March, 4, 530 B.C.:
Cyrus The Great Killed In Battlefield
Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Achaemenid dynasty was killed in battlefield from a wound inflicted from a poisonous arrow during a campaign against the Massagetes in Central Asia. He is considered one of the most respected world leaders to date. What characteristics made him a great leader? He ... Read Full Article:
August, 31, 530 B.C.:
Cambyses Becomes King And Takes Egypt
Before Cyrus the Great fell in a battle against nomadic Massagetes in March, 530, he had appointed Cambyses as the Crown Prince. Cambyses accompanied his father during the battle. The first official document related to the reign of Cambyses was dated August, 31, 530 B.C. Cambyses married Phaedymia t... Read Full Article:
More About The Iranian History
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Periods of the Iranian/Persian History by Dynasties
- Elamite Dynasties (2800 - 550) BC
- Median Empire (728 - 550) BC
- Achaemenid Empire (550 - 331) BC
- Seleucid Empire (330 - 150) BC
- Parthian Empire (247 BC - 226 AD)
- Sassanid Empire (226 - 651) AD
- Omavi Caliphates (661 - 750) AD
- Abbasi Caliphates (750 - 1258) AD
- Taherian Dynasty (821 - 873) AD
- Alavid Dynasty (864 - 928) AD
- Samanid Dynasty (875 - 999) AD
- Ziyarid Dynasty (928 - 1043) AD
- Buyid Dynasty (934 - 1062) AD
- Ghaznavid Dynasty (977 - 1186) AD
- Seljuk Empire (1037 - 1194) AD
- Kharazm Dynasty (1077 - 1231) AD
- Mongol Ilkhanates (1256 - 1353) AD
- Timurid Empire (1370 - 1506) AD
- Kara Koyunlu (1407 - 1468) AD
- Safavid Dynasty (1502 - 1736) AD
- Hotaki Dynasty (1722 - 1729) AD
- Afshar Dynasty (1736 - 1750) AD
- Zand Dynasty (1750 - 1794) AD
- Qajar Dynasty (1794 - 1925) AD
- Pahlavi Dynasty (1926 - 1979) AD
- Islamic Republic (1979 - ?) AD
