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Greater Khorasan [2] (Middle Persian: 𐬒𐬊𐬭𐬀𐬯𐬀𐬥, romanized: Xwarāsān; Persian: خراسان, [xoɾɒːˈsɒːn] ⓘ) is a historical eastern region in the Iranian Plateau in West and Central Asia that encompasses western and northern Afghanistan, northeastern Iran, the eastern halves of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, western Tajikistan, and portions of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.
Transoxania and the neighbouring regions of Greater Khorasan and Khwarazm in Central Asia Transoxiana ( lit. ' Land beyond the Oxus ' , now called the Amu Darya ) is the Latin name for the region and civilization located in lower Central Asia roughly corresponding to eastern Uzbekistan , western Tajikistan , parts of southern Kazakhstan , parts ...
The name Khorāsān (lit. "sunrise"; "east"; or "land of the rising sun") was originally given to the eastern province of Persia during the Sassanian period. [2] The old Iranian province of Khorasan roughly formed the western half of the historical Greater Khorasan, [7] a region which included parts that are today in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
History of Khorasan — a geographic and historical region of southern Central Asia and the northeastern Iranian Plateau of Western Asia.; Greater Khorasan historically & traditionally comprised the cities of Balkh, Herat, and Taloqan (Afghanistan); Mashhad, Nishapur, and Sabzevar (Iran); Merv and Nisa (Turkmenistan); and Samarqand and Bukhara (Uzbekistan).
During the Safavid era, Mashhad gained even more religious recognition, becoming the most important city of Greater Khorasan, as several madrasah and other structures were built beside the Imam Reza shrine. Besides its religious significance, Mashhad has played an important political role as well.
The Perso-Turkic War was fought during 588–589 [2] between the Sasanian Empire and Hephthalite principalities and its lord the Göktürks.The conflict started with the invasion of the Sasanian Empire by the Turks and ended with a decisive Sasanian victory and the reconquest of lost lands.
Razavi Khorasan province (Persian: استان خراسان رضوی) [a] is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, located in northeastern Iran. Its capital is the city of Mashhad, the second-most-populous city in Iran. [5] Razavi Khorasan is one of the three provinces that were created after the division of Khorasan Province in 2004.
Medieval history of Khorasan — Greater Khorasan is a geographic and historical region of southern Central Asia and the northeastern Iranian Plateau of Western Asia.; Khorasan historically comprised the cities of Balkh, Herat, and Taloqan (Afghanistan); Mashhad, Nishapur, and Sabzevar (Iran); Merv and Nisa (Turkmenistan); and Samarqand and Bukhara (Uzbekistan).