan fell to the Afghans. It is often considered the beginning of modern Iranian history, as well as one of the gunpowder empires.
Nizari Isma'ilismNizari Isma'ilis (Arabic: النزارية, romanized: al-Nizāriyya) are the largest segment of the Ismailis, who are the second largest branch of Shia Islam after the Twelvers. Nizari teachings emphasise pluralism, social justice and ijtihad (a term referring to the practise of independent reasoning by experts in Islamic law) – though they reject usul (the traditional methodological principles used in Islamic jurisprudence).
IsmailismIsmailism, known historically and among practitioners as Batiniyya (lit.'esotericism'), is a denomination of Shia Islam. Like all Shia, the Ismailis emphasize a distinction between the exoteric (zahir) and esoteric (batin) dimension of Islam. However, unlike the Twelver Shia Islam, the Ismailis are characterized by a unique emphasis on the esoteric. The Ismailis constitute a minority within Shia Islam, in contrast to the Twelvers, who constitute the predominant denomination.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.