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Right meaning of Ērānshahr or Ērānšahr

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Hello @HistoryofIran i want to say that the True meaning of Eranshahr is "Land of Kingdom Aryans". Warrior of Persosphere (talk) 02:43, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Warrior of Persophere. Sorry, but the current sentence is sourced by WP:RS. HistoryofIran (talk) 12:17, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Changing the map

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I believe that the current map on top of the page doesn't accurately show the truest territoral extent of the Sasanian empire at its peak it excludes the lands in the east, the lands along the coastline of southern arabia leading up to yemen and some other minor inaccuracies MrHappy2020 (talk) 11:32, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

For example the map used in Sasanian conquest of Egypt wiki page uses a way more accurate map of the true extent of the empire and i dont quite understood why there is a worse map on the main wiki page for the Sasanian empire MrHappy2020 (talk) 11:37, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@HistoryofIran MrHappy2020 (talk) 11:00, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hello MrHappy2020. Do you have WP:RS to back this up? This sourced article [1] says that the Sasanians permanently lost control of Tokharistan, which the map in the Sasanian conquest of Egypt includes. HistoryofIran (talk) 15:35, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I looked at the article you mentioned and the part where they supposedly lost it says this "The province was, however, most likely permanently seized by the Turks a few years later, due to the absence of Sasanian coins from the period."
The wague language by saying "most likely" seems like even the source isnt sure if the turkics actually conquered the province before 620
Also the evidence is based on Sassanian coins not being found but the time period is only 21 years MrHappy2020 (talk) 18:01, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Also adding upon this on the official western gokturk khanate wiki page it shows their greatest extent in 625
Heres what it says exactly
"Greatest extent of the Western Turkic Khaganate c. 625, after the Battle of Bukhara (light brown), and their southern expansion as the Tokhara Yabghus and Turk Shahis (lighter brown)"
and the specific vassal of the gokturks or their allies Tokhara Yabghus only begin their rule in the province in 625 CE–758 CE
This is from both their official wikis MrHappy2020 (talk) 18:05, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
"Possibly" would indicate that they're unsure, not "most likely". If you have WP:RS that backs up what you say, I'll gladly look into it. HistoryofIran (talk) 22:33, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The other wiki pages also dont add up the gokturks and their vassals power in the region begins in 625 and not eariler MrHappy2020 (talk) 00:10, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
alright i have found some wiki approved sources from the already existing https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokhara_Yabghus page MrHappy2020 (talk) 00:37, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
MrHappy2020 (talk) 00:41, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
In 625, Tong Yabgu invaded Tokharistan and forced the Hephtalite principalities to submit.[15][16] He went as far as the Indus river and took control of all the intervening principalities, replacing Hepthalite rulers by Turk ones.[14]
14]"The definitive annexation of Tokharistan and Gandhara to the Western Türk Empire was to take place some years later, in c. 625, when Sasanian Iran became involved in the war against Byzantium that ultimately led to its eclipse." in Dani, Ahmad Hasan; Litvinsky, B. A. (January 1996). History of Civilizations of Central Asia: The crossroads of civilizations, A.D. 250 to 750. UNESCO. pp. 370–375. ISBN 978-92-3-103211-0. MrHappy2020 (talk) 00:42, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This is from the https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokhara_Yabghus page which was the gokturk group which invaded and conquered in 625 as you can see the area was still under Sasanian control until 625 when they conquered it when iran was busy with a war against Byzantium i also added the source as you asked and it seems to have already been approved by other wiki editors MrHappy2020 (talk) 00:45, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Here MrHappy2020 (talk) 00:39, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The citation also says this afterwards; "The Western Türk army of T’ung Yabghu kaghan advanced to the River Indus, took possession of the most important cities and replaced the Hephthalite dynasties with Türk rulers. Of the territories annexed in c.625 by the Western Türk Empire, Khuttal and Kapisa–Gandhara were independent kingdoms after the disintegration of the Hephthalite kingdom". This does not seem to indicate Sasanian rule. And yes, there are some inconsistencies with Wiki articles, which definitely need to be fixed in their future with WP:RS. --HistoryofIran (talk) 00:52, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I also noticed that the raw numbers for the sassanid empire at its greatest extent is 550
Which contradicts the map above which says 620 and it even has a cition missing Perhaps it would be wise to had multiple maps or maybe a gif showing the Sasanian empire at different points like they did on the roman empire wiki page MrHappy2020 (talk) 11:13, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I believe this is a reasonable compromise as the lands further up in central asia were part of the Sasanian empire for quite a significant amount of time and most maps i have seen include them in the Sasanian empire at its greatest extent for one reason and another. However i dont currently have a source to prove that the exact date of 620 that that specif province was under Sasanian rule however i am sure i can find one as why else would most maps include it? MrHappy2020 (talk) 11:17, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Going back to the roman wiki page as a example it does a amazing job of showing both the empire at its greatest extent (if brief the provinces in iranian Mesopotamia only lasted one year or something) and to clear of any confusion it shows a detailed gif of the empire from its beginnings and to its end right under the first map there already exists a great gif on Wikipedia commons this page could use to show the overall territorial changes under the already pre existing map MrHappy2020 (talk) 11:22, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not sure a gif would be needed for the Sasanians. The Romans lasted +1000 years with loads of changing territories. The Sasanians did not hold Central Asia for that long either, as per Rezakhani, Khodadad (2017). ReOrienting the Sasanians: East Iran in Late Antiquity and the sources used here, with Shapur II already losing control of Bactria [2]. HistoryofIran (talk) 13:51, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
the Sassanians lasted for 400+ years and their territory consistently changed the gif would give a better perspective for a beginner to Sassanian history and i even asked the opinion of other iranians if they would think a gif under the already existing map would be better and they agreed.
When i first started learning about Sassanian history i was always cobfused as to when a specific look of the empire existed and at what time this gif which already exists on Wikipedia commons would give someone else that is also beginning learning about Sassanian history that opportunity for a better perspective MrHappy2020 (talk) 13:55, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
the pre existing map wouldn't even need to be changed as it is like on the roman empire wiki just put the gif under it so the overall borders of the empire over time makes more sense MrHappy2020 (talk) 13:56, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Regardless, we need WP:RS for all of this. HistoryofIran (talk) 17:31, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
For the gif? It already been approved for wikipedia commons and the roman empire one i couldn't find any specific citation as a source for it its just there and the map that already exists on the this page says "citation needed" so i dont understand exactly MrHappy2020 (talk) 20:26, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Also i checked the gif is already used as the primary map on other language versions of the Sasanian empire MrHappy2020 (talk) 20:30, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yep. Please see WP:OTHER. HistoryofIran (talk) 20:35, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I am confused why doesn't the roman empire one have one then? shouldn't there be a citation for it? MrHappy2020 (talk) 20:42, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Why doesn't the roman empire gif have a citation then? Also the current map also says "missing citation" what is exactly needed to have this gif added permanently on this page like i brought this up in talk as i dont wanna just edit this and then it gets removed the next day MrHappy2020 (talk) 20:47, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
As far as I am aware, the current map is the only map at least somewhat based on WP:RS. In other words, we dont have any better alternatives. The main difference between this one and the dozen others is that this one doesnt have an exaggerated eastern border. Sorry, but your Roman question is answered in depth by the afromentioned WP:OTHER. HistoryofIran (talk) 21:56, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
somewhat based? Is that why it doesn't even have a citation MrHappy2020 (talk) 09:01, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Unfortunately I was so smart to not write any citation except the Šahrestānīhā ī Ērānšahr when I made it. It's also more in line with the afromentioned Rezakhani citation. If there is a better sourced map, then that should be added instead. HistoryofIran (talk) 13:36, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I am confused as to what you mean in the first part of the paragraph but i will try to find sources for the eastern territories MrHappy2020 (talk) 14:15, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Elaboration on the first paragraph; I'm the one who created the current map that's in the infobox. But due to being lazy, I didn't add any citations in its description except one, which wasn't so smart. HistoryofIran (talk) 14:22, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
You created the map? Alright as i said previously i will try to find sources to prove my argument of including the eastern territories at 620 MrHappy2020 (talk) 14:41, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
what sources did you exactly use when you created this map and what specifically made you remove the most eastern areas in 620? MrHappy2020 (talk) 14:47, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The correct meaning of Eranshahr with source.

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@HistoryofIran the true meaning of Eranshahr is "Territory of the Iranians" and not "Empire of the Iranians", my sources are https://shamela.ws/book/11800/14 and https://web.archive.org/web/20180102074116/http://damavand.news/?p=11304 Thank you. Qadri123 (talk) 16:02, 10 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]