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The Sassanids

ساسانییەکان
The Sassanid Empire (224–651 CE), though historically labeled as Persian, had strong roots in western Iran (Occupied Eastern Kurdistan), among tribes considered ancestors of the Kurds.— from Summary of Sassanids, written by Zagrosian ·
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Taqwesan, near Kirmaşan, drawn by Eugène Flandin
Folio I. Taqwesan, near Kirmaşan, drawn by Eugène FlandinSassanid Gallery · Zagrosian

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