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Indlæser... King of the Seven Climes: A History of the Ancient Iranian World (3000 BCE - 651 CE)af Touraj Daryaee
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In a Middle Persian text known as Khusro and the Page , one of the most famous kings of the ancient Iranian world, Khusro I Anusheruwan, is called haft kiswar xawada?y ("the King of the Seven Climes"). This title harkens back to at least the Achaemenid period when it was in fact used, and even further back to a Zoroastrian/Avestan world view. From the earliest Iranian hymns, those of the Ga?tha?s of Zarathushtra, through the Younger Avesta and later Pahlavi writings, it is known that the ancient Iranians divided the world into seven climes or regions. Indeed, at some point there was even an aspiration that this world should be ruled by a single king. Consequently, the title of the King of the Seven Climes, used by Khusro I in the sixth century CE, suggests the most ambitious imperial vision that one would find in the literary tradition of the ancient Iranian world. Taking this as a point of departure, the present book aims to be a survey of the dynasties and rulers who thought of going beyond their own surroundings to forge larger polities within the Iranian realm. This volume was previously published by the Jordan Center for Persian Studies, University of California - Irvine. No library descriptions found. |
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