Geopolitical Elements of Political Legitimacy in the Bisitun Inscription

Document Type : Original Article

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1 - Assistant Professor of Political Science, Imam Khomeini and Islamic Revolution Research Institute, Tehran, Iran

2 – Assistant Professor, Dept. of Sociology, Imam Khomeini and Islamic Revolution Research Institute, Tehran, Iran

Abstract


The present paper is an attempt to discuss the impact of geopolitics on the elements of political legitimacy in ancient Iran as manifested in the Iranian ancient inscription of Bisitun. The main document used for the present research is the translation of the Bisitun inscription in the city of Hamedan (ancient Hegmataneh), western Iran, which was carved in 517 BC on the rocks of the mountains of Hegmataneh, the seat of power of the Achaemenids. The translation of the inscription has been analyzed through descriptive-analytical method to find out the element of political legitimacy in ancient Iran and then to analyze the impact of geopolitics on these elements.

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Geopolitics Quarterly
Volume 6, Issue 20
December 2011
Pages 154-166

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History

  • Receive Date: 26 June 2010
  • Revise Date: 28 August 2010
  • Accept Date: 06 November 2010
  • First Publish Date: 22 December 2010

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