A new global initiative dedicated to preserving and promoting the enduring legacy of Ancient Iran was officially launched on 12th July, 2026, with the establishment of the Institute of Ancient Iran, Inc., a registered nonprofit organisation based in Washington, D.C., USA. Committed to advancing scholarly research, cultural preservation and community engagement, the Institute seeks to […]
The Sasanians of ancient Iran (224–651 CE) went by land as far as Greece in the West and North-western India, in the East. By the 6th century, and well before the Arab invasion, they sailed to India’s western shores for trade, proceeding even further eastwards to China. In fact, Iranian contact with India goes much […]
In Iran, the third century AD was a period of religious revival and consolidation of the Zoroastrian faith, where Sasanian rulers officially embraced Zoroastrianism as the state religion, actively promoting its practices and beliefs. Earlier, post Alexander’s invasion and the fall of the mighty Achaemenian Empire, the Zoroastrian religion suffered a setback. The Greeks tried to […]