The eastern borders of Iran have long been attacked by neighboring tribes. Aryan tribes entered t... more The eastern borders of Iran have long been attacked by neighboring tribes. Aryan tribes entered the Iranian plateau from these borders. According to some traditions, Achaemenid Cyrus lost his life to protect these borders. The continuation of that problems during the Sassanid era brought challenges for this government. As much as the western borders of Sasanian Eranshahr were important and dangerous for them, the eastern borders were also had special importance. One of the signs confirming this issue was the existence of numerous walls and castles in these areas to prevent the invasion of these invading tribes into the territory. One of the tribes that attacked the eastern borders of Iran were the Hephthalites .The aim of this study is to investigate the reasons for the wars with Hephthalites during the reign of Peroz. The present research, with descriptive-analytical method and reference to library sources, tries to find a suitable answer for this question, what reasons were effective in Peroz's attack against Hephthalites? The information of the present research show that there were many reasons for the Peroz attack against the Hephthalites, but the economic reason can be considered one of the most important reasons for the occurrence of these wars.
The eastern borders of Iran have long been attacked by neighboring tribes. Aryan tribes entered t... more The eastern borders of Iran have long been attacked by neighboring tribes. Aryan tribes entered the Iranian plateau from these borders. According to some traditions, Achaemenid Cyrus lost his life to protect these borders. The continuation of that problems during the Sassanid era brought challenges for this government. As much as the western borders of Sasanian Eranshahr were important and dangerous for them, the eastern borders were also had special importance. One of the signs confirming this issue was the existence of numerous walls and castles in these areas to prevent the invasion of these invading tribes into the territory. One of the tribes that attacked the eastern borders of Iran were the Hephthalites .The aim of this study is to investigate the reasons for the wars with Hephthalites during the reign of Peroz. The present research, with descriptive-analytical method and reference to library sources, tries to find a suitable answer for this question, what reasons were effective in Peroz's attack against Hephthalites? The information of the present research show that there were many reasons for the Peroz attack against the Hephthalites, but the economic reason can be considered one of the most important reasons for the occurrence of these wars.
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