Shapour I Ordered Building City Of Caspian
Nov, 3, 245 AD
The city of Caspian (Qazvin) was built in 3 years following an order from Shapour I in Nov, 3, 245. Shapour I built many great cities naming them after himself such as Neyshabour (Neishapour) but respecting the Caspian people that lived in this region named it Caspian. Ironically the Caspian sea is called Khazar which were a tribe once living in northern parts of the Caspian sea also known as Mazandaran sea. (Updated: Dec, 1, 2007)
English-Persian Glossary
- Khazar: خزر
- Mazandaran: مازندران
- Neishapour: نيشاپور
- Qazvin: قزوين(Ghazvin)
- Shapour: شاپور(Shapur)