Persian Empire
Historical region
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Summary
Persian Empire is an empire[1]. It draws 12,251 Wikipedia views per month (empire category, ranking #23 of 28).[2]
Key Facts
- Continent: Asia[3]
- Instance of: historical period[4], monarchy[5], geographic location[6], state[7], historical country[8]
- Capital: Tehran[9]
- Shares border with: Ancient Rome[10], Ancient Greece[11]
- Founder: Cyrus the Great[12]
- Subclass of: empire[13]
- Has part(s): Afsharid dynasty[14], Sajids[15], Zarmihrids[16], Medes[17]
- Diplomatic relation: People's Republic of China[18], Chinese Empire[19], Ottoman Empire[20], Greece[21]
- Inception: 550 BC[22]
- Start time: 550 BC[23]
- End time: February 11, 1979[24]
- Coordinate location: 33, 53[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Persian empire[26]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[27], Book of Liang[28], Book of Wei[29], Book of Zhou[30], History of Southern Dynasties[31], History of Northern Dynasties[32], Old Book of Tang[33], New Book of Tang[34], History of Ming[35]
- Replaced by: Iran[36]
- Different from: Persis[37]
- P14541: 2Xpbtz[38]
Why It Matters
Persian Empire has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 97 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]