The Cambridge History of Iran

E. Yarshater

Cambridge University Press, Apr 14, 1983 - History - 700 pages

The third volume, published in two parts, is an account of every aspect of Iranian civilisation from the death of Alexander in 323 BC to the advent of Islam in the seventh century AD. This complex period, of major importance in Iranian history and extending for almost a thousand years, encompasses the reigns of the Seleucid, the Parthian, the Kushan and Sasanian dynasties. As additions to the general objectives of these volumes, Professor Yarshater has included in this volume chapters on the institutional, administrative, legal, numismatic, linguistic and literary aspects of the period; and he further develops the scope of the volume by including studies of Iran's interaction with neighbouring societies, of Iran's mythical and legendary history, and of Iranian settlements outside the geographical boundaries of Iran and Afghanistan. This volume is the most comprehensive study published of this very important period of Iran's history.

Contents

• List of plates page: ix
• Editorial note: xv
• THE SELEUCID PERIOD: 3
• Z THE POLITICAL HISTORY OF IRAN UNDER: 21
• IRANIANS IN ASIA MINOR: 100
• THE POLITICAL HISTORY OF IRAN UNDER: 116
• THE HISTORY OF EASTERN IRAN: 181
• THE POLITICAL HISTORY OF TRANSOXIANA: 232
• IRANIAN SETTLEMENT EAST OF THE PAMIRS: 263
• a PARTHIAN COINS: 279
• Society: 299
• a IRANIAN COMMON BELIEFS AND WORLDVIEW: 343
• iyEHSAN YARSHATER: 359
• IRAN AND MESOPOTAMIA: 481
• IRAN ARMENIA AND GEORGIA: 505
• IRAN AND CHINA: 537
• CULTURAL RELATIONS BETWEEN PARTHIA: 559
• IJ BYZANTIUM AND THE SASANIANS: 568
• IRAN AND THE ARABS BEFORE ISLAM: 593
• IRANOTURKISH RELATIONS IN THE LATE: 613

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Cambridge History of Iran; Part 1 of The Cambridge History of Iran 7 Volume Set in 8 Pieces; The Cambridge History of Iran, University of Cambridge; Volume 1 of The Cambridge History of Iran: The Timurid and Safavid Periods, Laurence Lockhart; Part 1 of The Seleucid, Parthian and Sasanian Periods, Ehsan Yarshater
• Editor: E. Yarshater
• Edition: illustrated, reprint, reissue
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1983
• ISBN: 052120092X, 9780521200929
• Length: 700 pages
• Subjects: History / Asia / General; History / Middle East / General