State Formation in Ancient Iran: Transition from Mythological Age to the Establishment of Achaemenid State

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AHMADVAND SHOJA; BORDBAR AHMADREZA

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Journal: STUDIES THE STATE Year:2019 | Volume:5 | Issue:19 Page(s): 81-106

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State Formation in Ancient Iran: Transition from Mythological Age to the Establishment of Achaemenid State

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AHMADVAND SHOJA | BORDBAR AHMADREZA | Issue Writer Certificate

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GovernmentQ2

Ideal kingQ1

Ancient IranQ2

AchaemenidsQ1

ZoroasterQ1

Abstract

A controversial concept, state is a single denominator with diverse and multifaceted models, as well as a contentious phenomenon with numerous problems in meaning, concept and application. While some see the state as a phenomenon that dates back to the sixteenth century, others cite the state as a special form of Government; therefore, in this sense, every social order requires the state. In Ancient Iran, the concept of Government and governance will only mean with the concept of a prince, as the institution of the prince in the Iranian thought is the Ideal king. The present study seeks to examine the nature of Government in Ancient Iran as the first center of dynamism and emergence of Government in the human world. In this study, the main question is on what basis was the nature of Government in Ancient Iran during the Achaemenid era? After answering the question, it is hypothesized that the nature of Government in Ancient Iran was based on Iranian ideology of an Ideal king based on religious and moral purity, since Iranian morality and spirit were based on Zoroaster teachings and the Achaemenid kings represented their attributes of heavenly monarchy. This hypothesis has been processed by a historical sociology approach and an analysis of the nature of state during the Achaemenid period in a descriptive-analytic method.

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AHMADVAND, SHOJA, & BORDBAR, AHMADREZA. (2019). State Formation in Ancient Iran: Transition from Mythological Age to the Establishment of Achaemenid State. STUDIES THE STATE, 5(19 ), 81-106. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/399141/en

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AHMADVAND SHOJA, BORDBAR AHMADREZA. State Formation in Ancient Iran: Transition from Mythological Age to the Establishment of Achaemenid State. STUDIES THE STATE[Internet]. 2019;5(19 ):81-106. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/399141/en

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SHOJA AHMADVAND, and AHMADREZA BORDBAR, “State Formation in Ancient Iran: Transition from Mythological Age to the Establishment of Achaemenid State,” STUDIES THE STATE, vol. 5, no. 19 , pp. 81–106, 2019, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/399141/en

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