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  • noun Plural form of Sassanian.

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  • The primary form of taxation under the Sassanians was a land tax and, for religious minorities, a poll tax.

    F. The Neo-Persian Empire of the Sassanians, 223-651 C.E 2001

  • 3. The Sassanians were a prestigious dynasty of Persian kings who established a powerful empire from 226 to 641, until the conquest of Persia by Islam.

    Scheherazade Goes West Fatema Mernissi 2001

  • The narrative of continuity comes from the Sassanians who appear to have lacked any historical resources that we do not have today.

    Matthew Yglesias » Toy Drives Checking Immigration Status of Children 2009

  • An Open Letter to President Elect Obama yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'An Open Letter to President Elect Obama'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Article: A group of Kurdish Sassanians ask President Elect Obama to establish regional cultural and economic unions rather than global economic unions.'

    An Open Letter to President Elect Obama 2008

  • It's also easy to document the presence of Persians and Sassanians in China.

    Worker from the West 2006

  • The Neo-Persian Empire of the Sassanians, 223–651 C.E. c.

    502-506 2001

  • The Neo-Persian Empire of the Sassanians, 223–651 C.E. b.

    b. Ardashir I to Shapur II 2001

  • The Neo-Persian Empire of the Sassanians, 223–651 C.E. d.

    d. Hormizd IV to the Muslim Conquest 2001

  • The Byzantines used the tribe of Ghassan, which converted to Christianity, while the Sassanians paid the Lakhmids, at al-Hira, for their military services.

    b. Muhammad and the Rise of Islam 2001

  • A fifty-year peace was concluded with the Byzantines in 561 in which Lazica was recognized as Roman in exchange for an annual payment in gold to the Sassanians.

    502-506 2001

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