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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Iraq-i Ajam canonical | 2 |
| ʿIrāq-i ʿAjam | 2 |
| Iraq-e Ajam | 1 |
| Persian Iraq (Iraq-e Ajam) | 1 |
| ʿIrāq al-ʿAjamī | 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.
this entity surface form:
ʿIrāq-i ʿAjam
this entity surface form:
ʿIrāq al-ʿAjamī
subject surface form:
Persian Iraq
this entity surface form:
Iraq-e Ajam
subject surface form:
Persian Iraq
this entity surface form:
ʿIrāq-i ʿAjam
subject surface form:
Persian Iraq
this entity surface form:
Persian Iraq (Iraq-e Ajam)