Iraq-i Ajam

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Iraq-i Ajam was a historical region in western Iran, centered around cities like Isfahan, that served as an important political and cultural province in various Persian and Turko-Mongol empires.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Iraq-i Ajam canonical 2
ʿIrāq-i ʿAjam 2
Iraq-e Ajam 1

Statements (92)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
historical region
alternativeName Greater Iran
surface form: Persian Iraq

Iraq-i Ajam
surface form: ʿIrāq al-ʿAjamī

Iraq-i Ajam
surface form: ʿIrāq-i ʿAjam
borders Azerbaijan region
Fars
Arabistan
surface form: Iraq-i Arab

Jibal region
Khuzestan
capital Isfahan
centeredOn Isfahan
declineOfUse 19th century
distinguishedFrom Iraq
surface form: Iraq-i Arab
hasEthnicGroup Kurds
Lurs
Persians
Tajiks
Turkic peoples
hasLanguage Persian
hasMajorCity Ardestan
Asadabad
Aveh
Bistam
Bisotun
surface form: Bistun

Borujerd
Damghan
Dinavar
Golpayegan
Hamadan
Isfahan
Kangavar
Karaj
Kashan
Kermanshah
Khansar
Khorramabad
Luristan towns
Mahallat
Malayer
Meymeh
Nahavand
Nain
Najafabad
Natanz
Natanz region
Nihavand
Qazvin
Qom
Qumis
Ray
Saveh
Shahreza
Tuyserkan
Varamin
Yazd
Zanjan
historicalPeriod early modern period
medieval period
knownFor Persian culture
administrative importance
literary production
strategic location
urban centers
locatedIn Iranian plateau
western Iran
modernEquivalent Hamedan Province
surface form: Hamadan Province

Isfahan region
surface form: Isfahan Province

Lorestan Province
Markazi Province
Qom Province
central Iran
parts of Alborz Province
parts of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province
parts of Tehran Province
parts of Yazd Province
partOf Mongol Ilkhanate
surface form: Ilkhanate

Iran
Chagatai Khanate
surface form: Mongol Empire successor states

Safavid Empire
Timurid dynasty
surface form: Timurid Empire

Turco-Mongol
surface form: Turko-Mongol empires

various Persian empires
religion Islam
Shia Islam
Sunni Islam
timeOfUse Middle Ages
early Islamic period
post-Mongol period
usedIn Arabic historiography
Islamic geographies
Persian historiography

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Abu Sa'id Mirza ruledRegion Iraq-i Ajam
Muzaffarids administrativeCenter Iraq-i Ajam
Iraq-i Ajam alternativeName Iraq-i Ajam
this entity surface form: ʿIrāq-i ʿAjam
Iraq-i Ajam alternativeName Iraq-i Ajam
this entity surface form: ʿIrāq al-ʿAjamī
historical region of Persian Iraq (Iraq-e Ajam) knownAs Iraq-i Ajam
subject surface form: Persian Iraq
this entity surface form: Iraq-e Ajam
historical region of Persian Iraq (Iraq-e Ajam) knownAs Iraq-i Ajam
subject surface form: Persian Iraq
this entity surface form: ʿIrāq-i ʿAjam
historical region of Persian Iraq (Iraq-e Ajam) knownAs Iraq-i Ajam
subject surface form: Persian Iraq
this entity surface form: Persian Iraq (Iraq-e Ajam)