Term: Îran
Description
Area inhabited by 100,000 BC; Indo-Europeans arrived 2000 BC; ruled by Alexander 331 BC; under Seleucid, Parthian, & Bactrian, Sassanidae, Muslim Arab & Mongol rule; ruled by Safawids 16th cen., Kajar dynasty 18-20th cen.; Anglo-Russian rivalry 20th cen.;
