HST 101 Lecture Notes - Sunnah, Samanid Empire, Buyid Dynasty
Document Summary
The sasanid empire and the rise of islam, 200 1200. Politics and society: the sasanid kingdom was established in 224 and controlled the areas of iran and. The sasanids confronted arab pastoralists on their euphrates border and the byzantine empire on the west. Relations with the byzantines alternated between war and peaceful trading relationships. Byzantine cities of syria and the arab nomads who guided caravans between the. Sasanid and byzantine empires all flourished on trade. Religion and empire: the sasanid empire made zoroastrianism its official religion. Zoroastrianism and christianity set a precedent for the link that developed between the islamic religion and the islamic state: the byzantine and sasanid empires were characterized by state involvement in theological struggles. The byzantine empire went to war with the sasanids over the latter"s persecution of christians, but the byzantine emperors and bishops themselves purged christianity of beliefs that they considered heretical, such as the monophysite doctrine and nestorianism.
