Hyrcania
E733458
Hyrcania was an ancient historical region located southeast of the Caspian Sea, known for its dense forests and strategic importance in various Persian empires.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical region
ⓘ
satrapy ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Varkâna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateLocation | southeastern coast of the Caspian Sea ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Caspian Gates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Caspian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Zadracarta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical to temperate ⓘ |
| conqueredBy | Cyrus the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| correspondsPartlyToModernRegion |
Golestan Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gorgan NERFINISHED ⓘ Mazandaran Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalZone | south Caspian region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| greekName | Hyrcania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | Hyrcanians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dense forests
ⓘ
strategic importance ⓘ |
| languageFamilyHistorical | Iranian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterControlledBy |
Parthian Arsacid dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sasanian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Seleucid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| latinName | Hyrcania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedSoutheastOf | Caspian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Herodotus Histories
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strabo Geographica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryImportance |
location of fortresses guarding northeastern approaches of Iran
ⓘ
site of royal hunting grounds ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | land of the wolves ⓘ |
| notableFeature | thick woodlands unusual for much of Iran ⓘ |
| oldPersianName | Varkâna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Achaemenid Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parthian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests ecoregion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionHistorical | Zoroastrianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
buffer zone against nomadic peoples
ⓘ
frontier region of northeastern Iranian plateau ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st millennium BCE to early 1st millennium CE as distinct region ⓘ |
| tradeRole | connected to routes between Iran and Central Asia ⓘ |
| underRuleOf |
Darius I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Xerxes I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCORelated | Hyrcanian Forests World Heritage Site (name derived from region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vegetation | Hyrcanian forests NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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