Estimation Sasanian Government Tax Incoming

Subject Areas : Epistemological and methodological researcher of historical research

hasanali arab ¹ , hosein sadeghi ²

1 - عضو هیات علمی گروه باستان‌شناسی دانشگاه هنر شیراز
2 - عضو هیات علمی و استادیار گروه اقتصاد دانشگاه تربیت مدرس

Received: 2016-02-10 Accepted : 2016-02-10 Published : 2013-10-23

Keywords: Sasanian period economic, Paleoeconomic, land tax, poll tax, archaeological and historical documents, coin documents,

Abstract :

Study on ancient economics based on modern economic theoretical is deficiency because these have fundamental differences and we have to do with more attention. Aim of this article is estimation of tax income of Sasanian government. Poll and land tax are most important incoming resources of Sasanian government cited by historical resources and archeological evidence. The Sasanian up and down economic, had influence on coins of this period and historical resources confirm with diagrams based on these. Each of taxes studied on three sections include size, value and process of taxation. We valuate quality and quantity of tax pattern and in conclude we recognize that substructure of Sasanian economic based on agriculture, and Kowad is founder and continuator of economic reforms. At least we are showing uplift process taxation system with historical resources