Anshan (Persia)
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- For the Chinese city, see Anshan
Anshan (or Anzan) (in Persian انشان) was also a city and small kingdom in Persia (Iran) during the 1st millennium BC, ruled by the Achaemenid dynasty. Persian prince Teispes (675–640) captured the Elamite city of Anshan and called himself "King of the City of Anshan". Anshan embarked on a period of conquest in the 6th century BC and became the nucleus of the Persian empire.
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