Sasanian Empire

last pre-Islamic Iranian empire (224–651 AD)

541–549 AD pandemic in the Byzantine Empire, later northern Europe

ancient Arab monarchy

Branch of Sasanian Persians ruling Bactria (c.230–c.365)

Bishapur (Middle Persian: Vēh-Šābuhr or Bēšābūr; in Middle Persian inscriptions: 𐭡𐭩𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭩 Byšḥpwḥry or 𐭡𐭩𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭫𐭩 Byšḥpwḥly; in Parthian: 𐭅𐭉𐭇𐭔𐭇𐭐𐭅𐭇𐭓 Wyhšhypwhr; in Sogdian: ܘܝݎܫܦܘܪ Wyxšpwr; in Syriac: ܒܝܫܗܒܘܪ; Arabic: بیشابور) was an ancient city in Iran and one of the capitals of the Sasanian Empire, near the city of Kazerun.

mosque in Yazd, Iranian national heritage site

thumb|250px|An exhibit depicting Exilarch Rav Huna|Huna at the [[Beit Hatfutsot]] The exilarch was the leader of the Jewish community in Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) during the Parthian and Sasanian Empires and Abbasid Caliphate up until the 1258 CE Mongol invasion of Baghdad, with intermittent gaps due to ongoing political developments. The exilarch was regarded by the Jewish community as the royal heir of the Davidic line and held prominence as both a rabbinical authority and a noble within the Persian and Arab courts.

legendary royal standard of Persia

ancient Persian irrigation system in modern-day Iraq

short Middle Persian prose tale

Anērān (Middle Persian, ) or Anīrân (Modern Persian, ) is an ethno-linguistic term that signifies "non-Iranian" or "non-Iran" (non-Aryan). Thus, in a general sense, 'Aniran' signifies lands where Iranian languages are not spoken. In a pejorative sense, it denotes "a political and religious enemy of Iran and Zoroastrianism."

dormant volcano mountain in Takab County, Iranian national heritage site

anonymous 7th-century Nestorian Christian chronicle

mosque in Damavand, Iranian national heritage site

coins of the Sasanian Empire

written works composed in Middle Persian

thumb|Pahla in Parthian regions Pahla (Persian: پهله, arabized as Fahla فهله) or Pahlaw (پهلو) refers to the late antique and post-Islamic region of the Parthians in central and western Iran, which corresponds to the early ancient regions of Atropatene (Media Atropatene) and Media Magna.

archaeological site in Iraq

archaeological site in Fars Province, Iran

Bāzrangī (also known as Bazrangids or Badhrangids) is the attested family name of a dynasty of petty rulers in south western Iran (Persis) near the end of Arsacid Empire as well as the name of geographical districts.

Khvārvarān was a military quarter of the Sasanian Empire. Intensive irrigation agriculture of the lower Tigris and Euphrates and of tributaries such as the Diyala and the Karun formed the empire's main resource base.

229–241 campaigns of Ardashir I against the Roman Empire

Middle Persian letter on Ardashir I's reign, purportedly written by Tansar in the 3rd century

name of one of the legendary eight treasures of the Sasanian king Khosrow II (r. 591-628)