From: sehari@iastate.edu (Babak Sehari)
Subject: Re: Baghdad is an Iranian city !!!
Originator: sehari@vincent1.iastate.edu
Organization: Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Ames, Iowa.
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 05:42:25 GMT

In <bazyar.714187596@teal> bazyar@teal.csn.org (Jawaid Bazyar) writes:

>sehari@iastate.edu (Babak Sehari) writes:

>  Well, not to be picky or anything, but the Persian Empire was an 
>Empire- separate states conquered and drawn together, just like the
>Roman and Greek empires before them, and the European ones after.
>Calling an empire a "United States" is totally missing the meaning
>of the term- individual states united by choice, not war (I'm ignoring
>the American Civil War).

You should review your history, before jumping in.  Iran was before and
concurrent to Roman and Greek Civilization, even chinese history is not
as old as Iranians, only Egyptians, and some other forgotten cultures might
have preceded us.  Second, I like to point out that most part of
so called "Persian Empire" did not join "Iran", as we call it, by force.
Many of these people brought together by free will.  Each group had their
own king, and the king of Iran was the King of the kings or "Shah-han-Shah".
The king of the kings usually treat everybody the same, either ruled
with cruelty to all or with goodness to all.  Most often the King of the Kings
had to be result of inter-marriage, and himself should have inter-married
among different groups, in order for that particular group to support
his bit for becoming the King of kings, like choosing the voice president
form another state, to increase the chances of election of one king as kings
of kings.  Those days your father should have been from one group, your mother
from another group and you should have married to a girl from a third group,
even your sons and daughters should be married to sons and daughters of
other kings in order for you to became the king of the kings or
"Shah-han-sah".

Each of these groups had their own army, and the king of the kings' army was
a 10,000 fixed garrison and all the armies of these groups, very similar
to today's National Guards, and the US army.  Yes, even though, neither
Iranians nor Americans like to admit it, we are very similar in our 
fundamentals and origins.


>  I take slight offense at your claim that all westerners judge in a two-faced
>manner.  Some, perhaps many, do.  But many also do not; many treat other
>people with respect, dignity, and equality.  

Many Icons you have as good guy, bad guy; beautiful and ugly; weak and
strong is rooted in Persian culture, like it or not!

>  In any event, I look at these similarities between western and mideastern
>culture as a result of the interaction of the cultures which has been
>going on for several thousand years, rather than west stealing from east.
>And, if we have to be picky, the Chinese were around a long time before
>Iran (about 1500 years, in fact), so didn't Iran thus plagiarise ideas
>from the Chinese? :-)

Review your history! Chinese history is not as old as our history.  Aryan
tribes have immigrated to Iranian plateau and started a civilization long 
before even chinese discover how to use fire.  Even though, we and chinese
had always had a good relations with each other and done business with each
other.  Silk road, is just an example of this good relationship.

                       With highest regards,
                            Babak   Sehari.


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