Takht-e SoleymÄn
36.603947.235Koordinaten: 36 ° 36 ' 14 " N, 47 ° 14' 6" O
The Takht -i Suleiman (Persian تخت سلیمان, DMG throne of Solomon ) is a building complex consisting of the palace, the Fire Temple with Peribolos and fortifications from the late Sassanid era (about 420-640 AD). It is located on a travertine hill 2200 m altitude, 250 km south-east of Tabriz in northwestern Iran. Was favored the use of this remote place by a warm spring lake of about 90 m in diameter and up to 100 m depth.
History
This foundation of the Parthians called medium - Shiz persian, persian new Djiz, Mongolian and Arabic Saturiq Esch Shiz. 3 km are the rock cones Zendan -i Suleiman ( Solomon prison ) with a settlement and a sanctuary, and the tumulus Tepe Madjid.
The Fire Temple Takht i Suleiman, also Takht e Suleiman was originally called Azer Nush (Persian آذر نوش, DMG Soothing fire), also Azar Gustasap. Joseph von Hammer- Purgstall one of these fire temple in his book Seven Sea to the seven famous and well-known zoroastristischen fire temples of an ancient time. From Hammer-Purgstall writes:
Since 2003, the Takht - i-Suleiman is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Suleiman and Suleiman is the Arab- Persian form of King Solomon and is honored by Muslims as well as other kings and prophets before Mohammad. In the Koran it is said that King Solomon had dominion over the jinn, the treasures procured for him from the sea and even the temple of Quds (ie Jerusalem) built. He had a talisman on which the true name of God was and with whom he could dominate everything. He, too, said to have been transmitted over the animals of Allah, the power, and he is said to have spoken the language of birds. In oriental folk beliefs, especially in the Arabian Nights, Solomon ( Sulaiman, Soliman, Süleyman ) is shown as the first noted king who worship Allah, as the epitome of wisdom, people, animals and spirits commands, and imprisons the jinns in bottles and short-term even Iblis, the devil captures. He will be referred to as "Lord of the Ifrit " ( ghosts ). Süleyman was therefore a very popular first name, also contributed to several caliphs and sultans.
Changing the name of Azar Nush in Takht i Suleiman, Solomos throne ' has even saved the ruins of the Zoroastrian fire temple from further destruction. Suleiman Mountains is a mountain range of the Hindu Kush. It is named after King Solomon and are in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and in Balochistan province in Pakistan today. A mountain of Suleiman mountain range is called Takht -e- Sulaiman ( 3487m high) and is located in the province of Baluchistan.
History of Research
The first study was carried out in 1937 by an American research group AU Pope. The explorations of Eurasia of the DAI were conducted by Rudolf Naumann, Hans Henning von der Osten, D. Huff, W. Kleiss and U. Harb in the years 1959-1966 and 1968-1975. The extensive documentation of the excavations is preserved in the Eurasia Department in Berlin.
The first buildings on the site date back to the time of the Parthians (before 224 AD. ). The excavations revealed that Takht -i - Suleiman with the Zoroastrian fire sanctuary Atur Guschnasp (also called " Adur " written ) is identical, while the palace was inhabited by Sassanid kings. At least since the Sassanian Persian kings Bahram V came after her accession to the throne and in front of larger campaigns here to attend religious ceremonies. The Eastern Roman Emperor Heraclius seems to have destroyed the plant in the 620s years.
After the end of the Sassanid Empire space of Abaqa Khan, the grandson of the Mongol ruler Genghis Khan was ruled. He no longer had a sacred meaning at that time.