Sasanian Splendor
The Appurtenances of Royalty
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20049385 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jenny Rose (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Pages | 35-56 |
| Publication date | 2001-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Robes and Honor (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan US (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/978-1-349-61845-3_3 |
| OpenAlex | W2493870814 |
| ISBN | 9781349618453 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
| References cited | 9 |
Kingship was a central institution for the Sasanian dynasty (CA. 224–651 CE). The King of Kings (Shāhānshāh) was regarded as "a cosmic figure, the first among men,"1 and a representative of Ahura Mazda (the "Lord of Wisdom," which becomes Ohrmazd in Middle Persian). In his person, he embodied the order of society and the interdependence of the Zoroastrian religion and state. One ninth-century Zoroastrian text, the Dēnkard, states that "The king's way is religion,"2 and asserts that it was the king's duty to defend the Zoroastrian faith and to mediate its wisdom in order to ensure a stable, lasting government.3 The Sasanians believed that the royalty of Iran was divinely chosen and that the khwarrah, divine fortune or glory, was conferred upon the king by Ohrmazd, consecrating his rule.4KeywordsSilk RoadFourth CenturySilver PlateRock CrystalCambridge HistoryThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves
Ancient history · Art · Duty · Faith · Glory · Islam · Monarchy · Ninth · Order (exchange) · Political science · Theology · Zoroastrianism · Ancient Near East History · Byzantine Studies and History · Eurasian Exchange Networks · History · Law · Philosophy
Collapse of a Eurasian Hybrid
The Stateless Nomads of Central Eurasia
The Languages of Christianity on the Silk Roads and the Transmission of Mediterranean Culture into Central Asia
Sasanian Iran and Its Northeastern Frontier
Sasanian Iran and the Projection of Power in Late Antique Eurasia
Central Asia in the Late Roman Mental Map, Second to Sixth Centuries
Trade and Exchanges along the Silk and Steppe Routes in Late Antique Eurasia
Followers and Leaders in Northeastern Eurasia, ca. Seventh to Tenth Centuries
Patterns of Roman Diplomacy with Iran and the Steppe Peoples
The Relations between China and the Steppe
“Charismatic” Goods
Ethnicity and Empire in the Western Eurasian Steppes
Aspects of Elite Representation among the Sixth- and Seventh-Century Türks
The Circulation of Astrological Lore and Its Political Use Between the Roman East, Sasanian Iran, Central Asia, India, and the Türks
Byzantium’s Eurasian Policy in the Age of the Türk Empire
Sogdian Merchants and Sogdian Culture on the Silk Road
How the Steppes Became Byzantine
Infrastructures of Legitimacy in Inner Asia
Epilogue
Empires and Exchanges in Eurasian Late Antiquity
| Unique citing works | 20 |
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| Citations per year | 2,5 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2018 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 20 |