Kara Koyunlu From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Qara Qoyunlu) Jump to navigationJump to search For the district in Turkey, see Karakoyunlu. Kara Koyunlular Black Sheep Turkomans قره قویونلو 1374–1468 Kara Koyunlu of the Turkomans, lighter blue shows their greatest extent in Iraq and Arabian East Coast for a small period of time Status Confederation Capital ..
Miran Shah From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search For the town in North Waziristan, Pakistan, see Miranshah. Jalal-ud-din Miran Shah جلال الدین میران شاہ Timurid Prince Miran Shah Mughal illumination of Miran Shah Born 1366 Died 1408 (aged 41–42) Sardrud, Timurid Empire (present-day Iran) Burial Gur-e-Amir, Samarkand (present-day Uzbekistan) Wives Daulatgaldi Agha Khanzada Urun Sultan Khanika Issue Khalil Sultan Mirza Abu ..
Gediz River From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Gediz River Gediz River in its downstream section crossing İzmir Province Location Country Turkey Physical characteristics Source Mount Murat • location Kütahya Province Mouth Gediz River Delta • location Foça, İzmir Province • coordinates 38°35′18″N 26°48′57″ECoordinates: 38°35′18″N 26°48′57″E Length 401 km (249 mi) The Gediz River (Turkish: Gediz Nehri, Turkish pronunciation: [ˈɡediz]) is the second-longest river in Anatolia flowing into the Aegean ..
Lydian language From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Maeonian) Jump to navigationJump to search Lydian Region Lydia Ethnicity Lydians Era attested ca. 700–200 BC Language family Indo-European Anatolian Lydian Writing system Lydian alphabet Language codes ISO 639-3 xld Linguist List xld Glottolog lydi1241 Lydian[1] This article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other ..
Timur From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search “Tamerlane” and “Tamerlan” redirect here. For the poem, see Tamerlane (poem). For people named Tamerlan, see Tamerlan (given name). For other uses, see Timur (disambiguation). Timur Amir Beg Gurkani (Son-in-law) Sahib Qiran[1] (Lord of Conjunction) Sultan[2] Timur facial reconstruction from skull, by Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov 1st Amir of the Timurid Empire Reign ..
Old Persian From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Old Persian Region Ancient Iran Era Evolved into Middle Persian by c. 300 BCE Language family Indo-European Indo-Iranian Iranian Western Southwestern Old Persian Writing system Old Persian cuneiform Language codes ISO 639-2 peo ISO 639-3 peo Linguist List peo Glottolog oldp1254[1] This article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without ..
Akkadian language Not to be confused with Acadian French. Akkadian 𒀝𒅗𒁺𒌑 akkadû Akkadian language inscription on the obelisk of Manishtushu Native to Assyria and Babylon Region Mesopotamia Era c. 2500 – 600 BCE; academic or liturgical use until AD 100 Language family Afro-Asiatic Semitic East Semitic Akkadian Writing system Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform Official status Official language in initially Akkad (central Mesopotamia); lingua franca of the Middle East and Egypt in the ..
Satrap From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Satrapy) Jump to navigationJump to search The Herakleia head, probable portrait of an Achaemenid Empire Satrap of Asia Minor, end of 6th century BCE, probably under Darius I.[1] Satraps (/ˈsætrəp/) were the governors of the provinces of the ancient Median and Achaemenid Empires and in several of their successors, such as in the Sasanian Empire and the Hellenistic empires.[2] The satrap served as viceroy to the king, ..
Parthian Empire From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search “Arsacid dynasty” redirects here. For other uses, see Arsacid dynasty (disambiguation). Parthian Empire 247 BC–224 AD The Parthian Empire in 94 BC at its greatest extent, during the reign of Mithridates II (r. 124–91 BC) Capital Ctesiphon,[1] Ecbatana, Hecatompylos, Susa, Mithradatkirt, Asaak, Rhages Common languages Greek (official),[2] Parthian (official),[3] Aramaic (lingua franca)[2][4] Religion Zoroastrianism Babylonian religion[5] Government Feudal monarchy[6] Monarch • 247–211 ..
Seleucid Empire From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Seleucid Empire Βασιλεία τῶν Σελευκιδῶν Basileía tōn Seleukidōn 312 BC–63 BC Tetradrachm of Seleucus I – the horned horse, the elephant and the anchor all served as symbols of the Seleucid monarchy.[1][2] The Seleucid Empire in 281 BC on the eve of the murder of Seleucus I ..
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