Firozkoh
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Firozkoh was the medieval royal city and cultural center of the Ghurid dynasty in present-day central Afghanistan, renowned for its architectural and artistic achievements before its destruction by the Mongols.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Firozkoh canonical | 7 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
medieval city ⓘ royal capital ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty |
Ghurid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Ghurid dynasty
|
| capitalOf |
Ghurid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Ghurid dynasty
|
| country | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| currentCondition |
ruined
ⓘ
undiscovered exact site ⓘ |
| describedAs |
cultural center of the Ghurid dynasty
ⓘ
royal city of the Ghurids ⓘ |
| destroyedBy |
Mongol Empire
ⓘ
Mongol-Tatar troops ⓘ
surface form:
Mongol forces of Genghis Khan
|
| flourishedIn |
12th century
ⓘ
early 13th century ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchical capital ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Firoz Koh
ⓘ
Firozkoh (Ghurid capital) ⓘ Firuzkuh ⓘ |
| hasCauseOfDestruction |
Mongol conquest of the Ghurid territories
ⓘ
surface form:
Mongol invasion of the Ghurid domains
|
| hasHistoricalEvent | Mongol sack and destruction in the 13th century ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRegion |
Ghor Province
ⓘ
surface form:
Ghor
Khorasan ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfArchitecture |
Ghurid architecture
ⓘ
Islamic architecture in Afghanistan ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfArt | Islamic decorative arts ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
archaeologically unexplored site
ⓘ
lost city ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
major cultural center of the Ghurid Empire
ⓘ
symbol of Ghurid political power ⓘ |
| inception | 12th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Islamic architecture
ⓘ
artistic achievements ⓘ palatial complexes ⓘ religious monuments ⓘ urban planning ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration |
Persian language
ⓘ
surface form:
Persian
|
| languageOfCulture |
Persian language
ⓘ
surface form:
Persian
|
| locatedIn | central Afghanistan ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Ghor Province ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Hari River region (approximate) ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ghurid Empire
ⓘ
medieval Islamic world ⓘ |
| pointInTimeOfDestruction | early 13th century ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| timeOfUseAsCapital | 12th–early 13th century ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Ghurid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Ghurid dynasty
|
Referenced by (7)
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