Dihghāns and Islamic Conquests

Subject Areas : The Journal of Islamic History and Civilisation

شهرام  امیری ¹ (ندارد)

Received: 2008-02-04 Accepted : 2008-09-18 Published : 2008-08-22

Keywords: History of Iran in First Centu, Sassanid Dynasty, Dihghāns, Islamic Conquests, Arabs and Iranians peace treat,

Abstract :

As the representatives of the social middle class in Iran before Islam,Dihghāns had an active role in the inner changes of the society;particularly in Sassanid era that they were a joining link betweencentral government, Arian aristocrats, Zoroastrian priests, and people.From the beginning of Islamic conquests and then during the first andsecond centuries after Hijra, their role became more prominent as theyconducted most of the economical and social changes in Islamic Iran,and protected the old Iranian culture and transmitted it to nextgenerations. This role is investigated in this article.