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20 August 2008

While making a small edit to this article, I saw a Wiki-generated note about the large size of the article and a reference to WP:LENGTH. I do not feel comfortable taking on this project so I wanted to post a note. --*momoricks* (talk) 02:33, 2 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

how did Sassanid Empire rule kuwait althought the city was Built in 1613...!! --Bayrak (talk) 04:43, 24 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I removed the following text, because: (1) The edit was placed at the wrong level of detail in this article, i.e. it did not rate a section. (2) The information belonged in a single sentence in /* Art, science and literature */ where it was already as "college of Gundishapur, which had been founded in the 4th century" (Note it was 489 CE which is 5th Century). (3) Gundishapur (Academy of Gundishapur) was included as a main article in the listing under /* Art, science and literature */. (4) No citation was provided for Gundishapur being "the first university in the world". Gunishapur Academy was after the Academy of Plato and after the Nestorian theological and scientific center in Edessa, which was moved to Gunishapur to create the Gunishapur Academy. Which of course ignores developments in China, for which see University#Early history.

/* University */ in time of shapur 1 he built a university of Gundeshapur.this is the firs university in world.Gundeshapur built in Khuzestan.

I guess that covers it. --Bejnar (talk) 19:04, 29 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

hey guys,

i just wanted to say thanks for putting together this great article. very informative. i do have a question though regarding the green sassanid map. it shows the coastal indian state of gujarat as part of the persian empire in the early-mid 7th century; however, gujarat at that time was firmly a part of the Indian Emperor Harshavardhana's domain. could someone please clarify this for me if I am in error or correct the map if I am not? if you have any primary or scholarly sources regarding this they would be most appreciated. thank you for your help.

Best Regards,

Devanampriya (talk) 06:30, 14 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The map is biased crap and makes one question the neutrality and historical accuracy of the entire article. It should be replaced. Gun Powder Ma (talk) 15:44, 8 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This article is about the Sassanid Empire. As there is only one Sassanid Empire, it is not necessary to disambiguate the name by adding "Persian" in front of it, as a editor did on 23 May 2009. It is known as the Sassanid Empire. --Bejnar (talk) 16:51, 23 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Although I agree with your revert, the problem is that most readers would be unaware that the Sassanid Empire is a Persian Empire. "Persia" is, for better or for worse, very commonly used as a shorthand for the Sassanid Empire just as for the Achaemenid one before, and most users will be more familiar with that term, especially in the context of relations with Rome/Byzantium. Perhaps a sentence to that effect could be added somewhere in the lead? Constantine ✍ 16:33, 24 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]