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Anshan (Persia)
- For the Chinese city, see Anshan
Anshan (or Anzan) (in Persian انشان) was also a city and small kingdom in Persia (Iran) during the 1st millennium BC, ruled by the Achaemenid dynasty. Persian prince Teispes (675-640) captured the Elamite city of Anshan and called himself "King of the City of Anshan". Anshan embarked on a period of conquest in the 6th century BC and became the nucleus of the Persian empire.
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