Kanarang
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thumb|260px|Sasanian seal with inscription in Pahlavi "Perozhormizd, son of the Kanarang". The cap is decorated with a border of pearls. Kanarangs are attested from the 5th century CE. British Museum 134847.
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It sits within the topics Kanarang, Persian words and phrases and Sasanian military offices.
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- Instance of
- military rank
- Subclass of
- marzban
- Country
- Sasanian Empire
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- applies to jurisdiction
- Abarshahr
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thumb|260px|Sasanian seal with inscription in Pahlavi "Perozhormizd, son of the Kanarang". The cap is decorated with a border of pearls. Kanarangs are attested from the 5th century CE. British Museum 134847.
The Kanārang () was a unique title in the Sasanian military, given to the commander of the Sasanian Empire's northeasternmost frontier province, Abarshahr (encompassing the cities of Nishapur, Tus and Abiward). In Byzantine sources, it is rendered as chanaranges () and often used, for instance by Procopius, in lieu of the holder's actual name.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kanarang” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.