Decline and Fall of the Sasanian Empire - The Sasanian-Parthian Confederacy and the Arab Conquest of Iran (Paperback)

I.B.Tauris in association with the Iran Heritage Foundation It proposes a convincing contemporary answer answer to an ages-old mystery and conundrum: why, in the seventh century CE, did the seemingly powerful and secure Sasanian empire of Persia succumb so quickly and disastrously to the all-conquering Arab armies of Islam? Offering an impressive appraisal of the Sasanians' nemesis at the hands of the Arab forces which scythed all before them, the author suggests a bold solution to the enigma. On the face of it, the collapse of the Sasanians - given their strength and imperial power in the earlier part of the century - looks startling and inexplicable. But Professor Pourshariati explains their fall in terms of an earlier corrosion and decline, and as a result of their own internal weaknesses. The decentralised dynastic system of the Sasanian empire, whose backbone was a Sasanian-Parthian alliance, contained the seeds of its own destruction. This confederacy soon became unstable, and its degeneration sealed the fate of a doomed dynasty.

General

Imprint:	I.B. Tauris
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2017
Authors:	Parvaneh Pourshariati
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 43mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	552
ISBN-13:	978-1-78453-747-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Islamic studies Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Promotions
LSN:	1-78453-747-0
Barcode:	9781784537470

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