Paradan
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Paradan or Paratan was a province of the Paratarajas and the Sasanian Empire. It was constituted from the present-day Balochistan region, which is divided between Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Paratarajas
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Sasanian Empire
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Traditionally, Paradan was held to be further west, in the area of western Balochitan.[2]
See also
References
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Sources
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- Tandon, Pankaj. 2012. "The Location and Kings of Paradan" Studia Iranica, 41 pp 25-56. http://people.bu.edu/ptandon/Paradan.pdf
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