The History of Iran: A Primer [38:21]
The History of Iran: A Primer [38:21]
I summarize all the major dynasties of Persian history from Antiquity to the present day. Watch this video if you want to get an introduction to Iranian history, or if you've already done some read...
I summarize all the major dynasties of Persian history from Antiquity to the present day. Watch this video if you want to get an introduction to Iranian history, or if you've already done some reading but want to get an overview to see the whole picture.
Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
2:58 Elam
3:50 Achaemenids
6:14 Alexander the Great
7:12 Seleucids
8:37 Arsacids (Parthians)
10:04 Sasanians
12:24 Arab conquest
13:07 Umayyads
14:52 Abbasids
17:56 Ghaznavids
18:54 Seljuks
20:09 Mongols
23:09 Ilkhanate
24:07 Timur
25:28 Safavids
28:45 Nader Shah
29:22 Qajars
33:57 Pahlavis
35:57 Islamic Republic
@HeartyBeast I'd be really interested in hearing your objection(s) to this video.
Absolutely no idea, the part I've watched so far really good. I think I was busily downvoting a bunch of spam that day and I fat-fingered it. Apologies. Swapped out for an upvote.