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	Persepolis - LoveToKnow 1911
		As a residence, however, for the rulers of the empire, a remote place in a difficult alpine region was far from convenient, and the real capitals were Susa, Babylon and Ecbatana.
		The Romans knew as little about Istakhr as the Greeks had done about Persepolis - and this in spite of the fact that for four hundred years the Sassanians maintained relations, friendly or hostile, with the empire.
		At the time of the Arabian conquest Istakhr offered a desperate resistance, but the city was still a place of considerable importance in the 1st century of Islam (see Caeiphate), although its greatness was speedily eclipsed by the new metropolis Shiraz.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Persepolis (1598 words)

	PERSEPOLIS AND ANCIENT IRAN - ISTAKHR
		Istakhr suffered extensive damage and capitulated to the Arabs in 648 A.D. When Shiraz was founded in 684 A.D., Istakhr was finally replaced as capital of the province of Fars.
		Istakhr - HL Trench, from the NW, with Excavated Islamic Vessels in the Foreground, P 57944
		Istakhr - Islamic Clay Figurines, a Camel with a Riding Saddle and a Horned Animal, Perhaps an Ibex, P 58108
	oi.uchicago.edu /OI/MUS/PA/IRAN/PAAI/PAAI_Istakhr.html (961 words)

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		Papak had made himself king of the district of Istakhr (in the neighbourhood of Persepolis, which had fallen to ruins).
		Ardashir extirpated the whole race of the Arsacids, with the exception of those princes who had found refuge in Armenia, and in many wars, in which, however, as the Persian tradition shows, he occasionally suffered heavy defeats, he succeeded in subjugating the greater part of Iran, Susiana and Babylonia.
		The Parthian capital Ctesiphon (q.v.) remained the principal residence of the Sassanian kingdom, by the side of the national metropolis Istakhr, which was too far out of the way to become the centre of administration.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /correction/edit?locale=en&content_id=4378 (914 words)

	AÚBAK (Mid
		In any case Ba@bak was a local ruler in Fa@rs, with his capital at Istakhr (Esátáakòr), who revolted against his Parthian overlord, probably in 205-06, as we may infer from a Mid.
		According to T®abar^, Ba@bak was the ruler of K¨^r (a district to the south of Istakhr on the edge of the salt lake, Bakò¯taga@n).
		T®abar^ continues that the king of Istakhr at the birth of ArdaÞ^r was called Ju@zehr (or Jozehr, Mid.
	www.iranica.com /newsite/articles/v3f3/v3f3a051.html (839 words)

	Istakhr - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Built largely from the ruins of ancient Persepolis, 3 mi (4.8 km) away, it was a capital of the Sassanid dynasty.
		Istakhr stubbornly resisted (640-49) the Arabs but soon afterward lost its importance to Shiraz.
		Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Istakhr" at HighBeam.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-istakhr.html (116 words)

	1993-94 AQABA ANNUAL REPORT
		This is only the latest development in the long history of involvement by the Oriental Institute with Islamic archaeology; it is fitting that on the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Oriental Institute, some reminiscence on that history may be offered in the context of the Aqaba project.
		Istakhr was an outgrowth of the Persepolis project, initiated by Dr. Ernst Herzfeld in 1931 and continued by Dr. Erich Schmidt during 1935-1938.
		Schmidt brought an airplane to Istakhr and careful examination of his aerial photographs revealed the underlying structure of the Sasanian and early Islamic cities; recognition of the juxtaposition of those two cities laid the conceptual framework for the Aqaba project.
	oi.uchicago.edu /OI/AR/93-94/93-94_Aqaba.html (2118 words)

	Istakhr (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Istakhr boasts not only one of the greatest bazaars in the Known Worlds, but some of the most stupendous buildings.
		Settled largely by people of mid-eastern extraction, it was the homeworld of the al-Malik and became their power center after Rahimat's Reconquest.
		The famous Istakhr Market in the capitol city of Samarkand is the second largest open bazaar in the Known Worlds.
	homepage.powerup.com.au /~flynnkd/FS/Stars/istakhr.htm (311 words)

	Slowgame history
		One important difference, however, was that while Istakhr had food in abundance, Kish being a jungle planet was lean on food when advanced bacteriology (which allows arboria) was not yet discovered.
		On Stigmata, Istakhr and Byzantium Secundus they managed to put up a more resilient resistance, but apart from a few counter-attacks on Istakhr, they lacked the ability to do anything else.
		All in all, Istakhr seems to be the best-balanced planet.
	website.lineone.net /~rwein/nova/reports/slghist.htm (5265 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		These formed a single building, which was still intact 900 years ago, and was used as the mosque of the then existing city of Istakhr.
		The Romans knew as little about Istakhr as the Greeks had done about Persepolis--and this in spite of the fact that for four hundred years the Sassanians maintained relations, friendly or hostile, with the empire.
		At the time of the Arabian conquest Istakhr offered a desperate resistance, but the city was still a place of considerable importance in the first century of Islam, although its greatness was speedily eclipsed by the new metropolis Shiraz.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Persepolis (2977 words)

	www.rugart.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Sassanid dynasty had its inception in a town situated near ancient Persepolis, Istakhr or Stakhr, the capital of the Persis.
		Little remains above ground of the buildings of Istakhr, which once included an important fire sanctuary of Anahita, the Iranian goddess of water and fertility, but also a goddess of war.
		[1] The office of chief priest of the sanctuary seems to have been linked with the secular administration of the region of Istakhr, and both functions seem to have been hereditary in a family which traced its origins to a legendary 'Sasan', a distant descendant of the Achaemenid dynasty.
	www.rugart.org /doc/doc0376.html (9507 words)

	Livius Picture Archive: Istakhr (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In 224 CE, a Persian nobleman named Pâpak, son of Sassan, dethroned the lawful ruler in Persia, Artabazus V. As capital the new ruler chose Istakhr, not far from ancient Persepolis, the capital of the Achaemenids, with whom the new, Sassanid dynasty, identified itself.
		The Achaemenid royal tombs of Naq-i Rustam are not far from Istakhr too.
		The city was left after the fall of the Sassanid empire (the people went to Shiraz), and today, Istakhr is nothing but a plain full of sherds, and a few ruins, like this building, which is probably a gate.
	www.livius.org /a/iran/istakhr/istakhr.html (164 words)

	The University of Chicago Magazine: October 2000, Campus News
		The coins on display span a range of ages, from two of the world's earliest-known minted coins of the sixth century B.C. to coins of the seventh century A.D. in Islamic times, when images that appeared on the coins were replaced with script.
		Some of the stones from Persepolis were later carried to Istakhr where they were used to build a number of structures, including a mosque.
		"One of the important things about Istakhr is that it provides a link between the ancient world and the modern, as it connects Islam with the cultures that preceded it," says Donald Whitcomb, another research associate at the Institute.
	magazine.uchicago.edu /0010/campus-news/journal-oriental.htm (631 words)

	Holistic Design Forums - Independance?
		The mutants of Sekander in Es-Sahara on the planet Istakhr have maintained their independence over the centuries.
		The numerous Ukari reservations on Aylon, run by traditionalist clans, in addition to the Mwerrid Usdid reservation on Istakhr, and all the lands on Kordeth outside of AC control.
		The city-state of Biran on Istakhr, ruled by House Dunama.
	forums.holistic-design.com /topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=642 (514 words)

	Nightside: Planets
		Proud, self reliant, and toughened by experience, they disdain the worldliness of the Istakhr court.
		The remaining Shantor dwell on reservations in the northern province of Pamott.
		Some suffer slave labor in the mines, an argument house enemies use against the republican ideals of the al-Malik (the sale of slaves on the Istakhr Market being the other).The al-Malik rule from the southern city of Tabriz inYathrid Province.
	www.tlucretius.net /FadingSuns/Locations.htm (12294 words)

	Barbarian Crusade Game Report Page
		In 4970 the church fleet arrived over Istakhr, consisting of a total of 14 ships most of which were destroyers in addition to 5 drop ships - but only three were carrying inquisitors.
		There is one more church held position upon Istakhr and an even larger force is even now slowly moving towards it - should the church fail to explain their actions it will be attacked and taken.
		Rebel forces upon the planet Istakhr took significant losses recently as combined forces from the Dalmatia military swept over the rebel held mine and it's guards with no losses or damage.
	www.twarriors.com /gaming/efs/barbariancrusadereport.html (4103 words)

	Frye. Heritage of Persia
		The story of the founding of the Sasanian dynasty is not unlike the story of Cyrus or even Arsaces, both of which generally conform to epic norms.
		Sasan was a descendant of the Achaemenids, but he kept this a secret until Papak had a dream which was inerpreted that the son of Sasan would one day rule the world.
		In the reign of Varahran II he received the rank of nobility, the headship of the religion, and was made chief judge of the empire, and chief of the royal fire at Istakhr at the imperial shrine of Anahita.
	www.fordham.edu /halsall/med/fryeheri.html (10494 words)

	Holistic Design Forums - Fading Suns Test Drive
		The PCs had just discovered an ancient statue in a set of catacobs under the market, but the inquisition had marked the ruins as demonic in nature and had basically set up a heresy-sting by dropping information.
		There's always polymer-knit armor that can be worn with a standard shield, which gives 6d defense against slugs, which is the most dangerous thing you're likely to face 98% of the time.
		Of course, the character will either have to be a guilder, or be good friends with a guilder, in order to acquire a polymer knit suit, but for most groups that shouldn't be a huge obstacle.
	forums.holistic-design.com /topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=901 (3464 words)

	Professor Whitcomb's SSNV Paper
		The ruins of Istakhr were first mapped by Flandin and Coste in 1841
		mosques, became the physical heritor of Istakhr and of Persepolis.
		Istakhr, the ruins of Persepolis were otherwise untouched.
	www.ssnv.org /Whitcomb_SSNV_Paper.htm (1856 words)

	The Caliphate: Its Rise, Decline, and Fall - From Original Sources [Chapter 45]
		By the faithful discharge of important trusts, Ziyad overcame the disadvantage of servile birth, rose to important office, and eventually was appointed by 'Ali to the government of Al-Basra and Istakhr.
		From Istakhr, Ziyad brought with him the pride of an Oriental court.
		Abroad he was followed by a crowd of silver-sticks and lictors, and at his gate 500 Soldiers mounted guard.
	www.answering-islam.org /Books/Muir/Caliphate/chap45.htm (2654 words)

	Fading Suns: Renaissance
		Once a house on Istakhr, was caught in a war with House al-Malik and House Hashim, was assimilated by House al-Malik.
		Once a house on Istakhr, was caught in a war with House al-Malik and House Aswad, they were assimilated by House al-Malik.
		House Kambei is the house of Saint Lextius.
	www.kittensofdarkness.net /renaissance/factions/extincthouses.htm (982 words)

	Fading Suns - Story so far......
		However, when confronting his relatives of Istakhr, the heroes found that Mahtab had disappeared into the desert to live as a hermit — seeking the Third Mountain of enlightenment.
		While visiting the Al-Malik courts on Istakhr, brother Simon received a strange vision while meditating and knew that his search for his father's legacy was rightful.
		Believing Tadjiro to be dead, the inquisition that had newly arrived to Istakhr departed again and the recovering Tadjiro was kept in hiding.
	sholarijames.com /fadingsuns/SoFar1.htm (13738 words)

	Timeline of FS Universe - Fading Suns - A Wikia wiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		2833 - City of Tyre on Istakhr first sacked by Clans Hashim, Jansheed and Jawhar (IS2, pg 25).
		3478 – Arif al-Malik (six times President of Istakhr) is voted the title of Amir (Protector) by his adoring populace (LotKW, pg 90).
		The Iver jumpgate is sealed by an alliance of local Incarnates and House Chauki.
	fadingsuns.wikia.com /wiki/Timeline_of_FS_Universe (8404 words)

	The Fading Suns MUSH
		But they have proven their noble legerdemain many times, through the acquisition of land, and through shrewd political manipulation of enemies and allies alike behind the scenes.
		Many believe the al-Malik are closet republicans, yearning for a return to egalitarian days of old, but the blind eye they turn to Muster slave-trading in the bazaars of Istakhr and Criticorum belies their humanitarian facade.
		This pious and disciplined family was once the worst behaved of all nobles.
	fadingsuns.org /nobles_frame.html (629 words)

	Treaty of the Grand Triumvirate
		The houses are under no obligation to come to the help of a house that attacks, declares war upon or provoke an attack from a house outside the triumvirate.
		Hazat gives up all their cities and engineers on Delphi to Hawkwood and all cities and engineers on Istakhr to Al-Malik.
		In this context it should be pointed out that it might be worthwhile if a noble house that is leaving a planet would sell many of their resources on that planet directly to the host instead of using the League as an expensive middle man. For instance, Hazat has a ceramsteel factory on Istakhr.
	website.lineone.net /~rwein/nova/reports/grantri7.htm (1689 words)

	Untitled
		A band of Etyri act as honour guard for Amalthea and Zebulon during their time with the Disciples on Grail (PC, 125).
		City of Tyre on Istakhr first sacked by Clans Hashim, Jansheed and Jawhar (IS2, pg 25).
		Arif Al-Malik (six times President of Istakhr) is voted the title of Amir (Protector) by his adoring populace (LotKW, pg 90).
	www.fortunecity.com /rivendell/gallows/954/fsuns/fstimept2.htm (1273 words)

	Fars Province Summary
		The ruins of Persepolis still impose their grandeur and elegance on the visitor, after being burnt by Alexander of Macedon.
		The cities of Fars province put up a firm resistance to the Arabs during the Islamic Conquest of Iran, particularly in areas around Istakhr.
		The province however, as well as all of Persia ultimately fell to the conquest.
	www.bookrags.com /Fars_Province (1223 words)

	Oriental Institute to reopen its Persian Gallery
		Oriental Institute archaeologists excavated the pottery at Istakhr, an Islamic city about five miles north of Persepolis.
		Some of the stones from Persepolis were reused in Istakhr to build structures, including a mosque.
		“One of the important things about Istakhr is that it provides a link between the ancient world and the modern, as it connects Islam with the cultures that preceded it,” Whitcomb said.
	chronicle.uchicago.edu /000713/persian.shtml (1014 words)

	Persepolis
		Another small group of ruins in the same style is found at the village of Hajjiäbäd, on the Pulwar, a good hour's walk above Takhti Jamshid.
		At the time of the Arabian conquest Istakhr offered a desperate resistance, but the city was still a place of considerable importance in the 1st century of Islam, although its greatness was speedily eclipsed by the new metropolis Shiraz.
		The "castle of Istakhr" played a conspicuous part several times during the Mahommedan period as a strong fortress.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/Cities/Persepolis.html (2253 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The city of Istakhr was one of the largest and most important in the Sasanian empire when it was captured by the Arabs.
		Writing in the 4/10th century, Istakhrî described it as a walled and moated town with a rocky hill at its centre; this was evidently surmounted by a fortress.
		The moat was clearly wet, as Istakhrî also comments on the fish which lived in it.
	www.angelfire.com /ny3/vaguebrit/longlist2.html (12389 words)

	Fars History \| ema_02_package.xml
		Darius the Great (reigned 522–486 BCE) built Persepolis where the Pulwar flows into the Kur on the plain of Marwdasht.
		Another town on the banks of the Pulwar, called Istakhr in the Middle Ages, was the focal point of the Sasanid dynasty.
		Other cities of Fars later outshone Istakhr in terms of size and activity (namely Shiraz, Fasa, Siraf, and Arrajan).
	www.bookrags.com /history/fars-ema-02 (378 words)

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