Anshan (Persia)

:For the Chinese city, Anshan

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Anshan (or Anzan, in Persian انشان, modern Tepe Malyan, Tal-e Malyan {{coor d|29.9|N|52.4|E|}}), a site on the Iranian plateau, 46 km north of modern Shiraz in the Zagros mountains of the Fars province, southwestern Iran, was the original capital of Elam in the 3rd millennium BC. After the Elamite capital moved to Susa, Elamite kings still bore the title of "king of Anshan and Susa". Anshan fell under Achaemenid rule in the 7th century BC, captured by Teispes (675–640) who called himself "King of the City of Anshan". For another century, Anshan was a minor kingdom in the declining Elamite Empire, until the Achaemenids in the 6th century BC from Anshan embarked on a period of conquest , which became nucleus of the Persian empire.

Related Topics:
Persian - Iranian plateau - Shiraz - Zagros mountains - Fars province - Iran - Elam - 3rd millennium BC - Susa - Achaemenid - 7th century BC - Teispes - 6th century BC - Persian empire

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Not to be confused is modern Anzan ({{coor dm|38|19|N|47|27|E|}}), some 50 km east of modern Ahar, East Azarbaijan, north-western Iran.

Related Topics:
Ahar - East Azarbaijan - Iran

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