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'''Iran''' (Persian: ایران), also known in the West as '''Persia''', is a country located in western Asia. It stretches from the Caucasus and the Oxus river in the north to the Persian Gulf in the south, and the Zagros Range in the west to |
'''Iran''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_language Persian]: ایران, Armenian: Իրան), also known in the West as '''Persia''', is a country located in western Asia. It stretches from the Caucasus and the Oxus river in the north to the Persian Gulf in the south, and the Zagros Range in the west to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Khorasan Khorasan] in the east. |
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== Etymology == |
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== History == |
== History == |
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=== Late Safavid period (1629-1687) === |
=== Late Safavid period (1629-1687) === |
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==== Foreign powers in Persia ==== |
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===== English capture of Ormus ===== |
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===== The Duke of Holstein-Gottorp ===== |
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===== Conflict with the EIC & VOC ===== |
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==== Economic crises ==== |
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==== Collapse of the empire ==== |
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=== Khiljid period (1687-1760) === |
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==== Rise of the Khilji Pakhtuns ==== |
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==== Mirweis Shah (1696-1731) ==== |
==== Mirweis Shah (1696-1731) ==== |
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==== Mahmud Shah (1731-1748) ==== |
==== Mahmud Shah (1731-1748) ==== |
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==== Regency |
==== Regency era and collapse ==== |
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=== Interregnum (1758-1771) === |
=== Interregnum (1758-1771) === |
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==== French invasion of Ormus |
==== French invasion of Ormus ==== |
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==== Revival of the Qezelbash ==== |
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==== Safavid restoration (1765-1771) ==== |
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===== Battle of Naein ===== |
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===== The Coup of 1769 ===== |
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=== Dareshuri period (1771-) === |
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==== Classical rule (1771-1814) ==== |
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==== Messianic rebellions of 1818 and clerical massacres ==== |
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== Government and Politics == |
== Government and Politics == |
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== Demographics == |
== Demographics == |
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==== Ethnicity ==== |
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==== Language ==== |
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==== Religion ==== |
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== Culture == |
== Culture == |
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==== Literature and poetry ==== |
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==== Global Persianate culture ==== |
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== Religion == |
== Religion == |
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==== Islam ==== |
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==== Christianity ==== |
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===== Armenian Apostolicism ===== |
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==== Zoroastrianism ==== |
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==== Judaism ==== |
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==== Dharmic faiths ==== |
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==== Gnostic and syncretic religions ==== |
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==== New religious movements ==== |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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Revision as of 10:31, 14 February 2022
| Persia | |
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| State of Persia | |
| دولت علیّه ایران | |
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| Capital | Isfahan |
| Largest City | Tabriz |
| Government Type | Constitutional monarchy |
| Languages | Persian (official) |
| Currency | Toman |
Iran (Persian: ایران, Armenian: Իրան), also known in the West as Persia, is a country located in western Asia. It stretches from the Caucasus and the Oxus river in the north to the Persian Gulf in the south, and the Zagros Range in the west to Khorasan in the east.
