Qaá¹£r-e Abu Naá¹£r (), also Qasr-i Abunasr, or Takht-e Soleyman () is the site of an ancient settlement situated in city of Shiraz in the Fars province of Iran.
According to archaeological studies the fortress was built during the Parthian era, and was an important and strategic location in the Sasanian era. Archaeologists have found various artifacts and coins belonging to various historical periods, such as the Achaemenid, Seleucid, Parthian, and Sasanian eras. This site is recorded in an Iranian historical list from 1932 as "Takht-e Soleyman" (Throne of Solomon). When Muslims invaded Iran, and conquered it, they called this palace "Father of Victory" (Qaá¹£r-i-Abu Naá¹£r).
Name of Shiraz
One of the palaces in this site was named Shiraz, from which the city derives its name.
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References
- Wilkinson, C.K., 1965. The Achaemenian Remains at Qaá¹£r-i-Abu Naá¹£r. Journal of Near Eastern Studies 24(4): 341âÂÂ345.
- Frye, R.N., 1973. Sasanian Remains from Qasr-i Abu Nasr: Seals, Sealings, and Coins. Vol. 1. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
- Whitcomb, D., 1984. Qasr-i Abu Nasr and the [Persian] Gulf. Arabie Orientale, Mésopotamie at Iran Méridional de lâÂÂâge du Fer an début de la Période Islamique. Paris: Editions Recherche sur les Civilisations, pp. 331âÂÂ37.
- Whitcomb, D.S., 1985. Before the Roses and Nightingales: Excavations at Qasr-i Abu Nasr, Old Shiraz. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- Henkelman. Wouter F.M., Jones, Charles E., Stolper, Matthew W. 2006. Achaemenid Elamite Administrative Tablets, 2: The Qasr-i Abu Nasr Tablet. ARTA 2006.003
- Simpson, S.J., 2007. Pottering around Persepolis: Observations on Early European Visitors to the Site. Christopher Tuplin (ed.) Persian Responses: Political and Cultural Interaction With(in) the Achaemenid Empire, Swansea: The University of Wales Press pp. 343âÂÂ356.
- Miri, N., 2009. Historical Geography of Fars during the Sasanian Period. e-Sasanika 6.
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