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What Country Was Mashhad In?

Mashhad (Razavi Khorasan, Iran) lies within 17 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 Mashhad?

Period (by border map)Ruled by
500 BC – 324 BCAchaemenid Empire
323 BC – 301 BCEmpire of Alexander
300 BC – 201 BCSeleucid Kingdom
200 BC – 2 BCParthia
1 BC – AD 399Parthian Empire
AD 400 – AD 499Persia
AD 500 – AD 699Sasanian Empire
AD 700 – AD 799Umayyad Caliphate
AD 800 – AD 899Abbasid Caliphate
AD 900 – AD 999Samanid Empire
1000 – 1299Ghaznavid Emirate
1300 – 1399Ilkhanate
1400 – 1491Timurid Empire
1492 – 1599Timurid Emirates
1600 – 1782Safavid Empire
1783 – 1814Afghanistan
1815 – 1919Persia
1920 – todayIran
Map showing Mashhad in AD 200Mashhad
Border map for AD 200. See the world in AD 200.

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