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Historic site| Karka d-Ledan | |
|---|---|
 The site of Ivan-e Kerkha, identified with the city of Karka d-Ledan | |
| Iran National Heritage List | |
| Type | Archaeological |
| Designated | 1931 |
| Reference no. | 47 |
Karka d-Ledan, also known as Eranshahr-Shapur, and Eran asan kar(t) Kavad, was one of the four Sasanian major cities of Khuzestan. It was (re)founded by King of Kings (shahanshah) Shapur II (r. 309–379) in 338, who had a winter palace established there. Karka d-Ledan is identified with the modern site of Ivan-e Kerkha.
References
- Brunner 1983, p. 753.
- Frye 1983, p. 136.
- ^ Shahbazi & Richter-Bernburg 2002, pp. 131–135.
- Payne 2015, p. 41.
- Potts 1999, p. 425.
Sources
- Brunner, Christopher (1983). "Geographical and Administrative divisions: Settlements and Economy". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). The Cambridge History of Iran. Vol. 3(2): The Seleucid, Parthian and Sasanian Periods. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 747–778. ISBN 0-521-24693-8.
- Frye, R. N. (1983). "The political history of Iran under the Sasanians". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). The Cambridge History of Iran. Vol. 3(1): The Seleucid, Parthian and Sasanian Periods. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-20092-X.
- Payne, Richard E. (2015). A State of Mixture: Christians, Zoroastrians, and Iranian Political Culture in Late Antiquity. Univ of California Press. pp. 1–320. ISBN 9780520961531.
- Potts, D. T. (1999). The Archaeology of Elam: Formation and Transformation of an Ancient Iranian State. Cambridge University Press. pp. 1–490. ISBN 9780521564960.
- Shahbazi, A. Shapur; Richter-Bernburg, Lutz (2002). "Gondēšāpur". Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition, Vol. XI, Fasc. 2. pp. 131–135.
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