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Jan 31, 2020 · Purandokht (r. 629-631 CE) Known also as Boran and Buran, Purandokht was the daughter of Kosrau II (r. 590-628 CE) who took the throne in 629/630 CE becoming the first Empress of the Sassanian Empire. She was deposed briefly by her sister Azarmidokht (r. 630 CE) but regained the throne following Azarmidokht's assassination.
- Joshua J. Mark
Ruling the Persian Empire about 1400 years ago, Empress Purandokht, of Sasanid dynasty, is now ranked among the very first harbingers of sexual egalitarianism as she is quoted in a letter to her troops writing, “A monarch, regardless of being a queen or a king, must defend his or her land and treat the people with justice.”
When Purandokht ascended to the throne she attempted to quickly bring stability to the empire. This stability was brought about by a peace treaty with the Byzantine Empire, the revitalization of the empire through the implementation of justice, reconstruction of the infrastructure, lowering of taxes, and minting coins.
Dec 21, 2020 · Jahān Malek Khātun, Divān-e kāmel, ed. Purandokht Kashani Rad and Kamel Ahmad Nejad (Tehran: Zavvar, 1995). Javad Bashari, “Newly-found poems by Jahan Malek Khatun,” Payam-e Baharestan 1 ...
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Empress Purandokht was the twenty-sixth Sassanid monarch of Persia, reigning from 629 to 631. The name “Puran-dokht” means: “Beautiful-girl.” Empress Azarmidokht was the daughter of King Khosrow Parviz. She was the twenty-seventh Sassanid Monarch of Persia and she ruled the empire after her sister Purandokht during the Sassanid Dynasty ...
Mar 2, 2020 · The Sassanian Empire (224-651) was the greatest expression of Persian culture in the ancient world. It was consciously modeled on the earlier Achaemenid Empire (c. 550-330 BCE) which established Persian supremacy in the region and developed innovations in government, agriculture, ancient Persian art and architecture, and religion.
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