Khuzistan (Sasanian province)
| Khuzistan Hūzistān | |||||||||||
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| Province of the Sasanian Empire | |||||||||||
| 224–642 | |||||||||||
 Map of Khuzistan | |||||||||||
| Capital | Gundeshapur | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Late Antiquity | ||||||||||
• Established | 224 | ||||||||||
| 642 | |||||||||||
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| Today part of | Iran | ||||||||||
Khuzistan or Huzistan (
Name
The name of Khuzistan (meaning "the land of the Khuz") goes back to the Elamite period, where it was used to refer to the inhabitants that lived in the region from the 3rd millennium BC until the rise of the Achaemenid Empire in 539 BC.[1]
Districts
The administrative division of Khuzestan is uncertain, due to
History
Under the
Under
Population
The population was mainly centered around its river and canal systems.[4] The north and east was populated by an amalgamation of Iranians and Elamites, while the western portion was populated by Aramaic-speaking people. Roman and Indian deportees also lived in the province.[20][21]
Mint
Khuzistan served as one of the mint-striking sites of the Sasanians, known by its mint abbreviation of "HŪZ".
References
- ^ Jalalipour 2015, p. 6.
- ^ Frye 1984, p. 333.
- ^ Miri 2013, p. 913.
- ^ a b Brunner 1983, p. 753.
- ^ Hansman 1998, pp. 373–376.
- ^ Wiesehöfer 1986, pp. 371–376.
- ^ Jalalipour 2015, pp. 6–7.
- ^ Jalalipour 2015, p. 7.
- ^ Jalalipour 2015, p. 11.
- ^ Shayegan 2004, pp. 462–464.
- ^ Jalalipour 2015, pp. 15–16.
- ^ Daryaee 2014, pp. 11–12.
- ^ Axworthy 2008, p. 60.
- ^ Miri 2012, p. 24.
- ^ Ghodrat-Dizaji 2010, p. 71.
- ^ Miri 2012, pp. 24–25.
- ^ Miri 2012, p. 25.
- ^ Rezakhani 2017, p. 170.
- ^ Jalalipour 2015, p. 17.
- ^ Brunner 1983, p. 754.
- ^ Badiyi 2020, p. 209.
- ^ Badiyi 2020, p. 221.
- ^ Jalalipour 2015, p. 16.
- ^ Jalalipour 2015, p. 15.
- ^ Jalalipour 2015, pp. 12–13.
Sources
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- Hansman, John F. (1998). "Elymais". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. VIII, Fasc. 4. pp. 373–376.
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- Miri, Negin (2013). "Sasanian Administration and Sealing Practices". In Potts, Daniel T. (ed.). The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Iran. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199733309.
- Payne, Richard E. (2015). A State of Mixture: Christians, Zoroastrians, and Iranian Political Culture in Late Antiquity. Univ of California Press. pp. 1–320. ISBN 9780520961531.
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Further reading
- Heidemann, Stefan (2018). "A KHUSRŌ II YEAR 1 HOARD: Methodology, the Mint Mark WH, and Khūzistān between Khusrō II and Varhrān VI". The Numismatic Chronicle. 178: 366–388. JSTOR 45176698.
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