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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Main Author: Cristoforetti, Simone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Edizioni Ca’ Foscari 2014-12-01
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-/