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What Country Was Karaj In?

Karaj (Tehran, Iran) lies within 16 different states on Chronica Maps' 39 historical border maps. The longest stretch is under Parthian Empire, from 1 BC to AD 399. The earliest state recorded here is Achaemenid Empire (500 BC).

Who ruled Karaj?

Period (by border map)Ruled by
500 BC – 324 BCAchaemenid Empire
323 BC – 301 BCEmpire of Alexander
300 BC – 2 BCSeleucid Kingdom
1 BC – AD 399Parthian Empire
AD 400 – AD 499Persia
AD 500 – AD 699Sasanian Empire
AD 700 – AD 799Umayyad Caliphate
AD 800 – AD 999Abbasid Caliphate
1000 – 1099Buwayhid Emirates
1100 – 1199Seljuk Empire
1200 – 1299Khwarazmian Empire
1300 – 1399Ilkhanate
1400 – 1491Timurid Empire
1492 – 1599Emirate of the White Sheep Turks
1600 – 1782Safavid Empire
1783 – 1919Persia
1920 – todayIran
Map showing Karaj in AD 200Karaj
Border map for AD 200. See Europe in AD 200.

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