Parsa
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Parsa is the ancient name of the Persian people and their homeland, from which the ethnonym "Persian" is historically derived.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Parsa canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient ethnonym
ⓘ
endonym ⓘ historical region ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWithRuler |
Cyrus the Great
ⓘ
Darius I of Persia ⓘ
surface form:
Darius I
Xerxes I ⓘ |
| capitalCity |
Naqsh-e Rostam
ⓘ
surface form:
Parsa (Persepolis)
|
| coreTerritoryOf | Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| country | Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| culturalIdentityOf |
Persians
ⓘ
surface form:
Achaemenid Persians
|
| derivedEthnonym |
Fars Province
ⓘ
surface form:
Fars
Persian ⓘ Persis ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Iranian peoples ⓘ |
| ethnicHomelandOf | Old Persian-speaking population ⓘ |
| ethnonymOf | Persians ⓘ |
| exonymForm | Persis ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Persepolis ⓘ |
| hasImportantSite |
Naqsh-e Rostam
ⓘ
surface form:
Naqsh-e Rustam
Pasargadae ⓘ |
| hasReligionHistorically |
ancient Iranian religion
ⓘ
early Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| influenced |
English term Persian
ⓘ
Greek term Persis ⓘ Latin term Persia ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Old Persian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fars
ⓘ
surface form:
Fars Province (historical core)
ancient region of Persis ⓘ southwestern Iran ⓘ |
| meaning | land of the Persians ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Achaemenid royal titulature
ⓘ
Behistun Inscription ⓘ |
| modernSuccessorRegion | Fars Province ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Iranian cultural sphere ⓘ |
| peopleDemonym |
Pars
ⓘ
surface form:
Parsa (Old Persian form of Persians)
|
| refersTo |
Iranian peoples
ⓘ
surface form:
Persian people
homeland of the Persian people ⓘ |
| regionType | ethno-political region ⓘ |
| relatedTerm |
Fars Province
ⓘ
surface form:
Fars
Pars ⓘ Persia ⓘ |
| scriptUsed | Old Persian cuneiform ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st millennium BCE ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Achaemenid royal inscriptions
ⓘ
Old Persian cuneiform texts ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.