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Revision as of 14:00, 14 October 2021 editFoxhound03 (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users1,112 edits Don't sweep what has been said under the rug. The point was that it doesn't make sense to have linked it to that particular article. Although the inclusion of Indian in questionable, to link it to a citizens of the Republic of India page is something entirely different.Tags: Reverted Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit← Previous edit Revision as of 14:09, 14 October 2021 edit undoHistoryofIran (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers97,970 edits rv, please keep the nonsense accusations to yourself, dont alter sourced information. the source literally says Indians, not South Asians or 'Sindhis'Tag: UndoNext edit →
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'''Turan''' (also spelled '''Turgistan''' and '''Turestan''') was a province of the ] located in present-day ].{{sfn|Brunner|1983|pp=748–750, 775}} The province was mainly populated by ],{{sfn|Brunner|1983|p=776}} and bordered ] in the west, ] in the east, ] in the north, and ] in the south.{{sfn|Brunner|1983|pp=748–749}} The main city and bastion of the province was Bauterna (]).{{sfn|Brunner|1983|p=776}} The province was originally a kingdom, before submitting to the first Sasanian monarch ] ({{reign|224|242}}).{{sfn|Bosworth|2011}} It was governed by the ], the first notable one being Ardashir I's grandson, ].{{sfn|Brunner|1983|p=775}}{{sfn|Weber|2016}} The province is mentioned in ].{{sfn|Gardner|2014|p=57}} '''Turan''' (also spelled '''Turgistan''' and '''Turestan''') was a province of the ] located in present-day ].{{sfn|Brunner|1983|pp=748–750, 775}} The province was mainly populated by ],{{sfn|Brunner|1983|p=776}} and bordered ] in the west, ] in the east, ] in the north, and ] in the south.{{sfn|Brunner|1983|pp=748–749}} The main city and bastion of the province was Bauterna (]).{{sfn|Brunner|1983|p=776}} The province was originally a kingdom, before submitting to the first Sasanian monarch ] ({{reign|224|242}}).{{sfn|Bosworth|2011}} It was governed by the ], the first notable one being Ardashir I's grandson, ].{{sfn|Brunner|1983|p=775}}{{sfn|Weber|2016}} The province is mentioned in ].{{sfn|Gardner|2014|p=57}}


The 19th-century historian ] suggested that the name of Turan possibly derived from the ] word ''tura(n)'', meaning "hostile, non-Iranian land".{{sfn|Bosworth|2011}} The name was also used in the Iranian national epic '']'' ("The Book of Kings") to denote ] above ] and the ], later viewed as the land of the Turks and other non-Iranians.{{sfn|Bosworth|2011}} The 19th-century historian ] suggested that the name of Turan possibly derived from the ] word ''tura(n)'', meaning "hostile, non-Iranian land".{{sfn|Bosworth|2011}} The name was also used in the Iranian national epic '']'' ("The Book of Kings") to denote ] above ] and the ], later viewed as the land of the Turks and other non-Iranians.{{sfn|Bosworth|2011}}

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Province of the Sasanian Empire
Map of the southeastern provinces of the Sasanian Empire.

Turan (also spelled Turgistan and Turestan) was a province of the Sasanian Empire located in present-day Pakistan. The province was mainly populated by Indians, and bordered Paradan in the west, Hind in the east, Sakastan in the north, and Makuran in the south. The main city and bastion of the province was Bauterna (Khuzdar/Quzdar). The province was originally a kingdom, before submitting to the first Sasanian monarch Ardashir I (r. 224–242). It was governed by the Sakanshah, the first notable one being Ardashir I's grandson, Narseh. The province is mentioned in Shapur I's inscription at the Ka'ba-ye Zartosht.

The 19th-century historian Wilhelm Tomaschek suggested that the name of Turan possibly derived from the Iranian word tura(n), meaning "hostile, non-Iranian land". The name was also used in the Iranian national epic Shahnameh ("The Book of Kings") to denote the lands above Khorasan and the Oxus River, later viewed as the land of the Turks and other non-Iranians.

References

  1. Brunner 1983, pp. 748–750, 775.
  2. ^ Brunner 1983, p. 776.
  3. Brunner 1983, pp. 748–749.
  4. ^ Bosworth 2011.
  5. Brunner 1983, p. 775.
  6. Weber 2016.
  7. Gardner 2014, p. 57.

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