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Ērān and Ērānšahr

The Pārsīg term ērān means ‘the Aryans’, and ērānšahr was the name of the Persian kingdom in the Sasanian period.  Šābuhr in his great inscription presents himself as the ‘ruler of Ērānšahr’ .

Gabr

in: Chardin

Gabr

The aim of the present note is to throw light on a “Persian” word gabr, applied by the Muslims to the Parsis. A western linguist , who seems to have consulted a Persian dictionary, gives, in his book, the Persian meaning of the word gabr thus: ‘ass; arse-hole’ .

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Zoroastrians of Persia, 16th century

A Dakhma in Persia, 16th century