Association of Social Forces in Laying the Foundation Establishment of  the Sassanid State.

Zarrinkoob, Roozbeh; Mesgar, Ali Akbar

doi:10.30465/sehs.2022.38262.1758

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¹ Assistant Professor of history, University of Tehran. Tehran, Iran

² Phd of history, University of Tehran. Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.30465/sehs.2022.38262.1758

Abstract

The dominant narrative of the founding of the Sassanid Shahriari by the sword of Ardeshir Babakan and the subsequent conquest of the provinces of Iranshahr needs serious revision. Due to the continued existence of influential social dynasties that existed in the administration of Iranshahr centuries before the establishment of the Sassanid Shahriari, naturally, the Sassanid Empire could not have been achieved without their attention, participation, and powerful assistance. Contrary to new theories that try to consider the nature of government in Iran as a purely political entity separate from society; It must be acknowledged that the state while being the focal point of political cohesion, is also the center of the union of social forces. The main purpose of the research is not to provide a democratic review of politics in the Sassanid period, but main purpose will be to represent the social aspect of the Sassanid government and to outline the role of social forces in its establishment, consolidation, and continuity. The concept of the state in this view is not seen as an inflexible mechanical structure that is constantly in a cycle of tyranny and then collapse; Rather, the government is seen as a field in which all forces can play a role. This study intends to use the historical sociological approach, in addition to criticizing the theories of the government, to analyze the establishment of the government in this period based on the alliance, coalition, and rationality between the political structure and social forces of the time.

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Volume 10, Issue 2 - Serial Number 20
autumn and winter
March 2022
Pages 91-115

Association of Social Forces in Laying the Foundation Establishment of the Sassanid State.

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Volume 10, Issue 2 - Serial Number 20autumn and winterMarch 2022Pages 91-115

Volume 10, Issue 2 - Serial Number 20
autumn and winter
March 2022
Pages 91-115