Persian Empire Research Paper

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The Persians ruled for a thousand years and did not need us Arabs even for a day. We have been ruling them for one or two centuries and cannot do without them for an hour.”
-Quoted by an Abbasid Ruler.
The Sasanian Empire was one of the most powerful empires of its time. It was the last Persian Empire before the rise of Islam. It was founded by Ardasir I in 224 A.D when he overthrew the Parthians. Its main centre was present day Iran while the empire, at its greatest extent stretched over the Indus Valley in the east and towards Turkey and Egypt in the west. The Sasanid period is thought to be the most important and the most influential period in Persian history. It had a great cultural influence that reached across towards Roman Empire and as far as Europe. …show more content…

It was found by the Prophet Muhammad (SW) in the seventh century A.D. The region, at that time was situated between the two superpowers of that era, i.e. the Byzantine Empire and the Sasanian Empire. But the Arabs had not much input in the politics of the time. Though trade was common in the region, there wasn’t much influence of these two empires; neither culturally nor politically. With the rise of Islam, the Muslims began to expand their influence, exceeding fast towards the surrounding empires.
By the eighth century A.D, Muslims had conquered these regions and had spread across the west as far as Spain and in the east as far as Samarqand and Indus valley. With every region they dominated, they were influenced by the culture of that place and took it back with them. Similarly, they were highly influenced by the two neighbouring empires. With the influence of these different cultures, Muslims found their own style in arts and architecture, what is now known to be Islamic

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