Abarshahr
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Abarshahr (Persian: اَبَرشهر) or Nishapur[2] (Persian: نیشاپور) was a Sasanian satrapy (province) in Late Antiquity, that lay within the kust of Khorasan. The province bordered Media in the west, Hyrcania in the north west, Margiana in the north east, and Harev in the south east. The governor of Abarshahr is attested to have held the unique title of kanarang, distinguished from the title of marzban given to governors of frontier provinces. Abarshahr came to be known as one of the nicknames of the city of Nishapur which was considered to be the capital city of the province of Abarshahr during the Sassanian period and later on.
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Abarshahr | |||||||||||||
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Province of the Sasanian Empire | |||||||||||||
c. 240–651 | |||||||||||||
Map of Abarshahr (far right) and its surroundings during the late Sasanian era | |||||||||||||
Capital | Nishapur[1] | ||||||||||||
Historical era | Late Antiquity | ||||||||||||
• Established | c. 240 | ||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 651 | ||||||||||||
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Today part of | Iran |
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