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Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
King Persian (14 June 1981 – after 1999) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. As a two-year-old in 1983 he won a minor race on his debut and then
King_Persian
Achaemenid ruler is Cyrus I, king of Anshan in the second half of the seventh century BC. The Achaemenids united all Persian tribes under Cyrus I's son
List_of_monarchs_of_Iran
Irish-bred racehorse
Persian King (foaled 18 February 2016) is a retired Irish-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and active sire. He showed very promising form as
Persian_King_(horse)
Old Iranian language
Old Persian is one of two directly attested Old Iranian languages (the other being Avestan) and is the ancestor of Middle Persian (the language of the
Old_Persian
Ancient Iranian empire, 550–330 BC
The Achaemenid Empire (/əˈkiː.mə.nɪd/, ə-KEE-mə-nid; Old Persian: 𐎧𐏁𐏂, Xšāça, lit. 'The Empire' or 'The Kingdom') was an ancient Iranian empire founded
Achaemenid_Empire
King of Sparta from c. 489 BC to 480 BC
against the First Persian invasion of Greece, that ended at Marathon (490 BC). Plutarch wrote, “When someone said to him: 'Except for being king you are not
Leonidas_I
Semi-alphabetic cuneiform script
guessed that this must be the word for "king" (xa-ša-a-ya-θa-i-ya, now known to be pronounced in Old Persian xšāyaθiya). He guessed correctly, but that
Old_Persian_cuneiform
support from the Persians in Ayutthaya. King Narai first sent a diplomatic mission that reached Persia in 1669. More than a decade later, King Narai sent another
Persian embassy to Siam (1685)
Persian_embassy_to_Siam_(1685)
Western Iranian language
This article contains Persian text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. Persian, also known as Farsi
Persian_language
Persian ruler from 522 to 486 BCE
Darius I (Old Persian: 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 Dārayavaʰuš; c. 550 – 486 BCE), commonly known as Darius the Great, was the third King of Kings of the Achaemenid
Darius_the_Great
Founder of the Achaemenid Empire
that Cyrus is Kay Khosrow, a legendary Persian king of the Kayanian dynasty and a character in Shahnameh, a Persian epic. Some scholars, however, believe
Cyrus_the_Great
Iranian ethnic group
article contains Persian text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. Persians, or Persian people, are an
Persians
Royal title of Persian origin
Shāh (/ʃɑː/; Persian: شاه [ʃɒːh] ) is a royal title meaning 'king' in Persian. Though chiefly associated with the monarchs of Iran, it was also used to
Shah
Classical Greek tragedy by Aeschylus
The Persians (Ancient Greek: Πέρσαι, romanized: Pérsai, Latinised as Persae) is an ancient Greek tragedy written during the Classical period of Ancient
The_Persians
Eastern variety of Persian
also known as Farsi Dari, Dari Persian, Eastern Persian, or Afghan Persian, is the variety of the Persian language spoken in Afghanistan. Dari is the Afghan
Dari
Last pre-Islamic Iranian empire (224–651 AD)
symbols. The Sasanian Empire (/sə.ˈsɑː.ni.ən/), officially Eranshahr (Middle Persian: 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩, romanized: Ērānšahr, lit. 'Empire of the Iranians')
Sasanian_Empire
Series of conflicts in the 5th century BC
Greece and the enormous empire of ancient Persia had begun when the Persian king Cyrus the Great conquered the Greek-inhabited region of Ionia in 547
Greco-Persian_Wars
Persian names consist of a given name (Persian: نام, nâm) and a surname or family name (نام خانوادگی, nâm-e khânevâdegi). Given names may be simple or
Persian_name
Armed conflict of the 6th century CE
Himyarite king Sayf ibn Dhī Yazan to his throne as a vassal of the Sasanian Persian Empire. Al-Tabari reports that the defining factor of the Persian victory
Aksumite–Persian_wars
The decipherment of cuneiform began with the decipherment of Old Persian cuneiform between 1802 and 1836. The first cuneiform inscriptions published in
Decipherment_of_cuneiform
2017 Iranian film
The Elephant King (Persian: فیلشاه) is a 2017 Iranian animated feature film created by HonarPooya Animation Company. This is the second animated feature
The_Elephant_King_(2017_film)
Mediterranean sea in West Asia
The Persian Gulf, sometimes called the Arabian Gulf, is a mediterranean sea in West Asia. The body of water is an extension of the Arabian Sea and the
Persian_Gulf
Name of various rulers in the Hebrew Bible
dynasty Persian kings. The Hebrew form is believed to have derived from the Old Persian name of Xerxes I, Xšayāršā (< xšaya 'king' + aršan 'male' > 'king of
Ahasuerus
Subspecies of onager
The Persian onager (Equus hemionus onager), also called the Persian wild ass or Persian zebra, is a subspecies of onager (Asiatic wild ass) native to
Persian_onager
mythology, or Persian mythology in western term (Persian: اسطورهشناسی ایرانی), is the body of the myths originally told by ancient Persians and other Iranian
Persian_mythology
Province of the Achaemenid Empire
the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem in 587 BCE. Around this time, the Persian king Cyrus the Great issued what is commonly known as the Edict of Cyrus,
Yehud_(Persian_province)
King of Macedon from 336 to 323 BC
Alexander then chased Darius, first into Media, and then Parthia. The Persian king no longer controlled his own destiny, and was taken prisoner by Bessus
Alexander_the_Great
King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 486 to 465 BC
known as Xerxes the Great; c. 518 BC – 465 BC) was a Persian ruler who reigned as the fourth King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, reigning from 486 BC
Xerxes_I
Achaemenid cylinder seal
The Zvenigorodsky seal, also known as the Persian king and the defeated enemies seal, is an Achaemenid cylinder seal made from chalcedony. It is dated
Zvenigorodsky_seal
Novel by Mary Renault
The Persian Boy is a 1972 historical novel written by Mary Renault and narrated by Bagoas, a young Persian from an aristocratic family who is captured
The_Persian_Boy
Historical fashion in Persia
Traditional Persian clothing or traditional Iranian clothing is the historical costume of the courtly and urban population of Iran (Persia), before the
Persian_clothing
Persian title
(/ˌpɑːdɪˈʃɑː/; Persian: پادشاه, romanized: pād(i)šāh, lit. 'Master King', pronounced [paːd(i)ˈʃaːɦ]) is a superlative sovereign title of Persian origin. A
Padishah
Conflicts of Alexander the Great (336–325 BC)
marked the beginning of the end of Persian power. It was the first time the Persian army had been defeated with the King present on the field. Darius left
Wars_of_Alexander_the_Great
Historical region in south-western Iran
and the Persian Gulf region. During an apparent transitional period, corresponding to the reigns of Vādfradād II and another uncertain king, no titles
Persis
Written texts in the Persian language
This article contains Persian text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. Persian literature comprises
Persian_literature
Old form of chess
pieces: Shāh ("king" in Persian) moves like the king in chess. Ferz (Wazir) ("counselor"; also spelled fers; Arabic firz, from Persian فرزين farzīn) moves
Shatranj
Persian art or Iranian art (Persian: هنر ایرانی, romanized: Honar-è Irâni) has one of the richest art heritages in world history and has been strong in
Persian_art
Ruling title used by certain historical monarchs
Great King and King of Countries, but perhaps the most prominent title was that of King of Kings (rendered Xšāyaθiya Xšāyaθiyānām in Old Persian), recorded
King_of_Kings
Part of the second Persian invasion of Greece (480–479 BC)
the Persians in a two-phase offensive, amidst which the Persian king Xerxes the Great had issued an order calling for it to be torched. The Persian army
Achaemenid destruction of Athens
Achaemenid_destruction_of_Athens
Iranian philosopher of the 6th century CE
Paul the Persian or Paulus Persa was a 6th-century East Syriac theologian and philosopher in the court of the Sassanid king Khosrow I (r. 531–579). Paul's
Paul_the_Persian
Ancient Persian royal dynasty
The Achaemenid dynasty (Old Persian: 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁𐎡𐎹 Haxāmanišyaʰ; Persian: هخامنشی Haxâmaneši; Ancient Greek: Ἀχαιμενίδαι Achaimenidai; Latin: Achaemenides)
Achaemenid_dynasty
This forces the King to keep her alive for another day so that she can resume the tale at night. The name derives from the Persian šahr (شهر, 'city')
List of One Thousand and One Nights characters
List_of_One_Thousand_and_One_Nights_characters
492–490 BC phase of the Greco-Persian Wars
the invasion of the independent Greek city-states was ordered by the Persian king Darius the Great, who sought to punish Athens and Eretria after they
First Persian invasion of Greece
First_Persian_invasion_of_Greece
General serving under Persian king Artaxerxes I
Usiris was a Persian general under King Artaxerxes I. According to Ctesias, he commanded a Persian army of 200,000 men against the 150,000 men (excluding
Usiris_(Persian)
Mountain pass in Kohgiluyeh va Boyer Ahmad and Fars
of 330 BC, it was the site of the fierce Battle of the Persian Gate, in which the Macedonian king Alexander the Great faced stiff resistance by the last
Persian_Gates
Southwestern Iranian language
article contains Persian text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. Middle Persian, also known by its
Middle_Persian
Archaeological hoax
The Persian Princess or Persian Mummy is a mummy of an alleged Persian princess who surfaced in Pakistani Baluchistan in October 2000. After considerable
Persian_Princess
Type of garden originating from Iran
In garden design, Persian garden or Iranian garden (Persian: باغ ایرانی) is a style of "landscape" garden which emerged in the Achaemenid Empire. Nine
Persian_gardens
Conquest of the Neo-Babylonian Empire by the Achaemenid Empire
(550/549) Cyrus the Great, the Achaemenid Persian king of Anshan in Elam, revolted against his suzerain Astyages, king of the Manda or Medes, at Ecbatana. Astyages'
Fall_of_Babylon
King of the Achaemenid Empire from 336 to 330 BC)
III (Old Persian: 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 Dārayavaʰuš; Ancient Greek: Δαρεῖος Dareios; c. 380 – 330 BC) was the thirteenth and last Achaemenid King of Kings of
Darius_III
Elite Persian heavy infantry
Immortals (Greek: Ἀθάνατοι, Athánatoi), or Persian Immortals, was the name given by the Greek historian Herodotus to a 10,000-strong unit of elite heavy
Immortals_(Achaemenid_Empire)
480 BC engagement of the Greco-Persian Wars
(/θərˈmɒpɪliː/) was fought in 480 BC at Thermopylae between the Achaemenid Persian Empire under Xerxes and an alliance of Greek city-states led by Sparta
Battle_of_Thermopylae
480–479 BC phase of the Greco-Persian Wars
The second Persian invasion of Greece (480–479 BC) occurred during the Greco-Persian Wars, as King Xerxes I of Persia sought to conquer all of Greece
Second Persian invasion of Greece
Second_Persian_invasion_of_Greece
Son of Cyrus the Great (died c. 522 BC)
the new king, who ruled for seven months over the whole empire. The new king transferred the seat of government to Media. A number of Persian nobles discovered
Bardiya
and Shahbanu for the Pahlavis. List of monarchs of Iran List of ancient Persians\ List of Iranian women royalty Monarchism in Iran Iranian National Jewels
List of royal consorts of Iran
List_of_royal_consorts_of_Iran
Ruler of the Achaemenid Empire from 530 to 522 BC
his namesake Cambyses I, the king of Persis from 600 to 559 BC. The family was descended from a line of rulers of Persian tribes who, starting with Cyrus
Cambyses_II
16th century political alliance
A Habsburg–Persian alliance (Persian: اتحاد ایران-هابسبورگ; also Habsburg–Safavid alliance (اتحاد صفوی-هابسبورگ) or Habsburg–Iran alliance) was attempted
Habsburg–Persian_alliance
Biblical figure and Israelite monarch
living in the late Persian or Hellenistic periods. The Tel Dan stele, discovered in 1993, is an inscribed stone erected by Hazael, a king of Damascus in the
David
Term for a handmade carpet from Iran
A Persian carpet (Persian: فرش ایرانی, romanized: farš-e irâni [ˈfærʃe ʔiː.ɹɒː.níː]), Persian rug (Persian: قالی ایرانی, romanized: qâli-ye irâni [ɢɒːˈliːje
Persian_carpet
Possible Achaemenid king of Persia (c. 520 BC)
in the Persian heartland of Parsa, living there peacefully for the rest of his life, perhaps nominally exercising the duties of a "lesser king" under
Arsames
Persian-language news broadcast station
Office encouraged broadcasting about king's autocratic style and republican systems of Government. The Persian Service continued after the war as part
BBC_Persian
Early king of Persia of Achaemenid House
be counting Ariaramnes as a king. His English name is derived - via Latin - from the Greek Ἀριαράμνης. In Modern Persian, his name is spelled اریارمنه
Ariaramnes
Military conflict between the Median kingdom and Persis
The Medo-Persian conflict was a campaign led by the Median king Astyages against Persis in the mid 6th-century BCE. Classical sources claim that Persis
Medo-Persian_conflict
Ancient multilingual stone inscription in Iran
Old Persian, Elamite, and Babylonian (a variety of Akkadian). Authored by Darius the Great sometime between his coronation as king of the Persian Empire
Behistun_inscription
Ethnic group of Persian people
Sistani Persians (Persian: فارسهای سیستانی) (also known as the Sistanis, Sajestani, and historically referred to Sagzi) are a branch of Persians who mainly
Sistani_Persians
Ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire
Persepolis or Parseh (Persian: پارسه, romanized: Pārseh; Old Persian: 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, romanized: Pārsa), also known in modern Persian as Takht-e Jamshid (تخت
Persepolis
Written works composed in Middle Persian
Middle Persian literature is the corpus of written works composed in Middle Persian, that is, the Middle Iranian dialect of Persia proper, the region in
Middle_Persian_literature
Province of the Achaemenid Persian Empire
(Benghazi). A puppet king, Battus IV, was installed, and the current region of eastern Libya (Cyrenaica) was made into a Persian satrapy. It is possible
Libya_(satrapy)
Small Persian painting on paper
A Persian miniature (Persian: نگارگری ایرانی, romanized: negârgari-ye Irâni) is a small Persian painting on paper, whether a book illustration or a separate
Persian_miniature
Mythical king and hero of Turan
(Persian: افراسياب afrāsiyāb, Middle Persian: Frāsiyāv, Frāsiyāk, Avestan: Fraŋrasyan) is the king of Turan and the main antagonist of the Persian epic
Afrasiab
IFBB professional bodybuilder
Kamali (Persian: شهریار کمالی; born 29 March 1972 in Tehran ), known as King Kamali, is a retired IFBB professional bodybuilder. Nicknamed "The Persian Pearl"
Shahriar_Kamali
Arabic collection of fables
sultan, Husayn Kashifi's Persian versification completed in 1504, and King Vakhtang VI of Kartli's translation from Persian to Georgian in the 18th century
Kalīla_wa-Dimna
Series of wars in the 16th–17th century
The Portuguese–Safavid wars or Persian-Portuguese wars (Persian: جنگهای ایران و پرتغال) were a series of conflicts between the Portuguese Empire and Safavid
Portuguese–Safavid_wars
Median king
Astyages was the last king of the Median kingdom, reigning from 585 to 550 BCE. The son of Cyaxares, he was dethroned by the Persian king Cyrus the Great.
Astyages
King of demons from the Book of Tobit
The Book of Sindibād Or The Story of the King, His Son, the Damsel, and the Seven Vazīrs: From the Persian and Arabic. (1884). UK: J. Cameron. p. 18
Asmodeus
National anthem of Afghanistan from 1943 to 1973
The "Grand Salute" (Persian: درود بزرگ, lit. 'Dorud Bozorg'), also known by its incipit "Our Brave and Noble King" (Persian: ای شاهِ غیور و مهربانِ ما
National anthem of the Kingdom of Afghanistan
National_anthem_of_the_Kingdom_of_Afghanistan
Demons in West Asian beliefs
Div or dev (Classical Persian: دیو dēw; Iranian Persian: دیو dīv; with the broader meaning of demons or fiends) are monstrous creatures of West Asian
Div_(mythology)
The Roman–Persian wars, also called the Roman–Iranian wars, took place between the Roman states and the Iranian empires, beginning with the Roman Republic
Roman–Persian_wars
Formal investiture and crowning ceremony
the beginning of his reign. Plutarch wrote in his Life of King Artaxerxes that the Persian king was required to go to the ancient capital of Pasargadae
Coronation of the Iranian monarch
Coronation_of_the_Iranian_monarch
Column developed in ancient Persia
Persian columns or Persepolitan columns are the distinctive form of column developed in the Achaemenid architecture of ancient Persia, probably beginning
Persian_column
Legendary Iranian king
Zāl (Persian: زال, pronounced [zɒːl]), alternatively spelled as Zaal,[citation needed] is a legendary Iranian king from Sistan, and is recognized as one
Zāl
Persian embassy to Louis XIV caused a dramatic flurry at the court of Louis XIV in 1715, the year of the Sun King's death. Mohammad Reza Beg (Persian:
Persian_embassy_to_Louis_XIV
1990–1991 conflict in the Middle East
products from Iraq and Kuwait. A coalition began a military buildup in the Persian Gulf region. The broadest military alliance since World War II, its largest
Gulf_War
Ancient Amorite-Akkadian state in Mesopotamia
that Cyrus the Great, the Achaemenid Persian "king of Anshan" in Elam, revolted against his suzerain Astyages, "king of the Manda" or Medes, at Ecbatana
Babylonia
Jewish community of Iran
Iranian Jews, also known as Persian Jews, constitute one of the oldest communities of the Jewish diaspora. Dating back to the biblical era, they originate
Iranian_Jews
King of Sumer
Tata (also written as: Ta-a-ar, Tari/ip, Tari, and/or Taar) was the second king of the Awan dynasty and may have been the second to exercise the kingship
Tata_(king_of_Awan)
Final-stage classification of the Persian language
New Persian (Persian: فارسی نو), also known as Modern Persian (Persian: فارسی نوین), is the current stage of the Persian language spoken since the 8th
New_Persian
Fourth conflict of the Russo-Persian Wars
many of their other conflicts, began as a territorial dispute. The new Persian king, Fath Ali Shah Qajar, wanted to consolidate the northernmost reaches
Russo-Persian_War_(1804–1813)
Zoroastrian and Iranian festival
Under the Achaemenid Empire (550–330 BC), the Armenian subjects of the Persian king gave him 20,000 horses every year during the celebration of Mehregan
Mehregan
Legendary Persian Character
Farhād (Middle Persian: Frahāt, Persian: فرهاد) is a famous character in Persian literature and Persian mythology. The story of his love with Shirin is
Farhad_(Persian_literature)
Achaemenid satrap and pretender to throne (died 329 BC)
died summer 329 BC), was a Persian satrap of the eastern Achaemenid satrapy of Bactria, as well as the self-proclaimed King of Kings of the Achaemenid
Bessus
Protagonist of the Book of Daniel of the Hebrew Bible
Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon, serving the king and his successors with loyalty and ability until the time of the Persian conqueror Cyrus, all the while remaining
Daniel_(biblical_figure)
Name list
Bahram (Persian: بهرام), also spelled Behram or Vahram, is a masculine Persian given name of Iranian origin. It derives from the name of the ancient Iranian
Bahram_(name)
Geographic naming dispute
The Persian Gulf naming dispute concerns the gulf known historically and internationally as the Persian Gulf, after Persia or Persis (the homeland of
Persian_Gulf_naming_dispute
Type of Scythian short sword
the Persians of the Achaemenid Empire (550 BCE to 330 BCE) made use of more than one kind of sword. Ancient Persian art typically shows the king's bodyguards
Acinaces
King of Persia from c. 580 to 559 BC
Cambyses I (Old Persian: 𐎣𐎲𐎢𐎪𐎡𐎹 Kambūjiya) was king of Anshan from c. 580 to 559 BC and the father of Cyrus the Great (Cyrus II), younger son of
Cambyses_I
King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 465 to 424 BC
Themistocles would go on to learn and adopt Persian customs, Persian language, and traditions. A King Artaxerxes is described in the Bible (Ezra 7)
Artaxerxes_I
Ancient clay cylinder with Akkadian cuneiform script
Achaemenid royal inscription in Akkadian cuneiform script in the name of the Persian king Cyrus the Great. It dates from the 6th century BC and was discovered
Cyrus_Cylinder
Ancient Georgian kingdom of Kartli
direct Persian rule. In 580, king Hormizd IV (578–590) abolished the monarchy after the death of King Bakur III, and Iberia became a Persian province
Kingdom_of_Iberia
Ruler of a province in ancient Persia
and religion of the conquered people, so the Persian culture was the one most affected as the Great King endeavoured to meld elements from all his subjects
Satrap
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