Iran

There are 1733 items in Iran:

Atossa

Atossa (Elamite Udusana) was the daughter of the Persian king Cyrus the Great (559-530 BCE) and the first wife of king Darius I the Great (522-486). …

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Atropates

Atropates (Persian Âtarepâta) (c.370- after 321): Persian nobleman, played an important role in the restoration of Zoroastrianism after the persecutions by Alexander the Great. …

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Azarmedukht

Azarmedukht: queen of Persia, ruling in 631, member of the Sasanian dynasty.Main deeds: Name: Azarmedukht The Sasanian king Khusrau II fought a long war against the Byzantines, but was defeated by the Byzantine emperor Heraclius. In 628, Khusrau was replaced by his son Kavad…

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Bagayasha

Bagayasha or Bacacis: Arsacid prince, mentioned in several sources in the years 138-120 BCE. He  is almost certainly identical to the Bagasis who briefly reigned as king in 127/126.Reign of Mithradates …

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Bagoas

Bagoas (†336): vizier of the Achaemenid Empire. He is said to have killed Artaxerxes III Ochus and Artaxerxes IV Arses, and was put to death by Darius III Codomannus.The career of Bagoas is summarized by the Greek historian Diodorus of…

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Bahram I

Bahram I: king of Persia, ruling from 273 to 276, member of the Sasanian dynasty. Bahram I Main deeds: Name: Bahram I Beginning of…

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Bahram II

Bahram II: king of Persia, ruling from 276 to 293, member of the Sasanian dynasty. Bahram II Main deeds: Name: Bahram II Beginning of…

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