2006-09-17 06:05:30 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Lots of good info at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mail
2006-09-17 06:08:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Persians - present-day Iran - began it all - which is kind of ironic since my Iranian friends hardly ever write letters.
"Postal System under the Qajar (Kadjar) Dynasty
From the Philatelic Site "Persiphila" dedicated to Persian stamps and the history of philately in Persia and Iran comes the following article:
As recorded by Herodotus and Xenophon, the first regular postal system in history was established in Iran during the reign of the first king of the Achaemenid (Hakhamaneshi) dynasty, Cyrus the Great, in 6th century BCE. This communication service was covering the Persian Empire from Europe, Asia Minor, and Egypt to Babylon, Aden, and Arabia to the Indian Ocean. The messengers were carrying mail by day and night; the relay stations were built only so far apart from each other so that a horse could run without resting or feeding. Thousands of kilometers of roads were built to facilitate the delivery of mail throughout the Persian Empire."
2006-09-17 06:31:21 · answer #2 · answered by johnslat 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They needed quicker means of communication to do their business and later to govern the country they had subgugated. Post & Telegraphs and the Railways are the two departments with which they blessed India, in disguise.They didn't , however, think they may have to leave so soon.
2006-09-17 14:08:07 · answer #3 · answered by Truth ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋