On the Era of Yazdegard III and the Cycles of the Iranian Solar Calendar
The well-known Persian solar era (Yazdegardī era) presents some problems. It is believed to have started with the official rise to the throne of the last Sasanian sovereign Yazdegard III in 632 CE and it is characterized by the one-day backward motion of all dates of the relative calendar every f...
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| Language: | English |
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Edizioni Ca’ Foscari
2014-12-01
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| Series: | Annali di Ca’ Foscari: Serie Orientale |
| Online Access: | http://edizionicafoscari.unive.it/riviste/annali-di-ca-foscari-serie-orientale/2014/1/on-the-era-of-yazdegard-iii-and-the-cycles-of-the-/ |