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Alireza Shapour Shahbazi

January 12, 2023

Alireza Shapour Shahbazi (4 September 1942 Shiraz[1] - 15 July 2006 Walla Walla, Washington[1]) (Persian: علیرضا شاپور شهبازی) was a prominent Persian archaeologist, Iranologist and a world expert on Achaemenid archaeology. Shahbazi got a BA degree in and an MA degree in East Asian archaeology from SOAS. Shahbazi had a doctorate degree in Achaemenid archaeology from University of London.[1] Alireza Shapour Shahbazi was a lecturer in Achaemenid archaeology and Iranology at Harvard University.[2] He was also a full professor of archaeology at Shiraz University and founded at Persepolis the Institute of Achaemenid Research in 1974.[1] After the Islamic revolution, he moved to the US, firstly teaching at Columbia University[1] and then later becoming a full professor of history in Eastern Oregon University.[2]

Alireza Shapour Shahbazi
(Persian: علیرضا شاپور شهبازی)
Born(1942-09-04)September 4, 1942
Shiraz, Iran
DiedJuly 15, 2006(2006-07-15) (aged 63)
Washington D.C., United States
Resting placeHafezieh
NationalityIranian
Scientific career
FieldsSchool of Oriental and African Studies
InstitutionsShiraz University
University of Göttingen
University of Tehran
Harvard University
Columbia University

While employed at Columbia, Shahbazi became involved with the formation of the Encyclopædia Iranica.[2] Shahbazi, who also served as visiting associate editor until 2003, would also author 76 articles of varying topics covering the Achaemenids, Arsacids, and Sasanian periods of Iran.[2]

Shahbazi wrote numerous classic books and articles on archaeology (Achaemenid, Sassanid and Islamic) in English, German, French, and the Persian language He died on 15 July 2006 after a long battle with cancer.[3] He was transferred to Shiraz and buried in the memorials surrounding the Tomb of Hafez.[2]

Academic career

 
Shahbazi's gravestone at Hafezieh
  • 1968-71 Instructor in Near Eastern history, Shiraz University (Also classes held for EXPERIENCE: American guest students from Pennsylvania and Kent State Universities)
  • 1973-74 Curator, Archaeological Museum, Tehran; lecturer in history and Near Eastern civilization, University of Tehran
  • 1974-79 Founding director of the Archaeological Institute at Persepolis; lecturer in Near Eastern history, Asia Institute, Shiraz
  • 1979-80 Visiting scholar, Columbia University
  • 1980-83 Post-doctoral research in historiography, Göttingen University, Germany
  • 1983-84 Lecturer in Iranian civilization, University Extension, Harvard University; associate of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University
  • 1984-85 Lecturer in Persian, Columbia University; assistant editor Encyclopædia Iranica
  • 1985- Associate professor (professor since 1990) of history, Eastern Oregon University
  • 1990 - Professor of history, Eastern Oregon University
  • 1996- Consulting editor, The University Press of Iran
  • 1998 Consulting editor, Journal of Archaeology and History
  • 2002-2003 Associate editor Encyclopædia Iranica
  • 2002- Consulting editor, The International Journal of Ancient Iranian Studies

Awards

  • 1970 Book of the Year Prize (see Bibliography, #1)
  • INCLUDE 1980-83 Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship, West Germany
  • 1995 Outstanding Faculty Advisor, Phi Alpha Theta History Honour Society
  • 2005 Distinguished Faculty, Eastern Oregon University
  • 2005 Distinguished Career Achievement, the Middle East Study Association.

Works

Books

I. Publications: A. Book (see also D. Translation)

1. Cyrus the Great: Founder of the Persian Empire (Shiraz University Publication, No. 19, Shiraz 1970; awarded Book of the Year Prize, 1970).
2. Darius the Great (Shiraz University Publication, No. 26, Shiraz 1971), second revised version is in preparation.
3. A Persian Prince: Cyrus the Younger (Shiraz University Publication, No. 29, Shiraz 1971).
4. Illustrated Description of Naqš-i Rustam, (Tehran, 1978). Second revised edition in the press.
5. The Irano-Lycian Monuments: The Antiquities of Xanthos and Its Region as Evidence for the Iranian Aspects of the Achaemenid Lycia (Institute of Achaemenid Research Publication, No. II, Tehran 1975) [1973 Doctoral Thesis for London University].
6. Persepolis Illustrated (Institute of Achaemenid Research Publication, No. IV, Tehran 1976), second edition, Tehran (1997); third revised edition due out in April 2003.
7. Sharh-e Mosawwar-e Takht-e Jamshid (Institute of Achaemenid Research Publication, No. VI), Tehran 1966; third revised edition in the press.
8. Persepolis Illustre (French tr. by A. Surrat, Institute of Achaemenid Research Publication, No. III, Tehran 1977).
9. Illustrierte Beschreibung von Persepolis (German tr. by E. Niewoehner, Institute of Achaemenid Research Publication, No. V, Tehran 1977).
10. The Medes and The Persians, Tehran Open University text book, Tehran (1977).
11. A History of Iranian Historiography to A.D. 1000, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation sponsored study [publication ready].
12. Old Persian Inscriptions of Persepolis, I: Texts from the Platform Monuments [Corpus inscriptionum iranicarum I, 1. Portf. 1.], London (1985).
13. Persepolis IV: A comprehensive analysis of Persepolitan inscriptions and monument studied since E. F. Schmidt (in preparation).
14. Ferdows: A Critical Biography, Centre for Near Eastern Studies, Harvard University, (1991). Revised Persian version in preparation.
15. Passargadae. A Comprehensive and Illustrated Guide, Tehran 2000.
16. A Political History of the Sasanian Period, Persian Heritage Series, New York (forthcoming).
17. A Commentary on Tabari’s History of the Sasanian Kings, The University Press of Iran, Tehran (due June 2003).
18. The Authoritative Guide to Persepolis, SAFIR Publication, Tehran, 2004
19. Rahnamaye Mostanade Takhte-Jamshid, Parsa-Pasargadae Research Foundation Publication, No. 1, Tehran, 2005.

Collaborations

20. Annotated ed. of P. J. Junge, Darieos I. König der Perser [Leipzig 1944], Institute of Achaemenid Research Publications, No. VIII. Shiraz (1978).
21. [Assistant Editor], Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. II, London 1987.
22. [With O. P. Skaervø], Festschrift for Professor Richard Nelson Frye = Bulletin of the Asia Institute 4, 1990).
23. [Collaborator with Dina Amin and M. Kasheff], Acta Iranica 30. Papers in Honor of Professor Ehsan Yarshater Leiden (1990).
24. The Splendour of Iran, Vol. I: Ancient Times, Booth-Clibborn Editions of London and The University Press of Iran, London 2001.
25. [Associate Editor], Encyclopædia Iranica, vols. X-XI, New York, 2002–2003

Articles


26. “Cyrus the Great and Croesus”, Khirad va Kushish 2 (1969), 157–74.
27. “The Expedition of Cyrus the Younger”, Khirad va Kushish, 3 (1970), 332–50.
28. “An Achaemenid Tomb: The Gur-i Dukhtar at Buzpar”, Bastanshinasi va hunare Iran, IV (1971), 54–6, 92–99.
29. “The ‘One Year' of Darius Re-examined”, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies [University of London] 30 (1972) 609–614.
30. “An Achaemenid Symbol. I: A Farewell to ‘Fravahr' and ‘Ahuramazda'”, Archäologische Mitteilungen ans Iran NF. [Berlin] 7 (1974), 135–44.
31. “Some remarks on the Sh_hn_meh of Firdausi”, Hunar va Mardum, Nos. 153-45 (1975), 118–120.
32. “The Persepolis ‘Treasury Reliefs' once more”, Archäologische Mitteilungen aus Iran NF. 9 (1976), 152–56.
33. ‘The ‘Traditional date of Zoroaster' explained”, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies [University of London] 34 (1977), 25–35.
34. “From Parsa to Takht-i Jamshed”, Archäologische Mitteilungen ans Iran 10 (1977), 197–207.
35. “New aspects of Persepolitan studies”, Gymnasium 85 (1978), 478–500.
36. “Archaeological, historical and onomastical notes” on the Persian tr. of Herodotus' Historiae by Gh. Vahid Mazandarani, Tehran (1979, pp. 522–74).
37. “An Achaemenid Symbol II. Farnah ‘(God given) Fortune' symbolised", Archäologische Mitteilungen ans Iran 13 (1980), 119–47.
38. “Firdaus's Date of Birth,” Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft 134 (1984), 98-105.
39. “The Sixth International Congress of Iranian Arts and Archaeology”, Rahnamaye Ketab, 15 (1351/1972), 692–702.
40. “Darius in Scythia and Scythians in Persepolis,” Archäologische Mitteilungen ans Iran 15 (1982), 189–236.
41. “Studies in Sasanian Iconography I. Narse's Investiture at Naqš-i Rustam”, Archäologische Mitteilungen ans Iran 16 (1983), 255–68.
42. “Vareγna, the royal falcon,” Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft 134 (1984), 314–17.
44. “Studies in S_s_nian Prosopography II. The relief of Ardašir II at Taq-i Bustan”, Archäologische Mitteilungen ans Iran 18 (1985), 181–85.
45. “Darius' Haft-Kišvar”, Archäologische Mitteilungen ans Iran. Erg_nzungsband 10 [Kunst, Kultur und Geschichte der Achämenidenzeit und ihr Nachleben, eds. H. M. Koch-D. N. Makenzie], Berlin (1983), 239–46.
46. “Iranian Notes 1-6”, Acta Iranica 25 [=Papers in Honour of Professor Mary Boyce], Leiden (1985), 497–510.
47. “Iranian Notes 7-13”, Archäologische Mitteilungen ans Iran 19 (1986), 163–170.
48. “Zadroz-e Firdausi” Ayanda: A Journal of Iranian Studies, 12 (1365/1986), 42–7.
49. “Babr-e Bayan”, Ayanda 13 (1367/1988) 54–8.
50. “Guzidaha-ye Iranšinenasi”, Ayanda 13 (1367/1988), 354–61.
51. “The Three Faces of Tigranes”, American Journal of Ancient History Vol. 10, No. 2 (1985 [1993]), 124-36 (Harvard University).
52. “On the Xwaday-namag”, Acta Iranica 30 [=Papers in Honor of Professor Ehsan Yarshater], Leiden (1990) 208–29.
53–58. “Huns”; “Isfahan”; “Panjikant”; “Pasargadae”; “Persepolis”; “Xerxes” in R. C. Bulliet ed., Encyclopaedia of Asian Studies (Middle East), New York (1988).
59. “Amazons” in E. Yarshater ed. Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. I (London 1985), 929.
60. “Amorges”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. I, 986–87.
61. “Apama” Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. II (London 1987), 150.
62. “Ardašir II”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. II, 380–81.
63. “Ardašir III”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. II, 381–82.
64. “Ardašir Sakanšah”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. II, 383–84.
65. “Ariaeos”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. II, 405–406.
66. “Ariaramaeia”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. II, 407–408.
67. “Ariobarzanes #2”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. II, 407–408.
68. “Ariyaramnes”,. Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. II, 410–411.
69. “Army in Ancient Iran”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. II, 489–99.
70. “Arnavaz”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. II, 517.
71. “Arsacid Origins”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. II, 525.
72. “Arsacid Era”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. II, 451–52.
73. “Arsacid Chronology in Traditional History”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. II, 542–43.
74.“Aršama”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. II, 46.
75. “Arsites”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. II, 548.
76. “Artachaias”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. II, 651.
77. “Artyphios”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. II, 655.
78. “Asb (Horse) in Ancient Iran”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. II, 724–30.
79. “Aspacana”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. II, 786–87.
80. “Aspastes”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. II, 88.
81. “Astodan”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. II, 851–53.
82. “Bab-e Homayon”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. III (London 1989), 284–85.
83. “Bahram I”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. III, 515–16.
84. “Bahram II”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. III ibid., 516–17.
85. “Bahram-e Cobina”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. III, 519–22.
86. “Bestam o Bendoy”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. IV (London 1990), 180–82.
87. “Byzantine-Iranian Relations”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. IV, 588–599.
88. “Capital Cities”, in E. Yarshater ed., Encyclopædia Iranica IV, 768–70.
89. “Cambadene”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. III, 724.
90. “Carrhae, Battle of”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. V (1991), 9-13.
91. “Characene in Rhagae”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. V, 365–66.
92. “Clothes: Iranian Costumes in the Median and Achaemenid Periods”; Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. V, 722–737.
93. “Coronation: in Pre-Islamic Iran”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. V, 277–79.
94. “Croesus”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. V, 401–2.
95. “Crowns: iv - of Persian rulers from the Islamic conquest to the Qajar period”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. V, 421–25.
96. “Cunaxa:: battle of”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. VI, (1993), 455–56.
97. “Cyrus I of Anshan”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. VI, 516.
98. "Dance in Pre-Islamic Iran”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. VI, 640–41.
99. “Darius the Great”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol.VII/1 (1994), 41–50.
100. “Dat-al-Salasel, Battle of”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol.VII, 98.
101 “Deportation in the Achaemenid Period”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol.VII, VII/3 (1994), 297.
102. “Derafš”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. VII/3 (1994), 312–15.
103. “Ferdowsi’s hezara”, Encyclopædia Iranica Vol. IX/5, pp. 527–30.
104. “Ferdowsi’s Mausoleum”, Encyclopædia Iranica Vol. IX, pp. 524–27.
105. “Flags. i. of Persia”, Encyclopædia Iranica Vol. X, 12–27. 96.
106. “Godarzian,” ibid., Encyclopædia Iranica Vol. XI, 2001, pp. 36–38.
107. “Gondišapur. i. the city”, ibid., Encyclopædia Iranica Vol Xi, pp. 131–33.
108. “Kinship of Greek and Persian,” in A. Ashraf Sadeqi ed, Tafazzoli Memorial Volume, Tehran 2000, 229-31
109 “Early Persians' interest in History”, Bulletin of the Asia Institute, 4 (1990), 257–65.
110. “Napoleon and Iran”, in Donald Horward et al. eds., Proceedings of the Consortium on Revolutionary Europe: Bicentennial of the French Revolution, 1990, 847–52.
111 “The Parthian Origins of the House of Rustam”, Bulletin of the Asia Institute New Series, Vol. 7 (1993), 155–63.
112. “Persepolis and the Avesta”, Archäologische Mitteilungen aus Iran, 27 (1994), 85–90.
113. “Early Sasanian Ladies: An Archaeological Investigation”, in Sarkhosh-Curtis ed., Aspects of Parthian and Sasanian Iran, London, (1996) 136–42.
114 “The Eye of the King in Classical and Persian Literature” American Journal of Ancient History, (1988 [1997]), 170–89.
115 “Artiš dar Iran-e Bastan”, Persian Journal of Archaeology and History X/2 (1996), 23–36.
116. “Asp va savarakri dar Iran-e Bastan”, in ibid., XI (1997), 27–42.
117. “A specimen of marriage contract in Pahlavi and later Persian”, Namvvra-yi Mamud Afšar IX, Tehran 1996, 5565-576
118. “Migration of Persians into Fars”, Arjnama-ye Iraj, Tehran 1999, pp. 211–43.
119. “Oldest Description of Persepolis”, Iranian Journal of Archaeology and History Vol. 13, 1999, pp. 31–8.
120. “Iran’s Ancient History” in A. Sh. Shahbazi, ed., The Splendour of Iran, Vol. I, Ancient Times, London (2001), 46–53.
121. “Inscriptions”, The Splendour of Iran, Vol. I, Ancient Times, 150–53.
122. “Creating the Median state”, The Splendour of Iran, Vol. I, Ancient Times, 172–73.
123 “Achaemenid Art”, The Splendour of Iran, Vol. I, Ancient Times, 174–245.
124. “Painting in Ancient Iran”, The Splendour of Iran, Vol. I, Ancient Times., 342–47.
125. “Arms and Armor”, The Splendour of Iran, Vol. I, Ancient Times, 430–47.
126. “Scripts of Ancient Iran”, The Splendour of Iran, Vol. I, Ancient Times, 490–501.
127. “Courtly Past times”, The Splendour of Iran, Vol. I, Ancient Times, 502–511.
128. “Iranians and Alexander”, American Journal of Ancient History, New Series. 2 (2003), 5-38.
129. “Recent speculations on the ‘Traditional date of Zoroaster’”, Studia Iranica 31 (2002), 7-45.
130. “Early Sasanians’ Claim to Achaemenid Heritage", Journal of Ancient Persian History I/1, Spring and Summer 2001, 61–73.
131. “Notes on the Shahnama, Vols I-V, of Khaleghi edition”, Iranshenas, 13/2. 2001, 317–24.
132. “Goštasp”,Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. XI, pp. 171–76.:
133. “Harem”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol XI, pp. 671–72 and Vol. XII, pp. 1–3.
134. “Did Goštasp marry his sister?,” in T. Daryaee-M. Omidsala eds., The Spirit of Wisdom, Costa Mesa, Calif., 2004, pp. 232–37.
135 “Historiography in Pre-Islamic Iran”,Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. XII, 2003, pp. 325–330.
136. “Harut and Marut”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. XII, pp. 20–22.
137. “Hang-e Afrasiab,” Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. XI, pp. 655–57..
138. “Haft Sin (Seven S) Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. XI, 511-15.
139. “Haft Kesvar”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. XI, pp. 519–24.
140. “Haft sin”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. XI. 524–26.
141. “Haftvad”, Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. XI, pp. 535–37.
142. “Mazdaean echoes in Shi'ite Iran” in Pheroza J. Godreji and Firoza Punthakey Mistree eds., A Zoroastrian Tapestry: Art, Religion and Cultur, Bombay and Singapore, 2002, pp. 246–57.
143. “The myth of next-of-kin marriage in ancient Iran”, Iranian Journal of Archaeology and History 15/1-2, 2002, pp. 9–36.
144. “Hormozd II”, Encyclopædia Iranica, XI, pp. 660–62.
145. “Hormozd , Sasanian Prince –brother of Shapur II”, Encyclopædia Iranica, XI, pp. 662–63..
146 . “Hormozd ,III”, Encyclopædia Iranica, XI, pp. 663–64.
147. “Hormazd IV”, Encyclopædia Iranica, XI, pp. 665–66.
148. ”Hormazd, the prince”, Encyclopædia Iranica, XI, pp. 667–68
149. “Hormazd V”, Encyclopædia Iranica, XI pp. 669–70.
150. “Hormozd VI”, Encyclopædia Iranica, XI pp. 670–72
151. “(Battle of) Homozdagan”, Encyclopædia Iranica, XI pp. 672–74.
152. “Hormazd Kušanšah”, Encyclopædia Iranica, XI, pp. 674–75.
153. “Hormozan”, Encyclopædia Iranica, XI, pp. 675–76. 154–162. (On the website of the Encyclopædia Iranica,), “Nowruz”, “Zal”, “Iraj”, “Sasanian Dynasty”, “Shapur I”, “Yazdegerd I”, “Rudabeh”, “Hoshang”, “Persepolis”, “Shiraz”, 163. “Peter Julius Junge”. Encyclopædia Iranica, XII, forthcoming. .
164. “Peter Calmeyer”, Encyclopædia Iranica, XII, forthcoming.
165. “The History of the Idea of Iran”, in Vesta Curtis ed., Birth of the Persian Empire, London (2005) forthcoming. C. Book Reviews (Selected)
166. G. Azarpay, Urartian Art and Artifacts: A Chronological Study University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles 1968, in R_hnama-ye Kitab 12/1-2 (1348/1969), 62–65.
167. M. Boyce (tr.), The Letter of Tansar Rome, 1968, in ibid., 12/9-10 (1348/1969), 567–76.
168. A. D. H. Bivar, Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum: Stamp Seals, II - The Sassanian Dynasty, publ. by The Trustees of the British Museum, London 1969, in ibid., 13 (1349/1970), 465–68.
169. E. Yarshater ed., Encyclopædia Iranica II, London 1987, in The American Journal of Oriental Studies 110 (1990), 778–79.
170. Dj. Khaleghi-Motlagh ed., The Shahname of Abol Qasim Ferdowsi I, New York 1989, in ibidn., 111 (1991).
171. M. A. Dandamaev, A Political History of the Achaemenid Period, Eng. tr. W. J. Vogelsang, Leiden (1989), in Iranshenasi 3 (1991), 612–21.
172. J. Wiesehöfer, Die ‘Dunklen Jahrhunderte’ der Persis, Zetemata: Monographien zur Klassischen Altertumswissenschaft, no. 90. Munich: 1994, in Bulletin of the Asia Institute Vol. 9, 1995, pp. 270–73.
173. R. Schmitt's The Bistun Inscription of Darius the Great: Old Persian Text, London 1991, in the German journal Orientalische Literaturzeitung 92 (1997), 732–40.
174. Farraxvmart i Vahraman, The Book of A Thousand Judgments (A Sasanian Law Book), introduction, transcription, and translation of the Pahlavi text, notes, glossary and indexes by Anahit Perikhanian, translated from Russian by Nina Garsoian, Persian Heritage Series No. 39, Costa Mesa, California and New York (1997) in Iranian Studies 32/3 (1999), 418–21. 175. M. Brosius et al., Studies in Persian History: Essays in Memory of David M. Lewisi, Leiden, 1998, in Journal of Ancient Iranian Studies 1/2, 2003, pp. 47–9.
176. Piere Briant, History of the Persian Empire: From Cyrus to Alexander, New York, 2002: “A New Picture of the Achaemenid World”, Journal of Ancient Persian History III/2, Autumn and Winter 2003–2004, pp. 69–80.

Selected papers

  • Oxford Unviversity, September 1972: "Some remarks on the D_r_bgird Triumph relief", Sixth International Congress of Iranian Art and Archaeology
  • Munich University, September 1976:"Costume and Nationality", Seventh International Congress of Iranian Art and Archaeology
  • Harvard University, October 1983: "Prosopography of _Alexander Sarcophagus", Ancient History Seminar. Harvard University, November 1983: "Illustrations on Herodotus", Ancient History Seminars
  • University of California at Berkeley: "Graeco-Persian reliefs", Near Eastern Department
  • Harvard University: November 1988 "Sources of Islamic Art", Middle East Center
  • Columbia University, November 1987: "Iranians on _Alexander Monuments"
  • American Academy of Religion, Boston, November 1988: "The Eagle: A Persian Symbol of Rulership and Sacred Fire"
  • University of California, Los Angeles, February 1990: "On the birthrate of Ferdowsi"
  • University of London, Britain, March 1992: "Early Sasanian Ladies"
  • Harvard University, February 1993: "Observations on Greco-Persian Sculptures"
  • University of Sydney, Australia, October 1994: "The Political Identity of Persia"
  • University of Washingtons, Seattle, May 1996: "Women of Ancient Iran".
  • British Museum, London (Lukonin Lecture), July 2001: "From Scythia to Sardis: New Aspects of Persepolitan Art"
  • Columbia University, May 2003: "The Iconography of Persepolis Seals"
  • British Museum and London Middle Eastern Institute, June 2004: "On the History of the Idea of Iran, from the Avestan period to the present"

Documentaries

  • 1976 “Crossroad of Civilization”, BBC With David Frost, Parts 2-4: Achaemenids and Parthians
  • 1999 "Heritage of Iran", Seda va sima, Jam- e Jam (Persian and English)
  • 2000 "Spartans at the Gate", Discovery Channel and BBC
  • 2002 "Persepolis: A New Look", Sunrise Production (Persian and English)
  • 2003 "Perseplis Regained", BBC. Radio, Channel 4
  • 2004 "Pasargadae and Tang-e Bulaghi", Emami Production

See also

Other notable Iranologists:

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Abdi 2007, p. v.
  2. ^ a b c d e Abdi 2007, p. vi.
  3. ^ Dr. Ali Reza Shapur Shahbazi | 1942 - 2006 | Obituary

Sources

  • Abdi, Kamyar (2007). "A. Shahpur Shahbazi 1942–2006". Iran. Taylor & Francis. 45: v–vi. doi:10.1080/05786967.2007.11864715. S2CID 192304837.

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Alireza Shapour Shahbazi 4 September 1942 Shiraz 1 15 July 2006 Walla Walla Washington 1 Persian علیرضا شاپور شهبازی was a prominent Persian archaeologist Iranologist and a world expert on Achaemenid archaeology Shahbazi got a BA degree in and an MA degree in East Asian archaeology from SOAS Shahbazi had a doctorate degree in Achaemenid archaeology from University of London 1 Alireza Shapour Shahbazi was a lecturer in Achaemenid archaeology and Iranology at Harvard University 2 He was also a full professor of archaeology at Shiraz University and founded at Persepolis the Institute of Achaemenid Research in 1974 1 After the Islamic revolution he moved to the US firstly teaching at Columbia University 1 and then later becoming a full professor of history in Eastern Oregon University 2 Alireza Shapour Shahbazi Persian علیرضا شاپور شهبازی Born 1942 09 04 September 4 1942Shiraz IranDiedJuly 15 2006 2006 07 15 aged 63 Washington D C United StatesResting placeHafeziehNationalityIranianScientific careerFieldsSchool of Oriental and African StudiesInstitutionsShiraz University University of Gottingen University of Tehran Harvard University Columbia UniversityWhile employed at Columbia Shahbazi became involved with the formation of the Encyclopaedia Iranica 2 Shahbazi who also served as visiting associate editor until 2003 would also author 76 articles of varying topics covering the Achaemenids Arsacids and Sasanian periods of Iran 2 Shahbazi wrote numerous classic books and articles on archaeology Achaemenid Sassanid and Islamic in English German French and the Persian language He died on 15 July 2006 after a long battle with cancer 3 He was transferred to Shiraz and buried in the memorials surrounding the Tomb of Hafez 2 Contents 1 Academic career 2 Awards 3 Works 3 1 Books 3 2 Collaborations 3 3 Articles 3 4 Selected papers 3 5 Documentaries 4 See also 5 References 6 Sources 7 External linksAcademic career Edit Shahbazi s gravestone at Hafezieh 1968 71 Instructor in Near Eastern history Shiraz University Also classes held for EXPERIENCE American guest students from Pennsylvania and Kent State Universities 1973 74 Curator Archaeological Museum Tehran lecturer in history and Near Eastern civilization University of Tehran 1974 79 Founding director of the Archaeological Institute at Persepolis lecturer in Near Eastern history Asia Institute Shiraz 1979 80 Visiting scholar Columbia University 1980 83 Post doctoral research in historiography Gottingen University Germany 1983 84 Lecturer in Iranian civilization University Extension Harvard University associate of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations Harvard University 1984 85 Lecturer in Persian Columbia University assistant editor Encyclopaedia Iranica 1985 Associate professor professor since 1990 of history Eastern Oregon University 1990 Professor of history Eastern Oregon University 1996 Consulting editor The University Press of Iran 1998 Consulting editor Journal of Archaeology and History 2002 2003 Associate editor Encyclopaedia Iranica 2002 Consulting editor The International Journal of Ancient Iranian StudiesAwards Edit1970 Book of the Year Prize see Bibliography 1 INCLUDE 1980 83 Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship West Germany 1995 Outstanding Faculty Advisor Phi Alpha Theta History Honour Society 2005 Distinguished Faculty Eastern Oregon University 2005 Distinguished Career Achievement the Middle East Study Association Works EditBooks Edit I Publications A Book see also D Translation 1 Cyrus the Great Founder of the Persian Empire Shiraz University Publication No 19 Shiraz 1970 awarded Book of the Year Prize 1970 2 Darius the Great Shiraz University Publication No 26 Shiraz 1971 second revised version is in preparation 3 A Persian Prince Cyrus the Younger Shiraz University Publication No 29 Shiraz 1971 4 Illustrated Description of Naqs i Rustam Tehran 1978 Second revised edition in the press 5 The Irano Lycian Monuments The Antiquities of Xanthos and Its Region as Evidence for the Iranian Aspects of the Achaemenid Lycia Institute of Achaemenid Research Publication No II Tehran 1975 1973 Doctoral Thesis for London University 6 Persepolis Illustrated Institute of Achaemenid Research Publication No IV Tehran 1976 second edition Tehran 1997 third revised edition due out in April 2003 7 Sharh e Mosawwar e Takht e Jamshid Institute of Achaemenid Research Publication No VI Tehran 1966 third revised edition in the press 8 Persepolis Illustre French tr by A Surrat Institute of Achaemenid Research Publication No III Tehran 1977 9 Illustrierte Beschreibung von Persepolis German tr by E Niewoehner Institute of Achaemenid Research Publication No V Tehran 1977 10 The Medes and The Persians Tehran Open University text book Tehran 1977 11 A History of Iranian Historiography to A D 1000 Alexander von Humboldt Foundation sponsored study publication ready 12 Old Persian Inscriptions of Persepolis I Texts from the Platform Monuments Corpus inscriptionum iranicarum I 1 Portf 1 London 1985 13 Persepolis IV A comprehensive analysis of Persepolitan inscriptions and monument studied since E F Schmidt in preparation 14 Ferdows A Critical Biography Centre for Near Eastern Studies Harvard University 1991 Revised Persian version in preparation 15 Passargadae A Comprehensive and Illustrated Guide Tehran 2000 16 A Political History of the Sasanian Period Persian Heritage Series New York forthcoming 17 A Commentary on Tabari s History of the Sasanian Kings The University Press of Iran Tehran due June 2003 18 The Authoritative Guide to Persepolis SAFIR Publication Tehran 2004 19 Rahnamaye Mostanade Takhte Jamshid Parsa Pasargadae Research Foundation Publication No 1 Tehran 2005 Collaborations Edit 20 Annotated ed of P J Junge Darieos I Konig der Perser Leipzig 1944 Institute of Achaemenid Research Publications No VIII Shiraz 1978 21 Assistant Editor Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol II London 1987 22 With O P Skaervo Festschrift for Professor Richard Nelson Frye Bulletin of the Asia Institute 4 1990 23 Collaborator with Dina Amin and M Kasheff Acta Iranica 30 Papers in Honor of Professor Ehsan Yarshater Leiden 1990 24 The Splendour of Iran Vol I Ancient Times Booth Clibborn Editions of London and The University Press of Iran London 2001 25 Associate Editor Encyclopaedia Iranica vols X XI New York 2002 2003 Articles Edit 26 Cyrus the Great and Croesus Khirad va Kushish 2 1969 157 74 27 The Expedition of Cyrus the Younger Khirad va Kushish 3 1970 332 50 28 An Achaemenid Tomb The Gur i Dukhtar at Buzpar Bastanshinasi va hunare Iran IV 1971 54 6 92 99 29 The One Year of Darius Re examined Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies University of London 30 1972 609 614 30 An Achaemenid Symbol I A Farewell to Fravahr and Ahuramazda Archaologische Mitteilungen ans Iran NF Berlin 7 1974 135 44 31 Some remarks on the Sh hn meh of Firdausi Hunar va Mardum Nos 153 45 1975 118 120 32 The Persepolis Treasury Reliefs once more Archaologische Mitteilungen aus Iran NF 9 1976 152 56 33 The Traditional date of Zoroaster explained Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies University of London 34 1977 25 35 34 From Parsa to Takht i Jamshed Archaologische Mitteilungen ans Iran 10 1977 197 207 35 New aspects of Persepolitan studies Gymnasium 85 1978 478 500 36 Archaeological historical and onomastical notes on the Persian tr of Herodotus Historiae by Gh Vahid Mazandarani Tehran 1979 pp 522 74 37 An Achaemenid Symbol II Farnah God given Fortune symbolised Archaologische Mitteilungen ans Iran 13 1980 119 47 38 Firdaus s Date of Birth Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenlandischen Gesellschaft 134 1984 98 105 39 The Sixth International Congress of Iranian Arts and Archaeology Rahnamaye Ketab 15 1351 1972 692 702 40 Darius in Scythia and Scythians in Persepolis Archaologische Mitteilungen ans Iran 15 1982 189 236 41 Studies in Sasanian Iconography I Narse s Investiture at Naqs i Rustam Archaologische Mitteilungen ans Iran 16 1983 255 68 42 Varegna the royal falcon Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenlandischen Gesellschaft 134 1984 314 17 44 Studies in S s nian Prosopography II The relief of Ardasir II at Taq i Bustan Archaologische Mitteilungen ans Iran 18 1985 181 85 45 Darius Haft Kisvar Archaologische Mitteilungen ans Iran Erg nzungsband 10 Kunst Kultur und Geschichte der Achamenidenzeit und ihr Nachleben eds H M Koch D N Makenzie Berlin 1983 239 46 46 Iranian Notes 1 6 Acta Iranica 25 Papers in Honour of Professor Mary Boyce Leiden 1985 497 510 47 Iranian Notes 7 13 Archaologische Mitteilungen ans Iran 19 1986 163 170 48 Zadroz e Firdausi Ayanda A Journal of Iranian Studies 12 1365 1986 42 7 49 Babr e Bayan Ayanda 13 1367 1988 54 8 50 Guzidaha ye Iransinenasi Ayanda 13 1367 1988 354 61 51 The Three Faces of Tigranes American Journal of Ancient History Vol 10 No 2 1985 1993 124 36 Harvard University 52 On the Xwaday namag Acta Iranica 30 Papers in Honor of Professor Ehsan Yarshater Leiden 1990 208 29 53 58 Huns Isfahan Panjikant Pasargadae Persepolis Xerxes in R C Bulliet ed Encyclopaedia of Asian Studies Middle East New York 1988 59 Amazons in E Yarshater ed Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol I London 1985 929 60 Amorges Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol I 986 87 61 Apama Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol II London 1987 150 62 Ardasir II Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol II 380 81 63 Ardasir III Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol II 381 82 64 Ardasir Sakansah Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol II 383 84 65 Ariaeos Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol II 405 406 66 Ariaramaeia Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol II 407 408 67 Ariobarzanes 2 Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol II 407 408 68 Ariyaramnes Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol II 410 411 69 Army in Ancient Iran Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol II 489 99 70 Arnavaz Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol II 517 71 Arsacid Origins Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol II 525 72 Arsacid Era Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol II 451 52 73 Arsacid Chronology in Traditional History Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol II 542 43 74 Arsama Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol II 46 75 Arsites Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol II 548 76 Artachaias Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol II 651 77 Artyphios Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol II 655 78 Asb Horse in Ancient Iran Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol II 724 30 79 Aspacana Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol II 786 87 80 Aspastes Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol II 88 81 Astodan Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol II 851 53 82 Bab e Homayon Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol III London 1989 284 85 83 Bahram I Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol III 515 16 84 Bahram II Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol III ibid 516 17 85 Bahram e Cobina Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol III 519 22 86 Bestam o Bendoy Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol IV London 1990 180 82 87 Byzantine Iranian Relations Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol IV 588 599 88 Capital Cities in E Yarshater ed Encyclopaedia Iranica IV 768 70 89 Cambadene Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol III 724 90 Carrhae Battle of Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol V 1991 9 13 91 Characene in Rhagae Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol V 365 66 92 Clothes Iranian Costumes in the Median and Achaemenid Periods Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol V 722 737 93 Coronation in Pre Islamic Iran Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol V 277 79 94 Croesus Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol V 401 2 95 Crowns iv of Persian rulers from the Islamic conquest to the Qajar period Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol V 421 25 96 Cunaxa battle of Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol VI 1993 455 56 97 Cyrus I of Anshan Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol VI 516 98 Dance in Pre Islamic Iran Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol VI 640 41 99 Darius the Great Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol VII 1 1994 41 50 100 Dat al Salasel Battle of Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol VII 98 101 Deportation in the Achaemenid Period Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol VII VII 3 1994 297 102 Derafs Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol VII 3 1994 312 15 103 Ferdowsi s hezara Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol IX 5 pp 527 30 104 Ferdowsi s Mausoleum Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol IX pp 524 27 105 Flags i of Persia Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol X 12 27 96 106 Godarzian ibid Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol XI 2001 pp 36 38 107 Gondisapur i the city ibid Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol Xi pp 131 33 108 Kinship of Greek and Persian in A Ashraf Sadeqi ed Tafazzoli Memorial Volume Tehran 2000 229 31 109 Early Persians interest in History Bulletin of the Asia Institute 4 1990 257 65 110 Napoleon and Iran in Donald Horward et al eds Proceedings of the Consortium on Revolutionary Europe Bicentennial of the French Revolution 1990 847 52 111 The Parthian Origins of the House of Rustam Bulletin of the Asia Institute New Series Vol 7 1993 155 63 112 Persepolis and the Avesta Archaologische Mitteilungen aus Iran 27 1994 85 90 113 Early Sasanian Ladies An Archaeological Investigation in Sarkhosh Curtis ed Aspects of Parthian and Sasanian Iran London 1996 136 42 114 The Eye of the King in Classical and Persian Literature American Journal of Ancient History 1988 1997 170 89 115 Artis dar Iran e Bastan Persian Journal of Archaeology and History X 2 1996 23 36 116 Asp va savarakri dar Iran e Bastan in ibid XI 1997 27 42 117 A specimen of marriage contract in Pahlavi and later Persian Namvvra yi Mamud Afsar IX Tehran 1996 5565 576 118 Migration of Persians into Fars Arjnama ye Iraj Tehran 1999 pp 211 43 119 Oldest Description of Persepolis Iranian Journal of Archaeology and History Vol 13 1999 pp 31 8 120 Iran s Ancient History in A Sh Shahbazi ed The Splendour of Iran Vol I Ancient Times London 2001 46 53 121 Inscriptions The Splendour of Iran Vol I Ancient Times 150 53 122 Creating the Median state The Splendour of Iran Vol I Ancient Times 172 73 123 Achaemenid Art The Splendour of Iran Vol I Ancient Times 174 245 124 Painting in Ancient Iran The Splendour of Iran Vol I Ancient Times 342 47 125 Arms and Armor The Splendour of Iran Vol I Ancient Times 430 47 126 Scripts of Ancient Iran The Splendour of Iran Vol I Ancient Times 490 501 127 Courtly Past times The Splendour of Iran Vol I Ancient Times 502 511 128 Iranians and Alexander American Journal of Ancient History New Series 2 2003 5 38 129 Recent speculations on the Traditional date of Zoroaster Studia Iranica 31 2002 7 45 130 Early Sasanians Claim to Achaemenid Heritage Journal of Ancient Persian History I 1 Spring and Summer 2001 61 73 131 Notes on the Shahnama Vols I V of Khaleghi edition Iranshenas 13 2 2001 317 24 132 Gostasp Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol XI pp 171 76 133 Harem Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol XI pp 671 72 and Vol XII pp 1 3 134 Did Gostasp marry his sister in T Daryaee M Omidsala eds The Spirit of Wisdom Costa Mesa Calif 2004 pp 232 37 135 Historiography in Pre Islamic Iran Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol XII 2003 pp 325 330 136 Harut and Marut Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol XII pp 20 22 137 Hang e Afrasiab Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol XI pp 655 57 138 Haft Sin Seven S Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol XI 511 15 139 Haft Kesvar Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol XI pp 519 24 140 Haft sin Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol XI 524 26 141 Haftvad Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol XI pp 535 37 142 Mazdaean echoes in Shi ite Iran in Pheroza J Godreji and Firoza Punthakey Mistree eds A Zoroastrian Tapestry Art Religion and Cultur Bombay and Singapore 2002 pp 246 57 143 The myth of next of kin marriage in ancient Iran Iranian Journal of Archaeology and History 15 1 2 2002 pp 9 36 144 Hormozd II Encyclopaedia Iranica XI pp 660 62 145 Hormozd Sasanian Prince brother of Shapur II Encyclopaedia Iranica XI pp 662 63 146 Hormozd III Encyclopaedia Iranica XI pp 663 64 147 Hormazd IV Encyclopaedia Iranica XI pp 665 66 148 Hormazd the prince Encyclopaedia Iranica XI pp 667 68 149 Hormazd V Encyclopaedia Iranica XI pp 669 70 150 Hormozd VI Encyclopaedia Iranica XI pp 670 72 151 Battle of Homozdagan Encyclopaedia Iranica XI pp 672 74 152 Hormazd Kusansah Encyclopaedia Iranica XI pp 674 75 153 Hormozan Encyclopaedia Iranica XI pp 675 76 154 162 On the website of the Encyclopaedia Iranica Nowruz Zal Iraj Sasanian Dynasty Shapur I Yazdegerd I Rudabeh Hoshang Persepolis Shiraz 163 Peter Julius Junge Encyclopaedia Iranica XII forthcoming 164 Peter Calmeyer Encyclopaedia Iranica XII forthcoming 165 The History of the Idea of Iran in Vesta Curtis ed Birth of the Persian Empire London 2005 forthcoming C Book Reviews Selected 166 G Azarpay Urartian Art and Artifacts A Chronological Study University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles 1968 in R hnama ye Kitab 12 1 2 1348 1969 62 65 167 M Boyce tr The Letter of Tansar Rome 1968 in ibid 12 9 10 1348 1969 567 76 168 A D H Bivar Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum Stamp Seals II The Sassanian Dynasty publ by The Trustees of the British Museum London 1969 in ibid 13 1349 1970 465 68 169 E Yarshater ed Encyclopaedia Iranica II London 1987 in The American Journal of Oriental Studies 110 1990 778 79 170 Dj Khaleghi Motlagh ed The Shahname of Abol Qasim Ferdowsi I New York 1989 in ibidn 111 1991 171 M A Dandamaev A Political History of the Achaemenid Period Eng tr W J Vogelsang Leiden 1989 in Iranshenasi 3 1991 612 21 172 J Wiesehofer Die Dunklen Jahrhunderte der Persis Zetemata Monographien zur Klassischen Altertumswissenschaft no 90 Munich 1994 in Bulletin of the Asia Institute Vol 9 1995 pp 270 73 173 R Schmitt s The Bistun Inscription of Darius the Great Old Persian Text London 1991 in the German journal Orientalische Literaturzeitung 92 1997 732 40 174 Farraxvmart i Vahraman The Book of A Thousand Judgments A Sasanian Law Book introduction transcription and translation of the Pahlavi text notes glossary and indexes by Anahit Perikhanian translated from Russian by Nina Garsoian Persian Heritage Series No 39 Costa Mesa California and New York 1997 in Iranian Studies 32 3 1999 418 21 175 M Brosius et al Studies in Persian History Essays in Memory of David M Lewisi Leiden 1998 in Journal of Ancient Iranian Studies 1 2 2003 pp 47 9 176 Piere Briant History of the Persian Empire From Cyrus to Alexander New York 2002 A New Picture of the Achaemenid World Journal of Ancient Persian History III 2 Autumn and Winter 2003 2004 pp 69 80 Selected papers Edit Oxford Unviversity September 1972 Some remarks on the D r bgird Triumph relief Sixth International Congress of Iranian Art and Archaeology Munich University September 1976 Costume and Nationality Seventh International Congress of Iranian Art and Archaeology Harvard University October 1983 Prosopography of Alexander Sarcophagus Ancient History Seminar Harvard University November 1983 Illustrations on Herodotus Ancient History Seminars University of California at Berkeley Graeco Persian reliefs Near Eastern Department Harvard University November 1988 Sources of Islamic Art Middle East Center Columbia University November 1987 Iranians on Alexander Monuments American Academy of Religion Boston November 1988 The Eagle A Persian Symbol of Rulership and Sacred Fire University of California Los Angeles February 1990 On the birthrate of Ferdowsi University of London Britain March 1992 Early Sasanian Ladies Harvard University February 1993 Observations on Greco Persian Sculptures University of Sydney Australia October 1994 The Political Identity of Persia University of Washingtons Seattle May 1996 Women of Ancient Iran British Museum London Lukonin Lecture July 2001 From Scythia to Sardis New Aspects of Persepolitan Art Columbia University May 2003 The Iconography of Persepolis Seals British Museum and London Middle Eastern Institute June 2004 On the History of the Idea of Iran from the Avestan period to the present Documentaries Edit 1976 Crossroad of Civilization BBC With David Frost Parts 2 4 Achaemenids and Parthians 1999 Heritage of Iran Seda va sima Jam e Jam Persian and English 2000 Spartans at the Gate Discovery Channel and BBC 2002 Persepolis A New Look Sunrise Production Persian and English 2003 Perseplis Regained BBC Radio Channel 4 2004 Pasargadae and Tang e Bulaghi Emami ProductionSee also EditIranology Achaemenid EmpireOther notable Iranologists Abdolhossein Zarrinkoub Richard N Frye Ehsan Yarshater Ahmad Tafazzoli Mehrdad Bahar Parviz VarjavandReferences Edit a b c d e Abdi 2007 p v a b c d e Abdi 2007 p vi Dr Ali Reza Shapur Shahbazi 1942 2006 ObituarySources EditAbdi Kamyar 2007 A Shahpur Shahbazi 1942 2006 Iran Taylor amp Francis 45 v vi doi 10 1080 05786967 2007 11864715 S2CID 192304837 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alireza Shapour Shahbazi in Persian Prof Alireza Shahbazi died in 2006 and buried in Shiraz next to Hafez in Persian Prof Alireza Shahbazi s research works offered a detailed picture of Ancient Persian heritage to the world archeologists in Persian The father of Perspolis in the memory of the most prominent Achaemenid archeologist The passing of A Shapur Shahbazi permanent dead link at Encyclopaedia Iranica where many of his articles are available on line Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alireza Shapour Shahbazi amp oldid 1080628583, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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