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Aryans' arrival to ancient Iran
Karim, Golshani rad, G. Pour bakhtiyar, Farokh Rezai and Mohamad Reza
Masihrad
Department of History, Shoushtar
Branch, Islamic Azad University,
Shoushtar, Iran
Address For Correspondence:
Karim, Department of History,
Shoushtar Branch, Islamic Azad
University, Shoushtar, Iran
Received: March 12 2015
Accepted: May 28 2015
Available: online June 3 2015
ABSTRACT
According to evidences, archaeology science and historians' ideas Aryans were a branch of
Indian-Aryans who lived in south Sibri (Orasia). They migrated from their place for several
reasons such as cold, lack of pastures for their animals and also inner conflicts and
foreigners' invasion. In the year of 1500 B.C., they separated from their Iranian brothers
and arrived at Iran plateau. Of course, their immigration was held into several times.
According to Avesta, their primary birthplace was Eranvey which nowadays called Iran, their
new land. Aryans predominated on native tribes, defeated some governments residing
between two rivers and established high empires which history is proud of them.
KEY WORDS: Ancient, Orasia, historians
INTRODUCTION
Preface:
In the following short text, the author's endeavor is to briefly deal with Aryans' original birthplace and their
religious, economic and social situations. Additionally, to explain about this folk's immigration to Iran plateau
and besides, when and how they arrived at this land.
The primary Aryans' country in the third paragraph of "Fargerd", the first book of "Vandidad" (vi vid dad)
are such words as follows: "Zoroaster! You famous at Eranvey! The first good land I, Ahooramazda, created
was Eranvey beside the Vanghodaeeiti River. (Bahar1983, page 7)
According to "Avesta" that is the most ancient Iranian text; the Iranians' birth place was "Airyanam Yaego"
which is rendered to "Eranvey" in Pahlavi language. The word "Eranvey" is a compound word which is made up
of two parts. The first part means Iran and the second _vey_ means breed. So "Eranvey" means Iranian breed
and race. (farehvashi1992, page 7)
The geographical situation of Eranvey Professor Poor Davood, the Iranian famous researcher says that
Eranvey was located in northeast, according to Till’s studies, the Dutch scientist. (Goljan 1384, page 16) Their
primary original birthplace was a plain which extended from Danob River toward Ural Mountains in east. (Mir
Saeedi 1992 page 12) There was winter for ten months and summer for two other months. (Bahar1983, page 12)
The Indian-Iranians:
In the past era, the Indians and the Iranians' ancestors formed one group called primary Indian-Iranians.
They formed a branch of the family of Indian-Europeans' nations. It believed that similar to Shabankaregan,
they lived in the south of Russia's pastures towards the east of Volga River. (Meri Bois)
Also some recognize a wide land as their hometown, extending from Yenisei River in Sibri to Black Sea's
northwest seashores. Some believes that they are from Ghafghaz's north and some other consider nowhere
special as their residence place. (Spring 1983, page 11) It might be a relationship between Indians and Iranians
which is clear specially reviewing the words and grammars of both languages. (Faray 1983 page 36)
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Social structure:
The family was an organization which had the role of protecting mankind's authenticity and civility.
Furthermore, was the most essential and traditional unit of group life. In such family the man played a powerful
role because he was the head of family and his decision was absolute in all life matters. (Shaabani, 1981, pages
94-95) The society divided into different classes and each class according to their job needs related to a special
God. The above said classes considered as recommender of job division not difference in prestige. (page18)
Economic situations:
It could be imagine that Aryans were nomadism and perhaps it would be better to say that they were
cowmen who knew agriculture too. The cattle plays an essential role in their life. From view point of economic
and technological progresses, they live in an age between the Neolithic age and the Mofaragh age. Agriculture
and stockbreeding were the main sources for providing their food.
Religion:
The Aryan's old religion was based on worship of nature powers and heavenly bodies and elements.
(Cristian san 1982 page 155) some researchers have made a balance between the duty of Indian-Iranians' God
and triple classes of Indian-European society. These triple classes are consist of: 1.Rulers and clergymen
2.Militarymen and arm forces
3. Agriculturalists and market jobs (Amoozegar 1998 page 12) All we know about Iranian's beliefs is thanks to
Avesta. (Beno Nist 1987 page 44) They believed at the life after death. (Meri Bois page 36) It believed that the
primary Indian-Iranians were a group of pasture residences who buried the dead in grave. (Marie Bois page 37)
The Aryans' religion was not based on the worship of their ancestors. (Behzadi 1999 pages 57-58)
Aryan's immigration:
The Indian-Iranian's tribes entered to Iran plateau in the first half of B.C. second millennium. (Cambrige
history, volume2, section1, page58) The Aryans' historical immigration from Middle Asia to their motherland
have held two thousand years before Christ. (Amoozegar, page 10) According to researches, about the year of
1400 B.C., Iranians have migrated from Eranvey gradually. (Safaee, page 24)
The reasons of immigration:
Thanks to increasing warmth and the lack of enough water, the plain were empty of grass and plants. So
Aryans' families group by group set out to at first Europe and then to Asia Middle's plains, searching for good
Eranvey people had to deal with matters such as prevalence of lie and guilt that had become fashionable after a
long period of discipline and regularity, so they neglected from making a suitable shelter for winter and
waterways for spring. Furthermore, Eranvey people didn't have the power to raise pack animals and providing
food for their increasing population, so they got involved in hunger and illness. The invaders' force to leave
Eranvey is the other reason for their immigration. For the above said reasons, they gradually have begun to
leave their birthplace. (Zarin Koob, pages 21-22) The story of Jamshid well shows the Aryan's tough situation
before immigration. (Mohammadi and Ghaeeini 2010, page 8)
Iran plateau:
Iran is a wide plateau with tall mountains which have stretched from the Caspian Sea to the Persian Gulf
and also from Dejle plains to the Send valley (Alber Malle and Isacc, 1972, page 128). It has hot deserts. The
low regions have warm and dry climate and the mountain regions have cold climate.
Aryan's entrance to Iran:
In the middle of B.C first millennium, Eranvey immigrants established the first Aryan's empire in the west
regions of plateau. (Zarin Koob 1981, volume1, page 69) there are evidences proved that the first Iranian king
_shelmanser_ have passed across Zagros Mountains while he was in his way to encounter Ashoor army. In the
year of 844 B.C., Aryans resided in northwest, northeast and south (Pars). Afterwards, they succeeded to
predominate the said regions' natives and established governments which is praised in history as souvenirs.
(Girshaman 1984, page 87) In the first half of B.C. first millennium, Enshan became the land of Hakhamanesh
parses. Part is another branch of Aryan' races that Hakhamanesh king, the first Dariush named them Parsove in
his inscription. They were considered as a family of Sokayi of Dahe who established their government in B.C.
444. The other branch of Pars _Sasanians_ established the last Aryan's royalty in A.D. 226, after defeating the
Ashkanians.
The meaning of word "Aria"
"eri' means noble. The word Iran used as Eerieh in Avesta and Erieh in ancient Persia and Sanskrit. The word
Eerieh used as an Iranian race and means decent, honorable and pureblooded. Conclusion Aryans were not
natives of this land and talked in Indian-European languages. It believed that they lived in a land extending from
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Danob River to Ural Mountains in the east. After separating from each other, some migrated to Indian and some
to Iran. This immigration was held gradually and group by group, from Mavaraolnahr and Ghafghaz to Iran.
They had a tough time, endured hardships and made Iran an eternal, holy land.
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