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It may also refer to the following places: For other uses of this term see: Persia (disambiguation) The Persian Empire is the name used to refer to a number of historic dynasties that have ruled the country of Persia (Iran). ... Iran has been the subject of a naming dispute in common Western usage. ... The Persian Empire was a series of historical empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the old Persian homeland, and beyond in Western Asia, Central Asia and the Caucasus. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ...
In other uses, it may also refer to: Persia is a city located in Harrison County, Iowa. ... Persia is a town located in Cattaraugus County, New York. ... Persia is the name of a small place around the city of Sacramento in the U.S. state of California. ...
SS Persia (1856), a transatlantic ocean liner built in 1856 by Cunard Line, and which struck an iceberg in the same year
SS Persia (1900), a British ocean liner sunk by U-boat in 1915
Persia (ep), a 1984 extended-play record by Australian rock band "The Church"
SS Persia was a P&O passenger liner, built in 1900 by Caird & Company, Inverclyde, Greenock, Scotland. ... The follow-up to February 1984s Remote Luxury, the Persia EP continues in a similar stylistic vein. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...
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In 913, Western Persia was conquered by the Buwayhid, a native Iranian tribal confederation from the shores of the Caspian Sea.
Persia found relative stability in the Qajar dynasty, ruling from 1779 to 1925, but lost hope to compete with the new industrial powers of Europe; Persia found itself sandwiched between the growing Russian Empire in Central Asia and the expanding British Empire in India.
In 1919, northern Persia was occupied by the British General William Edmund Ironside to enforce the Turkish Armistice conditions and assist General Dunsterville and Colonel Bicherakhov contain Bolshevik influence (of Mirza Kuchak Khan) in the north.
Persia is the historical and alternative name for the state of Iran in the European languages.
Persia's weakness was exposed to the Greeks in 401 BC, when the Satrap of Sardis hired ten thousand Greek mercenaries to help secure his claim to the imperial throne (see Xenophon).
Safavid Persia was a violent and chaotic state for the next seventy years, but in 1588 Shah Abbas the Great ascended to the throne and instituted a cultural and political renaissance.
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