Istakhr

Istakhr

Stakhr (Middle Persian) Estakhr (in Persian)
Region	Fars Province
Coordinates	29°58′51″N 52°54′34″E
Type	Settlement
History
Founded	Very shortly after the decline of Persepolis (second half of the 4th century BC)
Periods	Classical antiquity to Late Middle Ages

Istakhr (Middle Persian: Stakhr, Persian: اصطخرcode: fa is deprecated Estakhr) was an ancient city in Fars province, five kilometres (three miles) north of Persepolis in southwestern Iran.

Istakhr Media

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  Baydad, the first recorded frataraka of Persis, early 3rd century BC. Coin minted in Istakhr. Obv: Baydad with short beard, mustache, earring and satrapal headdress (kyrbasia). Rev: Baydad standing to the left of a fire temple of Ahura Mazda, standard located on the other side of the temple

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  Coin of Ardakhshir (Artaxerxes), frataraka of Persis, early-mid 3rd century BC. Coin minted in Istakhr. Obv: Ardakhshir wearing mustache, earring and satrapal headdress (kyrbasia). Rev: Ardakhshir standing in front of a fire temple of Ahura Mazda, standard located on the other side of the temple

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  Ardashir I, as King Artaxerxes (Ardaxsir) V of Persis. Circa CE 205/6-223/4, minted in Istakhr. Obv: Bearded facing head, wearing diadem and Parthian-style tiara. Rev: Bearded head of Papak, wearing diadem and Parthian-style tiara.

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  A drawing from the ruins of Istakhr in the 19th century

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  A drawing from the ruins of Istakhr in the 19th century

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Other websites

• Estakhr late-sasanid and proto-islamic (Sapienza's Archaeological Mission di Roma in Iran). Sapienza Università di Roma.