Seven Clans or more accurately Seven Parthian clans (Persian, Haft Khandan) were seven different Parthian clans who constituted the Dahae Confederation. Following the rise to power of the Parthians, these seven clans shared the administration of the Parthian Empire, each governing a region of the empire. One of the more prominent clans was the Suren clan, to which Eran Spahbod Surena belonged. Reproduction of a Parthian warrior as depicted on Trajans Column The Parthian Empire was the dominating force on the Iranian plateau beginning in the late 3rd century BCE, and intermittently controlled Mesopotamia between ca 190 BCE and 224 CE. Origins Bust of Parthian soldier, Esgh-abad Museum, Turkmenia. ... Reproduction of a Parthian warrior as depicted on Trajans Column The Parthian Empire was the dominating force on the Iranian plateau beginning in the late 3rd century BCE, and intermittently controlled Mesopotamia between ca 190 BCE and 224 CE. Origins Bust of Parthian soldier, Esgh-abad Museum, Turkmenia. ... The House of Suren-Pahlav, was one of the oldest surviving Iranian clans and was once member one of the Seven Parthian clans. ... Spahbod (Persian:سپهبد is consisted of two words: Spah سپه (army) bod بد (master) ) was a rank used in the Parthian empire and more widely in Sassanid dynasty of Persia (Iran). ... Metallic Parthian Statue, denoated to Surena, 1st C. BCE Eran Spahbod Rustaham Suren-Pahlav, son of Arakhsh (Arash, pers. ...

After dissolution of Parthian dynasty, some of the dominant Parthian clans from Seven Parthian clans remained important, although the empire was dominated by Persian noble families. Bahram Chobin, the famous Eran spahbod under Sassanid king Khosrau II, was from Mihran Clan. Bahrahm Chobin was a famous Eran spahbod (military commander) during Khosraus II rule in Sassanid Iran. ... Khosrau II, the Victorious (Parvez), king of Persia, son of Hormizd IV, grandson of Khosrau I, 590 - 628. ...

Clans

• Suren-Pahlav Clan: Sakestan (Sistan)
• Sohae Clan: Margiane (Merv)
• Karen-Pahlav Clan: Hyrcania (Gorgan)
• Dahae Clan: Astabene (Ghoochan)
• Parni Clan: Parthyene (Parthaunis)
• Mihran Clan: Comisene (Semnan)
• Aspahapet Clan: Apartvaticene (Yazd)

The House of Suren-Pahlav, was one of the oldest surviving Iranian clans and was once member one of the Seven Parthian clans. ... Categories: Iran geography stubs | Provinces of Iran ... Merv (Persian name: مرو), in current-day Turkmenistan, was a major oasis-city in Central Asia, on the historical Silk Road, located near todays Mary. ... Map of Iran and surrounding countries, showing location of Gorgan Gorgan (گرگان); Hyrcania ; Hyrcana (Old Persian Varkâna, land of wolves; modern Persian Gorgan, formerly called Astrabad or Asterabad): part of the ancient Persian empire, on the southern shores of the Caspian Sea (present day Golestan, Mazandaran, Gilan and parts of... The Parni were originally a nomad tribe of the Central Asian steppes, which was the home of Iranian nomadic tribes for centuries, such as the Scythians, Saka, and Sarmatians. ... Semnan may refer to: Semnan province Semnan (city) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Semnan may refer to: Semnan province Semnan (city) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The city of Yazd, as seen from the tall minarets of its 12th century mosque. ...

See also

• Iranian society under Sassanids