ĒRĀN-ŠĀD-KAWĀD, name of a Sasanian town occurring in post-Sasanian sources only. Ḥamza Eṣfahānī situated this Sasanian foundation between Ḥolwān and Šahrazūr.
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(Rika Gyselen)
Originally Published: December 15, 1998
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