Istakhr
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Istakhr was an ancient city in southwestern Iran that served as an early political and religious center for the Sasanian dynasty near the ruins of Persepolis.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Istakhr canonical | 6 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sasanian Empire
ⓘ
Sasanian Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Sasanian dynasty
|
| conqueredBy | Arab Muslim forces ⓘ |
| conqueredInCentury | 7th century CE ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | early Islamic period ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | a few kilometers north of Persepolis ruins ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists in the 20th century ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
3rd century CE
ⓘ
4th century CE ⓘ 5th century CE ⓘ 6th century CE ⓘ early 7th century CE ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod |
Sasanian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Sasanian period
|
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
fortifications
ⓘ
urban structures ⓘ water management installations ⓘ |
| historicalRole | successor settlement to Persepolis area ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Middle Persian language
ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Persian
|
| locatedIn |
Fars Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southwestern Iran ⓘ |
| locatedOn | plateau above the Pulvar River valley ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Islamic historical sources
ⓘ
medieval Persian geographies ⓘ |
| near |
Marvdasht plain
ⓘ
Persepolis ⓘ |
| partOf | historical region of Persis ⓘ |
| precededBy | Persepolis as regional center ⓘ |
| region | Pars ⓘ |
| religiousRole | center of Zoroastrian priestly families in Sasanian era ⓘ |
| religiousSignificanceFor | Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| scriptUsed | Pahlavi script ⓘ |
| servedAs |
political center of the early Sasanian dynasty
ⓘ
religious center of the early Sasanian dynasty ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.