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Extent of the second ancient iranian empire (first Persian Empire)the Achaemenid Empire.

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The maximum extent of the Afsharid Empire under Nader shah

The ancient Persian Empire' is any of a series of imperial dynasties centered in Persia (now Iran). The first of these median empire was established by Diocese in 728 Bc.the Median empire fall by Cyrus The Great in 550 BC who established the second ancient iranian empire (first Persian empire)Achaemenid empire.the third ancient iranian empire was Parthian empire established in 248 Bc and fall in 224Ac.The last ancient iranian empire was sassanid empire established by ardeshir i in 224Ac. Ancient Persian dynastic history was interrupted by the Islamic conquest (AD 651) The main religion of ancient Persia was Zoroastrianism, but after the 7th century this was replaced by Islam. In the modern era, a series of Islamic dynasties ruled Persia independently of the universal Caliphate. Since 1979 Persia (Iran) has been an Islamic republic.

==List of dynasties== median empire (728-550Bc)

Achaemenid Empire (550–330 BC), also called the "First Persian Empire"
Parthian Empire (247 BC–AD 224, also called the "Arsacid Empire"
Sasanian Empire (224–651), also called the "Neo-Persian Empire" and "Second Persian Empire"
Safavid dynasty (1501–1736)
Afsharid dynasty (1736–1796)
Zand dynasty (1750–1794)
Qajar dynasty (1785–1925)
Pahlavi dynasty (1925–1979)

See also