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Sasanian Persia: The Rise and Fall of an Empire (2009) by Touraj Daryaee; Iran Heritage Foundation is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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The Sasanians were the last of the ancient Persian dynasties, and the preeminent practitioners of the Zoroastrian religion. From its foundation by Ardashir I in 224 CE the Sasanian Empire was the dominant force in the region for several centuries until its last king, Yasdegerd III, was defeated by the Muslim Arabs in the 7th century. In this clear and comprehensive new book, Touraj Daryaee provides an unrivalled account of Sasanian Persia. Using new sources, he paints a vivid portrait of the empire's often neglected social history and examines the development of its political and administrative institutions. The author also explores, for the first time in an integrated book on the Sasanians, their descendants' attempts for more than a century after their defeat to establish a second state. "Sasanian Persia" is a unique examination of a period of history that still has great significance for a full understanding of modern Iran.

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Author

Touraj Daryaee; Iran Heritage Foundation

Publisher

I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd. in association with the Iran Heritage Foundation ; Distributed in the United States by Palgrave Macmillan

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9781441185600

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Political Science, Education

Rating

3.84 / 5 (43 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13