Rashkan Castle () was a castle in
Tehran Province
Tehran province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Tehran.
Tehran province covers an area of and is located to the north of the central plateau of Iran. It was made a part of the First Region with its secretar ...
in northern Iran. It was located near
Cheshmeh Ali,
Shah-Abdol-Azim shrine and
Fath Ali shah inscription (Cheshmeh-Ali). It was built during the
Parthian rule of Iran.
Etymology
The name comes from
Arsaces I of Parthia
Arsaces I (; from ; in ) was the first king of Parthian Empire, Parthia, ruling from 247 BC to 217 BC, as well as the founder and eponym of the Parthian Empire, Arsacid dynasty of Parthia. The leader of the Parni, one of the three tribes of the D ...
, the first
king
King is a royal title given to a male monarch. A king is an Absolute monarchy, absolute monarch if he holds unrestricted Government, governmental power or exercises full sovereignty over a nation. Conversely, he is a Constitutional monarchy, ...
of the
Parthians. Some of the war items found there are now housed in the
National Museum of Iran.
See also
*
Rey Castle
*
Fath Ali Shah Inscription
References
Castles in Iran
Parthian castles
Buildings and structures in Tehran province
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National works of Iran
Ruined castles in Iran
Parthian architecture