I am in no obligation to apologize. You are mistaken if you think otherwise. I do not recognize the "consensus" presented by amateurs, especially when the data is published in the Internet's most accessed encyclopedic resources. I do not accept the non-professional assessment of a perfectly valid numerical estimate in an article published (and peer-reviewed by a professional board) by one of the most credible resources used within Iranistics today.

To the contrary, saying that the source is "unsupported by other sources" when the article indeed does justify its figures is pushing POV. I will remove it as I see it fit. It has no place nor relevance, furthermore it is not Wikipedia's role to audit recognized academic sources or engage in refutations.

If you push my buttons, I will make a public embarrassment of you to my buddies at Sasanika and subject this whole article to my own personal scrutiny. It will be scathing and better yet, you will bear no influence of it in any shape or form. I choose; you lose.