Iranian peoples

E41537

Indo-Iranian peoples ancient people ethnolinguistic group

Iranian peoples are a diverse group of Indo-Iranian ethnic groups historically associated with the Iranian plateau and surrounding regions, linked by related languages, cultures, and shared ancient origins.

Aliases (3)

Statements (78)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indo-Iranian peoples → ancient people → ethnolinguistic group →
associatedWithReligion	Christianity → Islam → Judaism → Yarsanism → Yazidism → Zoroastrianism →
culturalPractice	horse culture → pastoral nomadism → tribal social organization →
ethnicGroupOf	Afghanistan → Caucasus region → Central Asia → Iran → Iraq → Pakistan → South Asia → Syria → Tajikistan → Turkey →
hasPart	Alans → Bactrians → Baloch → Gilaks → Kambojas → Kurds → Lurs → Mazanderanis → Medes → Ossetians → Pamiris → Parthians → Pashtuns → Persians → Saka → Sarakatsani → Sarmatians → Scythians → Sogdians → Tajiks → Talysh → Tat people →
hasWritingSystem	Arabic script adaptations → Cyrillic script adaptations → Latin script adaptations → Pahlavi scripts → cuneiform scripts →
historicalLanguage	Avestan → Middle Persian → Old Persian → Parthian language → Sogdian language →
historicalRegion	Caucasus → Central Asia → Greater Iran → Iranian plateau → Mesopotamia →
influenced	Caucasian culture → Central Asian culture → Islamic civilization → South Asian culture →
languageFamily	Iranian languages →
migrationPattern	westward from Eurasian steppes to Iranian plateau →
originatesFrom	Eurasian steppes →
partOf	Indo-Iranian branch of Indo-European language family →
relatedTo	Indo-Aryan peoples →
sharesAncestryWith	Proto-Indo-Iranians →
sharesCulturalTradition	Iranian mythology → Nowruz → Zoroastrian heritage →
subclassOf	Indo-European peoples → Indo-Iranian ethnic groups →
timePeriod	1st millennium BCE → Classical antiquity → Middle Ages → modern era →

Referenced by (24)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alans → Buyid dynasty → Omid Kordestani ("Iranian") → Parthian Empire ("Iranians") → Zoroaster ("Iranian") →	ethnicGroup
Arash Ferdowsi ("Iranian") → Persian Jews ("Iranian people") → Pierre Omidyar ("Iranian") → Ramin Bahrani ("Iranian") → Ramin Ganeshram ("Iranian") →	ethnicOrigin
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom ("Iranians") → Indo-Greek Kingdoms ("Iranians") → Sasanian Empire →	ethnicComposition
Azerbaijanis → Tajiks →	relatedEthnicGroup
Hazaras →	ancestry
Иронтæ →	belongsToPeople
Aimaqs →	ethnicRelation
Medes →	ethnoLinguisticGroup
Indo-Iranian peoples ("Iranians") →	hasAncientGroup
Ramin Farahani ("Iranian") →	hasEthnicOrigin
Indo-Iranian peoples →	hasPart
Iranian plateau →	historicallyInhabitedBy
Ramin Rahimi ("Iranian") →	nationality