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  Persian Empire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The empire fell apart and was conquered by Parthia and Rome.
Ismail's expansion was halted by the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Chaldiran in 1514, and war with the Ottomans became a fact of life in Safavid Iran.
The Persian Empire is the seat of power for the sultan Shahryar, husband of Scheherazade in the 1001 Nights--though the tales themselves span from China to the Middle East and even parts of North Africa.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Persian_Empire   (4761 words)

  
 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Persian Empire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The Persian Empire is the name used to refer to a number of historic dynasties that have ruled the country of Persia (Iran).
Persia's earliest known kingdom was the proto-Elamite Empire, followed by the Medes; but it is the Achaemenid Empire that emerged under Cyrus the Great that is usually the earliest to be called "Persian." Successive states in Iran before 1935 are collectively called the Persian Empire by Western historians.
Ismail's expansion was halted by the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Chaldiran in 1514, and war with the Ottomans became a fact of life in Safavid Persia.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /Persian_Empire   (4541 words)

  
 History of Iran: The Early Years of Sassanid Empire and Religious Turmoil in Persia
Various religions remained in Ardashir's empire, adhered to by people who had, under previous rulers, acquired the habit of worshiping as they pleased and the habit of running their affairs in accordance with their religious laws, so long as they paid their taxes.
Manichaeanism was criticized for not identifying itself with the Sassanid Empire, and Persia's landed elite saw Manichaeanism as a threat because its power base was people of the cities and merchants.
In the Roman Empire, however, which was often at war with the Sassanids, the Manichaeans continued to be seen as representatives of a foreign power and as dangerous aliens.
www.iranchamber.com /history/articles/sassanids_religious_turmoil.php   (3148 words)

  
 General Ancient History
Ancient Empires art and gifts of ancient Egypt, Rome, Greek, Gothic and Medieval
China - The Empire of Ancient China and Japan.
History of Iran: The Early Years of Sassanid Empire
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