Recent archaeological discoveries in northern Iraq have brought renewed attention to the inclusive and tolerant ethos of Zoroastrianism. Researchers have uncovered the remains of a 1,500-year-old Christian church located at the Gird-î Kazhaw site, in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, only a short distance from a Sasanian-era Zoroastrian place of worship. The findings reaffirm that followers of […]
Adarbad, the son of Mahrespand, was the Mobedan Mobed (Supreme Pontiff) and Prime Minister during the 70-year-long reign (309-379 A.D.) of Shapur Hormazd or Shapur II. According to the Pahlavi Dinkard, from his father’s side Adarbad Mahrespand belonged to the family of Zarathushtra and from his mother’s side, to the family of Shah Vishtasp of […]
Last week we featured Shahpur, son of Ardashir, and his new statue installed in Tehran. This week, we explore Ardashir himself – Founder of the Sasanian dynasty, who established Zoroastrianism as Iran’s State Religion in the third century. In the third century AD, Iran experienced a significant revival and consolidation of the Zoroastrian faith. During […]
On 7th November, 2025, Iranians gathered in large numbers at Enghelab (Revolution) Square, in central Tehran for the unveiling of a statue celebrating an ancient Persian victory over foreign enemies. Reportedly, it was a show of defiance against Iran’s modern-day adversaries. The monument depicts the triumph of ancient imperial Iran over the might of ancient […]
There were many great and glorious kings of ancient Zoroastrian Iran and among those who ruled during the Sasanian dynasty, the name of Khosrow I (also known as Anushirvan or Naushirvan) stands tall. The future Prophet of Islam, Muhamed was born in Arabia in 570 AD., during the long reign of Khosrow (531 AD – […]
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 […]