Anshan (Persia)

Tall-i Malyan

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Alternative name	Anshan
Location	Fars Province, Iran
Coordinates	30°00′42″N 52°24′28″E / 30.01167°N 52.40778°E / 30.01167; 52.40778
Type	settlement
History
Founded	4th millennium BC
Periods	Bronze Age, Iron Age
Site notes
Excavation dates	1968–1978, 1999, 2000
Archaeologists	William Sumner, Kamyar Abdi
Condition	Ruined
Ownership	Public
Public access	Yes

Anshan (Elamite cuneiform: 𒀭𒍝𒀭 Anzan; Sumerian: 𒀭𒊓𒀭𒆠 Ansanᴷᴵ, 𒀭𒊭𒀭𒆠 Anšanᴷᴵ) modern Tall-e Malyan (Persian: تل ملیان), also Tall-i Malyan, was an Elamite and ancient Persian city.^[1] It was located in the Zagros Mountains in southwestern Iran, approximately 46 kilometres (29 mi) north of Shiraz and 43 kilometres (27 mi) west of Persepolis in the Beyza/Ramjerd plain, in the province of Fars.

It was one of the earliest urban states to exist, and one of the earliest capitals of Elam from the late 4th millennium BC. It fell under the rule of the Persians in the 7th century BC and then became one of the early capitals of Persia.

Most of what is known about Anshan has been discovered through ancient artifacts discovered in archaeological digs at Tall-e Malyan and passages in early Elamite texts.