Entire History of Greater Iran: From Elam to the Qajar Dynasty (Full Documentary)

This first episode in our new series takes us over the entire history of Greater Iran up until the reign of Reza Shah in 1925. We won't just focus on Iran itself, but also a full history of the neighboring Afghanistan. The term Greater Iran is cultural not political, and generally also includes other regions, but they will be placed within other subregions. Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and comment if you enjoy history as much as we do. Become a member to help out the channel and keep the project alive (not to mention early access)! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFn4wt14ytUbngBJp8SsWKQ/join 0:00 Elamites, Medes, and the Dawn of Persia 3:47 Cyrus and the Achaemenid Empire 9:11 Hellenistic Interlude and the Parthian Arsacids 13:27 The Sasanian Empire (Neo-Persian) 16:20 The Islamic Conquest and the Rise of the Caliphates (Intermezzo) 22:03 Ghaznavids and Seljuks 27:12 The Khwarazmian Fall and the Mongol Storm 31:34 Timur and the Timurid Renaissance 35:30 The Safavid Golden Age 41:34 Collapse, Afghan Interlude (Hotaki), and the Afsharids 45:48 The Birth of Afghanistan and Qajar Iran 51:15 Dawn of Modern Iran All images used with CC license. #iranhistory #PersianHistory #AfghanistanHistory