Persian Empire

The Persian Empire is any of a series of imperial dynasties centered in Persia (Iran). The first of these was established by Cyrus the Great in 550 BC, with the Persian conquest of Media, Lydia and Babylonia. Several later dynasties "claimed to be heirs of the Achaemenids".

Persian dynastic history was interrupted by the Islamic conquest (651 AD) and later by the Mongol invasion.

The main religion of ancient Persia was Zoroastrianism, but after the 7th century this was replaced by Islam.

In the modern era, a series of Islamic dynasties ruled Persia independently of the universal caliphate. Since 1979 Persia (Iran) has been an Islamic republic.

List of dynasties described as a Persian Empire

Median Empire (728-549 BC)

Achaemenid Empire (550–330 BC)

Seleucid Empire (312–63 BC)

Parthian Empire (247 BC–224 AD), also called the "Arsacid Empire"

Sasanian Empire (224–651), also called the "Empire of Empires"

Muslim conquest of Persia (633–654)

Samanid Empire (819-999)

Saffarid Empire (861-1000)

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The National Herald 24 Apr 2018

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Press TV 20 Mar 2018

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Skeleton of an ancient giant found in Iran

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