Qaṣr-i Abu Naṣr (, Abu-Naṣr Palace), Qasre Abunasr, or Takht-e Sulayman (, Throne of Solomon) is the site of an ancient settlement situated in city of

Shiraz Shiraz (; ) is the List of largest cities of Iran, fifth-most-populous city of Iran and the capital of Fars province, which has been historically known as Pars (Sasanian province), Pars () and Persis. As of the 2016 national census, the popu ...

in the Fars province of

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

. According to archaeological studies the fortress was built during the Parthian period, and was an important and strategic location in the

Sassanid Empire The Sasanian Empire (), officially Eranshahr ( , "Empire of the Iranians"), was an Iranian empire that was founded and ruled by the House of Sasan from 224 to 651. Enduring for over four centuries, the length of the Sasanian dynasty's reign ...

. Archaeologists have found various artifacts and coins belonging to various historical periods, such as the

Achaemenid The Achaemenid Empire or Achaemenian Empire, also known as the Persian Empire or First Persian Empire (; , , ), was an Iranian empire founded by Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid dynasty in 550 BC. Based in modern-day Iran, it was the large ...

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, Parthian and

Sassanid The Sasanian Empire (), officially Eranshahr ( , "Empire of the Iranian peoples, Iranians"), was an List of monarchs of Iran, Iranian empire that was founded and ruled by the House of Sasan from 224 to 651. Enduring for over four centuries, th ...

. This site is recorded in an Iranian historical list from 1932 as "Takht e Sulayman" ( Throne of Solomon). When Muslims invaded Iran, and conquered it, they called this palace "Father of Victory" (Qaṣr-i-Abu Naṣr) Abonasr-pasargad-03

Name of Shiraz

One of the palaces in this site was named

, from which the city derives its name.

Notes

References

*Wilkinson, C.K., 1965. The Achaemenian Remains at Qaṣr-i-Abu Naṣr. Journal of Near Eastern Studies 24(4): 341–345. *Frye, R.N., 1973. Sasanian Remains from Qasr-i Abu Nasr: Seals, Sealings, and Coins. Vol. 1. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. *Whitcomb, D., 1984. Qasr-i Abu Nasr and the ersianGulf. Arabie Orientale, Mésopotamie at Iran Méridional de l’âge du Fer an début de la Période Islamique. Paris: Editions Recherche sur les Civilisations, pp. 331–37. *Whitcomb, D.S., 1985. Before the Roses and Nightingales: Excavations at Qasr-i Abu Nasr, Old Shiraz. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. *Henkelman. Wouter F.M., Jones, Charles E., Stolper, Matthew W. 2006. Achaemenid Elamite Administrative Tablets, 2: The Qasr-i Abu Nasr Tablet. ARTA 2006.003 *Simpson, S.J., 2007. Pottering around Persepolis: Observations on Early European Visitors to the Site. Christopher Tuplin (ed.) Persian Responses: Political and Cultural Interaction With(in) the Achaemenid Empire, Swansea: The University of Wales Press pp. 343–356. *Miri, N., 2009. Historical Geography of Fars during the Sasanian Period. e-Sasanika 6.

External links

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