Under Cyrus the Great and Darius the Great, the Persian Empire (the first Iranian empire)eventually became the largest and most powerful empire in human history up until that point, ruling over most of the known world. The Persian Empire represented the world's first global superpower and was "a paragon of religious and cultural tolerance.
Persia was a Cradle of Science in earlier times. Persian scientists contributed significantly to the current understanding of nature, medicine, mathematics, and philosophy. Persians founded algebra, invented the wind-power machine, and discovered alcohol, to name a few accomplishments
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