Ostandar
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Ostandar or Ustandar was an administrative title wielded by provincial governors under the Sasanian Empire.[1] They governed the royal lands, known as the ostan.[2] The title was later assumed by the Baduspanids of Ruyan, starting with Shahriyar III ibn Jamshid (r. 937–949).[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ghereghlou 2018.
- ^ Daryaee 2014, p. 126.
Sources
[edit]- Daryaee, Touraj (2014). Sasanian Persia: The Rise and Fall of an Empire. I.B.Tauris. pp. 1–240. ISBN 978-0857716668.
- Ghereghlou, Kioumars (2018). "Bādūsbānids". In Fleet, Kate; Krämer, Gudrun; Matringe, Denis; Nawas, John; Rowson, Everett (eds.). Encyclopaedia of Islam (3rd ed.). Brill Online. ISSN 1873-9830.
- Madelung, Wilferd (1988). "Baduspanids". Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition, Vol. III, Fasc. 4. New York. pp. 385–391.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Miri, Negin (2012). "Sasanian Pars: Historical Geography and Administrative Organization". Sasanika: 1–183.[permanent dead link]