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1978 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 164-165
Author(s):  
Nicholas Sims-Williams
Keyword(s):  
Central Asia ◽  
Eastern Iran

Rulership and Sovereignty at Akchakhan-kala in Chorasmia

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 251-278
Author(s):  
Fiona J. Kidd
Keyword(s):  
Central Asia ◽  
Alexander The Great ◽  
The Caucasus ◽  
Central Asian ◽  
Eastern Iran ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Changing Practices

AbstractStarting from the fall of the Seleucid Empire, scholars have noted changes to the practice of kingship manifest in the emergence of what has been described as a ruler cult based on a blending of Iranian and Greek or Hellenistic practices. The mix of indigenous Iranian ideas of kingship and (“Zoroastrian”) religion with Greek and Hellenistic ideas is key to understanding the practice of Central Asian rulership after the arrival of Alexander the Great. Chorasmia has not traditionally been part of this conversation: here the issue of a post-Seleucid transformation of Iranian kingship is nuanced by the fact that Alexander never visited the region, and the remains of Hellenism are rather scant. Nevertheless, the most recent findings at the mid 1st century BC – mid 1st century AD Ceremonial Complex at Akchakhan-kala suggest new practices of rule also in this region. This paper examines these new ideas against the background of changing practices in kingship across eastern Iran, the Caucasus and Central Asia.

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