Seven Parthian clans

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Seven Parthian clans, or just the Seven clans (in Persian "Haft Khandan"), were seven different Parthian clans who constituted the Dahae Confederation. Following the rise to power of the Parthians, these seven clans shared the administration of the Parthian Empire, each governing a region of the empire. One of the more prominent clans was the Suren clan, to which Eran Spahbod Surena belonged.

After dissolution of Parthian dynasty, some of the dominant Parthian clans from Seven Parthian clans remained important, although the empire was dominated by Persian noble families. Bahram Chobin, the famous Eran spahbod under Sassanid king Khosrau II, was from Mihran Clan.

[edit] Seven Clans

• Andegan/Andigas Clan: Near Istakhar

• Aspahapet (also Ispahbadh or Espahbod as well as Kosham-Aspahbet): Raga, modern day Rey near Tehran

• Spendiat or Esfandiar Clan: Nihavand

• Karen-Pahlav Clan: Media

• Mihran Clan: Gorgan and Merv

• Suren-Pahlav Clan: Sakestan (Sistan) and one of the branches near Nishapur

• Varaz Clan: Armenia and Arran

[edit] See also

• Iranian society under Sassanids

[edit] External links

• Arsacid (Parthian) Dynasty