SASANIAN

Meaning of SASANIAN in English

■ adjective &noun variant spelling of Sassanian .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

SASANIAN — I. adjective see: Sassanian II. noun see: Sassanian
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SASANIAN — Usage: usually capitalized variant of sassanian
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SASANIAN — I. adjective see Sassanian I II. noun see Sassanian II
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SASANIAN DYNASTY — also spelled Sassanian, also called Sasanid (AD 224651), ancient Iranian dynasty evolved by Ardashir I in years of conquest, AD …
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SASSANIAN — I. adjective or Sasanian Date: 1788 of, relating to, or having the characteristics of the Sassanid dynasty of ancient Persia …
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EDUCATION, HISTORY OF: EDUCATION IN ASIAN CIVILIZATIONS — Education in Asian civilizations: c. 700 to the eve of Western influence India During its medieval period, India was ruled …
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YAZDEGERD III — died , 651, Merv, Sasanian Empire the last king of the Sasanian dynasty (reigned 632651), the son of Shahryar and …
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SOGDIAN ART — rich body of pre-Muslim Central Asian visual arts that was created between roughly the 5th and 9th centuries and is …
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SHUSHTAR — town, southwestern Iran. It is situated on a small plateau below the confluence of the Karun River with one of …
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SHAPUR I — died AD 272 The surrender of the emperor Valerian to the Persian king Shapur, rock relief, AD Latin Sapor, Arabic …
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SASAN — flourished 1st century AD, ? eponymous ancestor of the Sasanian dynasty in ancient Persia. Details of his life vary, but …
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PERSIAN LANGUAGE — also called Farsi, member of the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian language family; it is the official language of Iran. …
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PERSEPOLIS — Old Persian Parsa, modern Takht-e Jamshid, or Takht-i Jamshid (Persian: Throne of Jamshid) an ancient capital of the Achaemenian kings …
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ODAENATHUS, SEPTIMIUS — died 267/268 Odaenathus also spelled Odenathus, or Odainath prince of the Roman colony of Palmyra (q.v.), in what is now …
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NEYSHABUR — also spelled Nishapur, town, northeastern Iran. Neyshabur is situated 46 miles (74 km) west of Meshed. The town, which has …
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NAHAVAND, BATTLE OF — Nahavand also spelled Nahawand, or Nehavend (AD 642), military clash in Iran between Arab and Sasanian forces that was a …
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LAKHMID DYNASTY — pre-Islamic Bedouin tribal dynasty that aided Sasanian Iran in its struggle with the Byzantine Empire and fostered early Arabic poetry. …
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KHUZESTAN — also spelled Khuzistan, formerly 'arabestan, geographic region in southwestern Iran, lying at the head of the Persian Gulf and bordering …
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ISLAMIC WORLD — prehistory and history of the Islamic community. Adherence to Islam is a global phenomenon: Muslims predominate in some 30 to …
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IRAQ, FLAG OF — horizontally striped red-white-black national flag with three green stars and an Arabic inscription on the white stripe. The flag has …
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IRANIAN LANGUAGES — subgroup of the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family. The subgroup's languages are spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and …
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IRAN, HISTORY OF — history of the Iranian Plateau from prehistoric times to the present. The article covers as well the succession of ancient …
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FIRUZABAD — ancient Gur town situated about 55 miles (88 km) south of Shiraz, in the Fars region of south-central Iran. The …
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DARAB — town southwestern Iran, at an elevation of about 4,000 feet (1,200 m) in a well-watered basin just south of some …
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CTESIPHON — also spelled Tusbun, or Taysafun ancient city located on the left (northeast) bank of the Tigris River about 20 miles …
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CENTRAL ASIAN ARTS: PERFORMING ARTS
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BUYID DYNASTY — also called Buwayhid (9451055), Islamic dynasty of pronounced Iranian and Shi'i character that provided native rule in western Iran and …
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BELISARIUS — born c. 505, , Germania, Illyria? died March 565 Byzantine general, the leading military figure in the age of the …
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BAHRAM VI CHUBIN — flourished 6th century AD Sasanian king (reigned 590591). A general and head of the house of Mihran at Rayy (near …
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BAHRAM II — flourished 3rd century AD Sasanian king (reigned 276293), the son and successor of Bahram I. Soon after becoming king, he …
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AMOL — also spelled Amul town, northern Iran, on the Harhaz River. The exact date of the founding of the town is …
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