Sakastan
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Sakastan was an ancient historical region in what is now southeastern Iran and surrounding areas, known as a major center of Indo-Iranian and later Indo-Parthian rule.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sakastan canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient region
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Indo-Iranian cultural interactions
ⓘ
Saka migrations ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Arachosia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Drangiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Gedrosia NERFINISHED ⓘ Indus region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Zarang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zaranj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
oasis irrigation ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Saka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scythians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariantName |
Sakastan (Sistan)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sakastan-e Sistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeople |
Indo-Parthians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iranian tribes ⓘ Parthians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Indo-Iranian rule
ⓘ
Indo-Parthian rule ⓘ strategic position on trade routes ⓘ |
| language |
Eastern Iranian languages
ⓘ
Middle Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ Parthian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Greater Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sistan region NERFINISHED ⓘ southeastern Iran ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Middle Persian sources
ⓘ
classical Greco-Roman sources ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indo-Parthian realm
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parthian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Drangiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionToday |
Afghanistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Zoroastrianism
ⓘ
local Iranian cults ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | frontier province of Iranian empires ⓘ |
| successor | Sistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Hellenistic period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parthian period NERFINISHED ⓘ Sasanian period ⓘ |
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