Sar Mashhad () is a village in
Dadin Rural District of
Jereh and Baladeh District
Jereh and Baladeh District () is in Kazerun County, Fars province, Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Valashahr.
Demographics Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 37,315 in 7,805 hou ...
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Kazerun County
Kazerun County () is in Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kazerun.
History
After the 2006 National Census, the city of Khesht and other parts were separated from Khesht and Kamaraj District in the formation of Khesht Distri ...
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Fars province,
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 ...
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Demographics
Language and ethnicity
The inhabitants of Sar Mashhad are from the
Qashqai tribe, Farsimdan tribe and speak
Qashqai Turkish.
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Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 3,047 in 623 households.
Geography
Distance from important cities
* Kazerun 65 km
* Shiraz 169 km
* Ishahan 540 km
* Tehran 970 km
Archaeology
The place is notable for being the site of a Sasanian rock relief made during the reign of king (shah
Shāh (; ) is a royal title meaning "king" in the Persian language.Yarshater, Ehsa, ''Iranian Studies'', vol. XXII, no. 1 (1989) Though chiefly associated with the monarchs of Iran, it was also used to refer to the leaders of numerous Per ...
) Bahram II
Bahram II (also spelled Wahram II or Warahran II; ) was the fifth Sasanian King of Kings (''shahanshah'') of Iran, from 274 to 293. He was the son and successor of Bahram I (). Bahram II, while still in his teens, ascended the throne with the ai ...
(). The relief portrays him as a hunter who has slain a lion while throwing his sword at another. His wife is holding his right hand in a signal of safeguard, while the high priest Kartir
Kartir (also spelled Karder, Karter and Kerdir; Middle Persian: 𐭪𐭫𐭲𐭩𐭫 ''Kardīr'') was a powerful and influential Zoroastrian priest during the reigns of four Sasanian kings in the 3rd century. His name is cited in the inscriptions ...
and another figure, most likely a prince, are watching. The scenery has been the subject of several symbolic and metaphorical meanings, though it is most likely supposed to portray a simple royal display of bravery during a real-life hunt. An inscription of Kartir is underneath the relief.
See also
* Kazerun
Kazerun () is a city in the northwest of Fars Province in Iran and the center of Kazerun County. This city has an ancient history, numerous ancient and historical monuments, and numerous tourist attractions. Kazerun is the largest and most p ...
* Qashqai people
Qashqai people ( ; ) are a Turkic peoples, Turkic tribal confederation in Iran. Almost all of them speak Qashqai language, Qashqai, an Oghuz language they call ''Turki'', as well as Persian language, Persian in formal use. The Qashqai mainly live ...
* Bishapur
Bishapur (Middle Persian: ''Bay-Šāpūr''; , ''Bishâpûr'') was an ancient city in Sasanid Persia (Iran) on the ancient road between Persis and Elam. The road linked the Sassanid capitals Estakhr (very close to Persepolis) and Ctesiphon. It ...
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Populated places in Kazerun County
Archaeological sites in Iran
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