Persian Empire

The Achaemenid Empire was an ancient Iranian empire founded by Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid dynasty in 550 BC. At peak, its territorial extent was roughly 5.5 million square kilometres, making it the largest empire of its time. Based in the Iranian plateau, it stretched from the Balkans and Egypt in the west to the Indus Valley in the east, including Anatolia, Cyprus, Mesopotamia, the Levant, parts of Eastern Arabia, and large parts of Central Asia.

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Pasargadae (Iran); Palace 'P'; View of Lone Surviving Pier (Anta) Flanking the Long South-East Portico, E. Herzfeld.

Tomb of Cyrus. Plan. Pasargadae. E. Herzfeld.

Tomb of Cyrus, studies of door, Pasargadae (Iran), E. Herzfeld.

Pasargadae (Iran); Palace 'S'; View of Pier 1 (Inscribed Anta) and Pier 2 (Truncated Anta), E. Herzfeld.

Chaoyang Bei ta 01

Pasargadae (Iran); Palace 'S'; Trilingual Inscription, CMa, from Pier 1 (Inscribed Anta), E. Herzfeld.

Pasargadae (Iran); Palace 'P'; Trilingual Inscription, CMa, on Lone Surviving Pier (Anta) Flanking the Long South-East Portico, E. Herzfeld.

Statue Sq. of Mashhad

Statue Sq. of Mashhad

Faravahar on Fire Temple, Yazd

• Local Histories from the Medieval Persianate World: Memory, Legitimacy, and the Early Islamic Past - article from 'Mizan: Journal for the Study of Muslim Societies and Civilizations,' published in 2018
• Perspectives from the Peripheries: Strategies for ‘Centering’ Persian Histories from the ‘Peripheries' - article from journal 'Journal of Persianate Studies,' published in 2015
• The Cambridge Ancient History - compendium on ancient history, English
• Visions of Muhammad in Bukhara and Tabaristan: Dreams and Their Uses in Persian Local Histories - article from journal 'Iranian Studies,' published in 2014

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	war	1514	Ottoman–Persian Wars	Ottoman Empire, Persian Empire, series of wars	Wikidata
commons	image		Pasargadae (Iran); Palace 'P'; View of Lone Surviving Pier (Anta) Flanking the Long South-East Portico, E. Herzfeld.		Commons
commons	image		Tomb of Cyrus. Plan. Pasargadae. E. Herzfeld.		Commons
commons	image		Tomb of Cyrus, studies of door, Pasargadae (Iran), E. Herzfeld.		Commons
commons	image		Pasargadae (Iran); Palace 'S'; View of Pier 1 (Inscribed Anta) and Pier 2 (Truncated Anta), E. Herzfeld.		Commons
commons	image		Chaoyang Bei ta 01		Commons
commons	image		Pasargadae (Iran); Palace 'S'; Trilingual Inscription, CMa, from Pier 1 (Inscribed Anta), E. Herzfeld.		Commons
commons	image		Pasargadae (Iran); Palace 'P'; Trilingual Inscription, CMa, on Lone Surviving Pier (Anta) Flanking the Long South-East Portico, E. Herzfeld.		Commons
commons	image		Statue Sq. of Mashhad		Commons
commons	image		Statue Sq. of Mashhad		Commons
commons	image		Faravahar on Fire Temple, Yazd		Commons