Iranian History A-Z

A

Greek ruler who conquered Persia

B

Universalist religion that was founded by Bahá'u'lláh in 1863

C

King who founded the Achaemenid Persian empire in the 500s BC

D

Ruled the Persian empire at its greatest extent around 500 BC

E

Ancient civilization in southwestern Iran that existed between 3300 – 539 BC

F

Region where settled farming first emerged - it included southwestern Iran

G

Modern-day country that was invaded by the Persian Empire in the 480s BC with
an army reported to be 1 million strong

H

German philosopher who called the Persians the "first Historical People"

I

Country Iran fought a bloody war against in the 1980s

J

Group C freed from their captivity in Babylonia, and helped them rebuild their land

K

Shia cleric who was made Supreme Leader after the 1979 revolution

L

Spartan war general who was killed at the Battle of Thermopylae against Persia

M

Group of people who invaded the Iranian plateau in 1219, eventually
reducing the population by 75%

N

Type of weapon Iran reached a deal for in 2015

O

Arch-rival of the Persians for centuries since the 16th century

P

Ancient capital of the Achaemenid Empire

Q

City that is a significant destination of Islamic pilgrimage since the 800s

R

British writer K threatened with a death edict in 1989

S

Last non-Islamic Persian empire that was conquered by the Muslims

T

Conqueror of the 1300s who killed 5% of the world's population; he was described
as "the product of an Islamized and Iranized society"

U

Country whose embassy Iran invaded in 1979, taking 52 hostages

V

Title of a prime minister who was under the political authority of the Shah

W

Iran has won most of its Olympic medals at this sport

X

"Great" king who appears in the Bible under the name Ahasuerus

Y

King of S during the Muslim conquest of Persia

Z

Prophet who founded a religion that is still practiced today by a small number