Susa
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Susa was an ancient city in southwestern Iran that served as a major political and administrative center for several empires, including the Achaemenid Persians.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Persian capital Shushan | 1 |
| Persian royal court at Susa | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ancient city ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite | yes ⓘ |
| capitalOf |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
Elam ⓘ
surface form:
Elamite Empire
Parthian Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Parthian Empire (regional)
Sasanian Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Sasanian Empire (regional)
Seleucid Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Seleucid Empire (regional)
|
| contains |
Achaemenid palace complex
ⓘ
Apadana of Darius I ⓘ Elamite temples ⓘ city walls ⓘ royal tombs (Elamite) ⓘ ziggurat remains ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Achaemenid Persians
Elam ⓘ
surface form:
Elamites
Parthian Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Parthians
Sasanian Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Sasanians
Seleucid Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Seleucids
|
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
French archaeologists
ⓘ
Jacques de Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Ghirshman ⓘ |
| foundedIn | late 5th millennium BCE (approximate) ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Elam
ⓘ
Khuzestan ⓘ
surface form:
Khuzestan Province
Susiana ⓘ southwestern Iran ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Dez River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Karkheh River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedAs | Shushan ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Daniel
ⓘ
Megillat Esther ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Esther
Ezra–Nehemiah ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Nehemiah
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| modernSettlementNearby | Shush ⓘ |
| oneOf | oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world ⓘ |
| partOf | Ancient Near East ⓘ |
| periodOfFlourishing |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Achaemenid period
Elamite period ⓘ Parthian Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Parthian period
Sasanian Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Sasanian period
|
| region |
Khuzestan
ⓘ
surface form:
Khuzestan plain
|
| servedAs |
administrative center
ⓘ
political center ⓘ royal residence ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteName | Susa self-link ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Achaemenid kings
ⓘ
Darius I NERFINISHED ⓘ Xerxes I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Persian royal court at Susa
this entity surface form:
Persian capital Shushan