Chang (instrument)

Chang (instrument)
	A Sassanid era mosaic excavated at Bishapur
Classification	string instrument;
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	322.12; (angular harp)
Related instruments
	Çeng; Konghou; Harp; ჩანგი - Changi (Georgian instrument);

Taq-e Bostan carving. Women playing changs while the king is standing in a boat holding his bow and arrows, from 6th century Sassanid Iran.

The chang (Persian: چنگ; Persian pronunciation: [tʃæŋɡ]; Turkish: çeng; Arabic: جَنْك al-ǧank or صَنْج ṣanǧ; Georgian: ჩანგი changi) is a Persian musical instrument, a vertical angular harp. It was very popular and used widely during the times of ancient Persia, especially during the Sasanian Dynasty where it was often played in the shahs' court. It was also played until the 19th century in the Ottoman Empire but has since disappeared from Turkish folk music.

Related instruments
A Sassanid era mosaic excavated at Bishapur
Classification	string instrument
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	322.12 (angular harp)
Çeng Konghou Harp ჩანგი - Changi (Georgian instrument)