2007-11-23 03:13:58 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Dear,
IRAN; also known as PERSIA.
ITS OFFICIAL NAME UNTIL 1935,
THOUGH ONE OF THE MOST ANCIENT KINGDOM IN THE WORLD, HAS EXISTED AS A NATION STATE IN THE MODERN SENSE ONLY SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE 16TH CENTURY. IT IS BOUNDED ON THE NORTH BY THE U.S.S.R. AND THE CASPIAN SEA, ON THE WEST BY TURKEY AND IRAQ, ON THE SOUTH BY THE PERSIAN GULF AND THE GULF OF OMAN, AND ON THE EAST BY PAKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN.
2007-11-23 03:42:35 · answer #1 · answered by AHMAD FUAD Harun 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
What we know today as Iran was always called "Iran" by Iranians themselves, but it was known in the West as "Persia". Around 1930 the government of Iran asked all foreign countries to start to call its country: Iran.
It is more or less like Greece that is known by Greeks as Hellas.
2007-11-23 15:49:12 · answer #2 · answered by Gustavo CL 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because lend where is Iran was only part of big Persian Empire, but that same lend after fall of Persia and Midia became part of Macedonian, then of Roma Empire, people travel and mixed, no one can claim that have clear ancient Heredity, that means heredity lines.
2007-11-23 06:44:44 · answer #3 · answered by Denicia 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
about 80 years in the past the Shah of Iran (Reza Shah the excellent) declared than the time period Iran is the pro call for this u . s .. earlier that factor Europeans used the time period Persia. in reality the time period Iran is consistently utilized by Iranians, yet foreigners used Persia. surely Iran potential the position of start of Aryans and this position changed into observed as Iran on condition that Aryans immigrated to this land. even if the reason they observed as Iran Persia changed into that, contained in the sixth century BC the Persian tribe, one the the 0.33 Aryans tribes who lived in Iran took means and united the total u . s . and customary the marvelous Persian Empire, and from that factor on it changed into observed as Persia; extra oftentimes than not Greeks used that factor period, and it is the reason till about 80 years in the past it changed into nonetheless observed as Persia. even if it truly is okay you should use Persia too, many Iranians prefer to call themselves Persian instead of Iranian, which i imagine is extra by using unfavorable prejudice about "Iran". you comprehend those days in case you assert you're Iranian, human beings gained't search for suggestion from you want you're born a terrorist or something like that.
2016-10-24 23:06:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of the old system has been destroyed by its newer replacements.
Persia was a Pagan power that was replaced by a Muslim power.
In the 20th century the more moderate kingdom that existed in Iran was taken over by militant Muslims and has created the state we see there now.
2007-11-23 03:16:14 · answer #5 · answered by Yun 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sometime in the early twentieth century, the Shah
(who ruled at the time) renamed the country. Details could probably be found online, with a little searching--Wikipedia probably has an answer, as usual.
2007-11-23 03:25:37 · answer #6 · answered by ndwyvern 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably the same type of reason as why Constantinople is now Istanbul. Of course, that's nobody's business but the Turks.
2007-11-23 03:29:31 · answer #7 · answered by sinterion 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because iranians invaded persia and drove all the persians out
2007-11-23 03:21:28 · answer #8 · answered by Audrey 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋