Anshan
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Anshan was an ancient city and region in southwestern Iran that served as an early center of Elamite and later Achaemenid Persian power.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ historical region ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
Elam
ⓘ
surface form:
Elamites
Persians ⓘ |
| capitalOf |
Elamite kingdom of Anshan
ⓘ
surface form:
Elam (in some periods)
|
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| culturalRegionOf | southwestern Iranian plateau ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists at Tal-e Malyan ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod |
2nd millennium BCE
ⓘ
3rd millennium BCE ⓘ early 1st millennium BCE ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite | Tal-e Malyan ⓘ |
| hasChronologicalPhase |
Middle Elamite period
ⓘ
Neo-Elamite period ⓘ Old Elamite period ⓘ Proto-Elamite period ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Elamite
ⓘ
surface form:
Elamite cuneiform
Proto-Elamite script ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | abandoned city ⓘ |
| identifiedWith | Tal-e Malyan ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Achaemenid royal ideology ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Elamite
ⓘ
surface form:
Elamite language
Old Persian language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Elam
ⓘ
southwestern Iran ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Achaemenid royal inscriptions
ⓘ
Elamite inscriptions ⓘ |
| modernDisciplineStudying |
Iranian studies
ⓘ
Near Eastern archaeology ⓘ |
| near | Zagros Mountains ⓘ |
| partOf |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
Elam ⓘ
surface form:
Elamite civilization
|
| politicalRole |
core territory of early Persian kingdom
ⓘ
royal seat of early Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Persepolis region as Persian center ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation |
Fars Province
ⓘ
Khuzestan ⓘ
surface form:
Khuzestan region
|
| regionOf | early Iranian state formation ⓘ |
| regionType | highland region ⓘ |
| religionPracticed | Elamite religion ⓘ |
| ruledBy |
Achaemenid kings
ⓘ
Elamite kings ⓘ |
| servedAs |
early center of Achaemenid Persian power
ⓘ
early center of Elamite power ⓘ |
| titleUsedBy |
Cambyses I
ⓘ
surface form:
Cambyses I of Anshan
Cyrus I of Anshan NERFINISHED ⓘ Cyrus II (Cyrus the Great) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
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