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Sasanian Persia: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

By Touraj Daryaee

Book information

Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Year
2009
ISBN
9781850438984
LCC
DS286 .D374 2009
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3291520 bytes)
Series
International Library of Iranian Studies
Pages
248\248
Topic
Education
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

The Sasanians were the last of the ancient Persian dynasties, and the largest empire to espouse Zoroastrianism, before the encounter with the Arabs swept away the pre-Islamic institutions. Using new sources, Touraj Daryaee provides a portrait of the empire's often negelcted social history, exploring the development of political and administrative institutions from foundation by Ardashir I to the last king, Yasdegerd III, and the attempts of his descendants to re-estabish a second state for almost a century after.

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