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Power By Negotiation: Institutional Reform In The FifthCentury Sasanian Empire

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Power By Negotiation: Institutional Reform In The FifthCentury Sasanian Empire

;advisor: Claudia Rapp

University Of California, Los Angeles

: 2005

‭XI, 326p.‬

UMI Microform 3208345

Bibliography

Ph.D

, History

, University Of California, Los Angeles

Between 350-500 CE the late antique Sasanian Kings of Iran disposed of, or altered irrevocably, much of the Hellenistic ideological and administrative framework of imperial rule in southwest Asia. Through trial and error, they established a centralized bureaucratic polity. In the process, the Sasanian kings forged lasting alliances with important ethno-linguistic, confessional and regional elites in their domains: the Magian (Zoroastrian) aristocracy and priesthood, and significantly for the history of the Near East, the rabbis and bishops of the Jewish and Christian communities under their rule. In this manner, the Sasanian rulers cultivated institutions of minority rule over a landscape that would remain largely Christian and Jewish for the remainder of the first millennium. Their empire presents a fascinating model of a multicultural, multiethnic, multi-confessional ancient polity in operation, and serves as a vital point of comparison with the rather different paths taken by the late antique and medieval Roman / Byzantine Empire. Indeed, the Sasanian model stands in marked contrast to the efforts of Roman Emperors to deny power and legitimacy to non-Roman (eventually non-Christian) elites. The direct survival of the institutions and principles of Late Sasanian governance in the medieval Near East testifies to their enduring utility.

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Sasanids - Kings And Rulers - Religious Aspects - Dissertations

ایران - تاریخ - ساسانیان، ۶۲۲- ۱۵۶.- سیاست و حکومت - پایان نامه ها

McDonough, Scott John, مکدانو، اسکات جان

Morony, Michael G, Supervisor

Rapp, Claudia, Consultor

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