Persian Empire (disambiguation)
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The Persian Empire (also known as the Achaemenid Empire) was an Iranian empire founded by Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid dynasty in 550 BCE.
Persian Empire may also refer to:
- Parthian Empire or Arsacid Empire (247 BCE–224 CE)
- Sasanian Empire or Second Persian Empire (224–651)
- Safavid Iran (1501–1736)
- Afsharid Iran (1736–1796)