Amardi

The Amardians, widely referred to as the Amardi (and sometimes Mardi), were an ancient Iranian[1] tribe living along the mountainous region bordering the Caspian Sea to the north,[2][3][4] to whom the Iron Age culture at Marlik is attributed.[5]

Strabo mentions the name Mardi several times. He places the location of the Amardi to the south of the Caspian Sea in what is now Gilan and Mazanderan.[5][6] On his map, he mentions Amardos, the name attributed to the region of Sefidrud at the time.[5][7][8] Herodotus mentions a tribe with a similar name as one of the ten to fifteen Persian tribes in Persis.[1][9]

Many scholars believe that the name of the city of Amol is rooted in the word Amard, which occurs as Amui in Middle Persian. According to historical literature, Amol was the capital of Tapuria (modern-day Mazanderan), at least in the period starting from the Sasanian Empire to the Ilkhanate of the Mongol Empire.

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References

  1. 1 2 "IRAN" [v. PEOPLES OF IRAN (2) Pre-Islamic]. Encyclopædia Iranica. XIII. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  2. ↑ Compact Bible atlas with gazetteer. Baker Book House. 1979. p. 7.
  3. ↑ Smith, William (1854). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. 1. Little, Brown & Company.
  4. ↑ Indo-iranica. 2. Iran Society. p. 21.
  5. 1 2 3 Negahban, Ezat O. (1995). Marlik: The Complete Excavation Report. UPenn Museum of Archaeology. p. 321.
  6. ↑ "CASPIANS". Encyclopædia Iranica. V. p. 62. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  7. ↑ "GĪLĀN" [iv. History in the Early Islamic Period]. Encyclopædia Iranica. X. pp. 634–635. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  8. ↑ Wright, John Henry (1905). A history of all nations from the earliest times. Lea Brothers.
  9. ↑ Encyclopædia Iranica. 13. Routledge & Kegan Paul. 2004. p. 336.
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