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History of Iran. The history of Iran (or Persia, as it was known in the Western world) is intertwined with Greater Iran, a sociocultural region spanning from Anatolia to the Indus River and from the Caucasus to the Persian Gulf. Central to this area is modern-day Iran, which covers the bulk of the Iranian Plateau.
Alexander III of Macedon defeats the armies of the Achaemenid Empire in the Battle of the Persian Gate. 330 BC. July. Darius III, the last Achaemenid emperor is killed, bringing an end to the Achaemenid empire. 330 BC. Persepolis, the capital of the Persian Achaemenid Empire is destroyed by Alexander III of Macedon.
The eight-year-long Iran–Iraq War (September 1980 – August 1988, known as The Imposed War in Iran [98]) was the most important international event for the first decade of the Islamic Republic and possibly for its history so far. It helped to strengthen the revolution although it cost Iran much in lives and treasure.
The Comprehensive History of Iran (Persian: تاریخ جامع ایران) is a twenty-volume book series about various aspects of Iran 's political, social and cultural history from pre-Islamic times to the extinction of the Qajar dynasty. [1][2][3][4][5] The research, compilation and writing of this multi-volume book has lasted for 14 years ...
The Iranian Revolution (Persian: انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân [ʔeɴɢeˌlɒːbe ʔiːɾɒːn]), also known as the 1979 Revolution, or the Islamic Revolution (انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), [4] was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979. The revolution led to the ...
Leftist and Islamist groups attacked his government for violating the Iranian Constitution, and political oppression by the SAVAK (secret police). During the time of Shah's reign, women's rights improved significantly. The urban and secular middle class grew quickly.
Iran has one of the oldest, richest and most influential art heritages in the world which encompasses many disciplines including literature, music, dance, architecture, painting, weaving, pottery, calligraphy, metalworking, embroidery and stonemasonry. Intricate stone art of Persepolis. Iranian art has gone through numerous phases, which is ...
159881392. The Cambridge History of Iran is a multi-volume survey of Iranian history published in the United Kingdom by Cambridge University Press. The seven volumes cover "the history and historical geography of the land which is present-day Iran, as well as other territories inhabited by peoples of Iranian descent, from prehistoric times up ...