These same tribes that had been treated with great inequality by the Persian Empire.

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As a remnant of the Persian Empire, the cylinder is a source of pride for Iranians around the world.

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So it was the Chinese empire, the Mughal empire, the Persian empire, and the Roman empire, the Mayan empire.

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Those in the south lived under the Persian Empire - and are now in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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Gilanis have a taste for tart, fruity flavors like those in this dish, which has been around in one form or another since the days of the Persian Empire.

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Alexander had an enormous leadership challenge, after all: How to win acceptance from the elite of the Persian empire, whom he had invaded, defeated, and whose royal house he had devastated.

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Codner points to the Persian empire which extended over Afghan soil in the 18th century, having contributed to the collapse of the once-mighty Kabul-based Mughal empire that reigned over the region two centuries earlier.

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Georgia was once part of a large Iranian, or Persian, empire.

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Georgia was divided between the Ottoman and Persian empires for centuries until it became part of the Russian Empire in the 19th century.

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