Commanders of border provinces in the Parthian and Sasanian Empires
For the villages in Iran, see Marzban, Iran and Pir Marzban.
For the dessert, see Marzipan.
Military of the Sasanian Empire
Armed forces and units
Cataphract
Clibanarii
Aswaran
Grivpanvar
War elephants
Paygan
Immortals
Pushtigban
Sarmatians
Daylamites
Sogdian warriors
Gond-i Shahanshah
Darigan
Stor Bezashk
Navy
Ranks
Spahbed
Aspbed
Paygosban
Marzban, Kanarang
Masmughan
Pushtigban Salar
Eran anbaraghbad
Argbed
Hazarbed
Paygan-salar
Savaran Sardar
Gond Salar
Darigbed
Navbed
Defense lines
Wall of the Arabs
Gawri Wall
Great Wall of Gorgan
Wall of Tammisha
Derbent Wall
Darial
Conflicts
Romans
Arabian tribes
Hephthalites
Turks
Ethiopians
Muslim Arabs
Revolts and civil wars
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Marzbān, or Marzpān[1] (Middle Persian transliteration: mrzwpn, derived from marz "border, boundary" and the suffix -pān "guardian"; Modern Persian: مرزبانMarzbān) were a class of margraves, warden of the marches, and by extension military commanders,[2] in charge of border provinces of the Parthian Empire (247 BC–224 AD) and mostly Sasanian Empire (224–651 AD) of Iran.
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420–438) abolished the Kingdom of Armenia and appointed Veh Mihr Shapur as marzban (governor of a frontier province, "margrave") of the country, which marked...
Pir Marzban (Persian: پيرمرزبان, also Romanized as Pīr Marzbān; also known as Pīrmazabān and Pīr Mehzābān) is a village in Zarrineh Rud Rural District...
title marzbān (governor-general or viceroy). The first marzbān, appointed by Bahram V, was the military officer Veh Mihr Shapur. The list of marzbāns is...
eastern part of Armenia known as Persian Armenia. He was appointed as marzban (governor) of Persian Armenia in 485 and remained in that post until his...
the Albanian king had only a semblance of authority, and the Sasanian marzban (military governor) held most civil, religious, and military authority...
Incorporated. ISBN 978-1-61228-025-7. Giara, Marzban Jamshedji (2002). Global Directory of Zoroastrian Fire Temples. Marzban J. Giara. Godrej, Pheroza; Mistree...
Melville de Mellow (1963) Vinayak Pandurang Karmarkar (1964) Adi Pherozeshah Marzban (1964) P. C. Sorcar (1964) Guru Kunchu Kurup (1965) V. Nagayya (1965) Ravishankar...
Melville de Mellow (1963) Vinayak Pandurang Karmarkar (1964) Adi Pherozeshah Marzban (1964) P. C. Sorcar (1964) Guru Kunchu Kurup (1965) V. Nagayya (1965) Ravishankar...
Melville de Mellow (1963) Vinayak Pandurang Karmarkar (1964) Adi Pherozeshah Marzban (1964) P. C. Sorcar (1964) Guru Kunchu Kurup (1965) V. Nagayya (1965) Ravishankar...
with an armed force of more than 6000 men and horses, fought against the Marzban, who served an ambiguously named Persian king in the battle of Salut in...
provinces (marzban). Most of these positions were patrimonial, and many were passed down through a single family for generations. The marzbans of greatest...
Melville de Mellow (1963) Vinayak Pandurang Karmarkar (1964) Adi Pherozeshah Marzban (1964) P. C. Sorcar (1964) Guru Kunchu Kurup (1965) V. Nagayya (1965) Ravishankar...
Melville de Mellow (1963) Vinayak Pandurang Karmarkar (1964) Adi Pherozeshah Marzban (1964) P. C. Sorcar (1964) Guru Kunchu Kurup (1965) V. Nagayya (1965) Ravishankar...
Melville de Mellow (1963) Vinayak Pandurang Karmarkar (1964) Adi Pherozeshah Marzban (1964) P. C. Sorcar (1964) Guru Kunchu Kurup (1965) V. Nagayya (1965) Ravishankar...
Melville de Mellow (1963) Vinayak Pandurang Karmarkar (1964) Adi Pherozeshah Marzban (1964) P. C. Sorcar (1964) Guru Kunchu Kurup (1965) V. Nagayya (1965) Ravishankar...
briefly served as the marzban (governor) of Sasanian Iberia from 540 to 541. He was headquartered in Tbilisi, and was succeeded as marzban by Vezhan Buzmihr...
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