Ardashir Khorreh; the Capital of Ardashir Papakan

Subject Areas : Historical Archaeology

Reza MehrAfarin ¹ , Sorour Khorashadi ² , Abbas Jame Bozorg ³

1 - Associate Professor, Department of Archaeology, University of Mazandaran, Behshahr, Iran.
2 - Ph.D. Student in Archaeology, Department of Archaeology, Tarbiat Modarres University, Tehran, Iran.
3 - M.A. in Archaeology, Department of Archaeology, Zahedan University, Zahedan, Iran.

Received: 2023-07-08 Accepted : 2023-07-08 Published : 2013-08-23

Keywords: Urbanism, Sassanid dynasty, Ardashir Papakan, Ardashir Khoreh, Qale Dokhtar of Firooz Abad, Terbal,

Abstract :

Ardashir Papakan, the founder of Sassanid dynasty, emphasized to urbanism. He made a large number of cities to who pointed out most of historians and geographers of the first Islamic century. The largest and most important city of Ardashir was Gur or Ardashir Khoreh which was located in the vicinity of Firooz Abad in Fars province. This was the capital of Ardashir and also had a circular shape as like as some Parthian cities. There was located a lofty tower called Terbal in the middle of the town. It was the symbol of Anahita, the goddess of water and near it was a large palace. Islamic geographers have described the buildings of Ardashir Khoreh and also the archaeologists have dug in it in recent century. So, there are many data about this city and its installations. Ardashir Khoreh was founded after Ardeshir victory over Ardavan V and then constructed a glorious palace called Ardashir palace in the vicinity of the town and at a good climate place. This palace was Appropriate to dignity and glory of Ardashir, so, he rest in it at the end of his life and indeed, after abdication of power. Ardashir ordered to construct a strong and stable fortress on the summit of Tangab in order to maximize his small army against Ardavan`s attacks and also underpin the release of Iran.