Jun 23

Coronation of Ardeshir Papakan in Anahid Temple - His speech in the ceremony

On 23 June 226 AD, Ardeshir Papakan (Ardashir I) was coronated in Anahid (Aredrvi Sura Anahita – Anahita – Anahit, Aban) Temple and officially became the king of Iran, and he revived the teaching of Zarathushtra and Iranian nationalism. Following the governing system of Ardeshir, centuries later, the Daylamian dynasty (Buyids – Al e Buye, 934 – 1062 AD), Safavid dynasty (1501 – 1722 AD) and … dynasties revived Iranian nationalism based on Iranian patriotism and the Shiism.     Before coronation, Ardeshir, who was the governor of Pars (major part of today’s Fars and Kerman provinces) and keeper of the Fire Temple of that region, overthrew the Parthian (Ashkanian) dynasty, which had become weak due to internal corruption, and could no more stand against the Roman Empire. In the coronation ceremony Ardeshir, (who later drove out the Romans from the East) like Darius the Great, announced that, with Ahura Mazda’s will, he has become King of Iranians who are noble people and do not lie.     For showing their gratitude to Ardeshir for his victory over Ardavan V and his coronation, the Kermanis (Ardeshir had previously intended to make city of Kerman his capital) named the city that Ardeshir had built in that province “Ardeshir Vah”. This city, whose name has gradually changed to “Bardsir”, was a small village and was expanded and developed by Ardeshir and turned to a city. Renovation of the military fort of Kerman, situated on top of a hill, which is now called “The Fort of the Girl” (Qalae’ Dokhtar) and its remains are now in the middle of the city, is said to have been done by Ardeshir. Unfortunately, recently, a communication antenna and also a mobile antenna have been installed on this hill, which is not correct. Remains of the Fort that Ardeshir built in Kerman on top of a hill (Qalae’ Dokhtar)

Jamshid Kashani, the Great Iranian mathematician

Jamshid Kashani On 22 June 1429 AD Jamshid Kashani (Ghiaseddin) the famous Iranian mathematician and astrologer, died in Samarghand (Samarkand). He had traveled to Samarghand upon invitation of Ulugh Beg, the Timurid governor and the son of Shahrokh Mirza, to start teaching in the college of science in that city and continue his discoveries in space, in the observatory that Ulugh Beg had established. For discovering the cosine theories in trigonometry, creating a chart for stars, completing the science of mathematics and observation of the eclipse of the sun, he is known as one of the great men of the history of science. In France, still, one of his cosine theories is being taught. Jamshid Kashani was born in city of Kashan in 1380 AD. He had measured the distance of many stars from the earth and the sun and had also measured their dimensions. In astronomy he had continued the work of Khaje Nasireddin Toosi.     In July 1979 Islamic Republic of Iran printed a postage stamp in memory of Jamshid Kashani.          Translation by Rowshan Lohrasbpour (AmordadNews writer)