State

Iran

country in Western Asia

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550 BCE – 1942
Founded
550 BCE
Capital
Tehran
Government
Islamic Republic, unitary state, presidential system, islamic theocracy
Languages
Persian
Preceded by
Pahlavi Iran

Overview

Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and historically known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west; Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest; the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the northeast; Afghanistan to the east; Pakistan to the southeast; and the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south. With a population of over 92 million, Iran ranks 17th globally in both geographic size and population. It is divided into five regions with 31 provinces. Tehran is the nation's capital and largest city and serves as its primary economic center.

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Records (126)

  1. 647 BCE — Battle of SusaBattle
  2. 553–550 BCE — Medo-Persian conflictRebellion
  3. 551 BCE — Battle of the Persian BorderBattle
  4. 550 BCE — Siege of the Pasargadae HillSiege
  5. 522 BCE — Battle of SikayauvatishBattle
  6. 330 BCE — Battle of the Persian Gate on the MountainBattle
  7. 129 BCE — Battle of EcbatanaBattle
  8. 36 BCE — Battle of PraaspaBattle
  9. 36 BCE — Battle of UrumiaBattle
  10. 224 CE — Battle of HormozdganBattle
  11. 451 CE — Battle of AvarayrBattle
  12. 589–591 CE — Sasanian Civil War of 589–591War
  13. 591 CE — Battle of the BlarathonBattle
  14. 624 CE — Battle of GanzakBattle
  15. 641–642 CE — Siege of ShushtarSiege
  16. 642 CE — Battle of NahāvandBattle
  17. 642 CE — Siege of GundishapurSiege
  18. 643–644 CE — Battle of BishapurBattle
  19. 652 CE — Battle of NishapurBattle
  20. 685 CE — Battle of Sala and SalbaraBattle
  21. 730 CE — Battle of Marj ArdabilBattle
  22. 755 CE — Sunpadh RebellionRebellion
  23. 811 CE — Battle of RayBattle
  24. 869–883 CE — Zanj RebellionWar
  25. 874 CE — Battle of al-BaidaBattle
  26. 900 CE — Battle of GorganBattle
  27. 940 CE — Battle of IskhabadBattle
  28. 1038 — Battle of NishapurBattle
  29. 1038 — Battle of SarakhsBattle
  30. 1046 — Siege of HulwanSiege
  31. 1047 — Siege of HamadanSiege
  32. 1073 — Battle of Kerj Abu DulafBattle
  33. 1092 — Siege of AlamutSiege
  34. 1220–1221 — Siege of NishapurSiege
  35. 1220 — Siege of of RaySiege
  36. 1221 — Siege of UstunavandSiege
  37. 1224 — Battle of RayBattle
  38. 1225 — Siege of TabrizSiege
  39. 1228 — Siege of IsfahanSiege
  40. 1253–1270 — Mongol campaign against the NizarisCampaign
  41. 1253–1270 — Siege of GerdkuhSiege
  42. 1256 — Siege of AlamutSiege
  43. 1256 — Siege of Maymun-DizBattle
  44. 1256–1257 — Siege of LambsarSiege
  45. 1342 — Battle of ZavaBattle
  46. 1387 — Siege of IsfahanSiege
  47. 1393–1396 — Siege of SirjanSiege
  48. 1393 — Massacre of the MuzaffaridsMassacre
  49. 1408 — Battle of SardrudBattle
  50. 1410 — Battle of Şənbi-QazanBattle
  51. 1447 — Urdu Bazar RevoltRebellion
  52. 1447 — Battle of DamghanBattle
  53. 1447 — Battle of NishapurBattle
  54. 1449 — Battle of FarhadgerdBattle
  55. 1459 — Battle of SarakhsBattle
  56. 1468 — Battle of KhoyBattle
  57. 1478 — Battle of KhoyBattle
  58. 1501 — Siege of TabrizSiege
  59. 1503 — Battle of HamadanBattle
  60. 1503 — Battle of AlmabulagiBattle
  61. 1514 — Battle of ChaldiranBattle
  62. 1531 — Tekeli RebellionRebellion
  63. 1539–1540 — Reishahr rebellionRebellion
  64. 1552 — Siege of HormuzSiege
  65. 1554 — Battle of Takht-e SoleymānBattle
  66. 1583 — Battle of DezfulBattle
  67. 1585–1586 — Siege of TabrizSiege
  68. 1585 — Battle of MayanBattle
  69. 1585 — Battle of Shanb GhazanBattle
  70. 1603 — Safavid capture of TabrizBattle
  71. 1605 — Battle of UrmiaBattle
  72. 1609–1610 — Battle of DimDimBattle
  73. 1614 — Capture of CambarãoSiege
  74. 1616 — Battle of SalmasBattle
  75. 1620–1621 — Battle off JaskNaval battle
  76. 1625 — Loss of the LionNaval battle
  77. 1630 — Battle of ÇemhalBattle
  78. 1630 — Battle of MihribanBattle
  79. 1635 — Capture of TabrizBattle
  80. 1636 — Battle of MarivanBattle
  81. 1722 — Battle of GulnabadBattle
  82. 1722 — Siege of IsfahanSiege
  83. 1722–1727 — Ottoman–Persian War (1722–1726)War
  84. 1722–1723 — Capture of RashtSiege
  85. 1722 — Battle of DerbentBattle
  86. 1724 — Siege of HamadanSiege
  87. 1724 — Siege of KhoySiege
  88. 1725 — Siege of TabrizSiege
  89. 1727 — Battle of SanganBattle
  90. 1729 — Battle of DamghanBattle
  91. 1729 — Battle of Murche-KhortBattle
  92. 1729 — Battle of ZarghanBattle
  93. 1729 — Battle of Khwar PassBattle
  94. 1731 — Battle of KurijanBattle
  95. 1731 — Siege of UrmiaSiege
  96. 1754 — Siege of MashhadSiege
  97. 1755 — Siege of NishapurSiege
  98. 1757 — Battle of TabrizBattle
  99. 1759 — Battle of AstarabadBattle
  100. 1777 — Battle of BanehBattle
  101. 1777 — Battle of SanandajBattle
  102. 1794 — Siege of KermanSiege
  103. 1812 — Battle of AslanduzBattle
  104. 1813 — Treaty of GulistanTreaty
  105. 1905–1911 — Constitutionalization attempts in IranRevolution
  106. 1907 — Ottoman Invasion of PersiaWar
  107. 1908–1909 — Tabriz RebellionSiege
  108. 1909 — Battle of RashtBattle
  109. 1915–1920 — Jungle Movement of GilanWar
  110. 1915 — Battle of Robat KarimBattle
  111. 1915 — Massacre of HaftevanMassacre
  112. 1915 — Operation HamadanBattle
  113. 1916 — Kermanshah OperationBattle
  114. 1917 — Battle of Seray MountainBattle
  115. 1918 — Battle of CharahBattle
  116. 1918 — Battle of SuldouzeBattle
  117. 1918 — CêlolixMassacre
  118. 1920 — Enzeli OperationBattle
  119. 1920 — Battle of Shekar YaziBattle
  120. 1921 — Russo-Persian Treaty of FriendshipTreaty
  121. 1921 — Battle of MiandoabBattle
  122. 1924 — Sheikh Khazal rebellionRebellion
  123. 1935 — Imam Reza shrine rebellionRebellion
  124. 1941 — Battle of IranBattle · United Kingdom, USSR ▸ Iran
  125. 1942 — Tripartite treaty of AllianceTreaty
  126. 1942 — The Anglo-Soviet-Iranian Treaty (1942)Treaty

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