Question: What sovereign state in Western Asia was the birth place of Emin Arslan?
Context: Lebanon ( ; Arabic: لبنان‎ ‎ "Lubnān" ; ] ; French: "Liban" ), officially known as the Lebanese Republic (Arabic: الجمهورية اللبنانية‎ ‎ "al-Jumhūrīyah al-Lubnānīyah" ; ] ; French: "République libanaise" ), is a sovereign state in Western Asia.  It is bordered by Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus is west across the Mediterranean Sea.  Lebanon's location at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian hinterland facilitated its rich history and shaped a cultural identity of religious and ethnic diversity.  At just 10,452 km (4,036 sq. mi.) , it is the smallest recognized country on the entire mainland Asian continent. The development of states—large-scale, populous, politically centralized, and socially stratified polities/societies governed by powerful rulers—marks one of the major milestones in the evolution of human societies.  Archaeologists often distinguish between primary (or pristine) states and secondary states.  Primary states evolved independently through largely internal developmental processes rather than through the influence of any other pre-existing state.  The earliest known primary states appeared in Mesopotamia c. 3700 BC, in Egypt c. 3300 BC, in the Indus Valley c. 2500 BC, India c. 1700 BC, and in China c. 1600 BC.  As they interacted with their less developed neighbors through trade, warfare, migration, and more generalized ideological influences, the primary states directly or indirectly fostered the emergence of secondary states in surrounding areas, for example, the Hittites in Anatolia, the Minoan and Mycenaean states of the Aegean, or the Nubian kingdoms in the Sudan.  According to Professor Gil Stein of the University of Chicago Oriental Institute, "The excavations and archaeological surveys of the last few decades have vastly increased both the quantity and quality of what we know about ancient states and urbanism.  Archaeologists have broadened the scope of their research beyond the traditional focus on rulers and urban elites.  Current research now aims at understanding the role of urban commoners, craft specialists, and village-based farmers in the overall organization of ancient states and societies.  Given the immense geographical scope encompassed by the term 'the Ancient World'".  This is a list of sovereign states that existed between 700 BC and 601 BC.  The notion of a sovereign state arises in the 16th century with the development of modern diplomacy.  For earlier times, the term "sovereign state" is an anachronism.  What corresponded to sovereign states in the medieval and ancient period were monarchs ruling by the grace of God, de facto feudal or imperial autocrats, or de facto independent nations or tribal confederations.  This is a list of sovereign states that existed between 700 BC and 601 BC. The development of states—large-scale, populous, politically centralized, and socially stratified polities/societies governed by powerful rulers—marks one of the major milestones in the evolution of human societies.  Archaeologists often distinguish between primary (or pristine) states and secondary states.  Primary states evolved independently through largely internal developmental processes rather than through the influence of any other pre-existing state.  The earliest known primary states appeared in Mesopotamia c. 3700 BC, in Egypt c. 3300 BC, in the Indus Valley c. 2500 BC, India c. 1700 BC, and in China c. 1600 BC.  As they interacted with their less developed neighbors through trade, warfare, migration, and more generalized ideological influences, the primary states directly or indirectly fostered the emergence of secondary states in surrounding areas, for example, the Hittites in Anatolia, the Minoan and Mycenaean states of the Aegean, or the Nubian kingdoms in the Sudan.  According to Professor Gil Stein of the University of Chicago Oriental Institute, "The excavations and archaeological surveys of the last few decades have vastly increased both the quantity and quality of what we know about ancient states and urbanism.  Archaeologists have broadened the scope of their research beyond the traditional focus on rulers and urban elites.  Current research now aims at understanding the role of urban commoners, craft specialists, and village-based farmers in the overall organization of ancient states and societies.  Given the immense geographical scope encompassed by the term 'the Ancient World'".  The notion of a sovereign state arises in the 16th century with the development of modern diplomacy. For earlier times, the term "sovereign state" is an anachronism.  What corresponded to sovereign states in the medieval and ancient period were monarchs ruling By the Grace of God, de facto feudal or imperial autocrats, or de facto independent nations or tribal confederations.  This is a list of sovereign states that existed between 600 BC and 501 BC. Iran (Persian: ایران‎ ‎ "Irān " ] ), also known as Persia ( ), officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (Persian: جمهوری اسلامی ایران‎ ‎ "Jomhuri-ye Eslāmi-ye Irān " ), is a sovereign state in Western Asia.  With over 79.92 million inhabitants (as of August 2017 ), Iran is the world's 18th-most-populous country.  Comprising a land area of 1648195 km2 , it is the second-largest country in the Middle East and the 17th-largest in the world.  Iran is bordered to the northwest by Armenia, the "de facto" independent Republic of Artsakh, the Republic of Azerbaijan, and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan; to the north by the Caspian Sea; to the northeast by Turkmenistan; to the east by Afghanistan and Pakistan; to the south by the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman; and to the west by Turkey and Iraq.  The country's central location in Eurasia and Western Asia, and its proximity to the Strait of Hormuz, give it geostrategic importance.  Tehran is the country's capital and largest city, as well as its leading economic and cultural center. The development of states—large-scale, populous, politically centralized, and socially stratified polities/societies governed by powerful rulers—marks one of the major milestones in the evolution of human societies.  Archaeologists often distinguish between primary (or pristine) states and secondary states.  Primary states evolved independently through largely internal developmental processes rather than through the influence of any other pre-existing state.  The earliest known primary states appeared in Mesopotamia c. 3700 BC, in Egypt c. 3300 BC, in the Indus Valley c. 2500 BC, India c. 1700 BC, and in China c. 1600 BC.  As they interacted with their less developed neighbors through trade, warfare, migration, and more generalized ideological influences, the primary states directly or indirectly fostered the emergence of secondary states in surrounding areas, for example, the Hittites in Anatolia, the Minoan and Mycenaean states of the Aegean, or the Nubian kingdoms in the Sudan.  According to Professor Gil Stein of the University of Chicago Oriental Institute, "The excavations and archaeological surveys of the last few decades have vastly increased both the quantity and quality of what we know about ancient states and urbanism.  Archaeologists have broadened the scope of their research beyond the traditional focus on rulers and urban elites.  Current research now aims at understanding the role of urban commoners, craft specialists, and village-based farmers in the overall organization of ancient states and societies.  Given the immense geographical scope encompassed by the term 'the Ancient World'".  The notion of a sovereign state arises in the 16th century with the development of modern diplomacy. For earlier times, the term "sovereign state" is an anachronism.  What corresponded to sovereign states in the medieval and ancient period were monarchs ruling By the Grace of God, de facto feudal or imperial autocrats, or de facto independent nations or tribal confederations.  This is a list of sovereign states that existed between 400 BC and 301 BC. The development of states—large-scale, populous, politically centralized, and socially stratified polities/societies governed by powerful rulers—marks one of the major milestones in the evolution of human societies.  Archaeologists often distinguish between primary (or pristine) states and secondary states.  Primary states evolved independently through largely internal developmental processes rather than through the influence of any other pre-existing state.  The earliest known primary states appeared in Mesopotamia c. 3700 BC, in Egypt c. 3300 BC, in the Indus Valley c. 2500 BC, India c. 1700 BC, and in China c. 1600 BC.  As they interacted with their less developed neighbors through trade, warfare, migration, and more generalized ideological influences, the primary states directly or indirectly fostered the emergence of secondary states in surrounding areas, for example, the Hittites in Anatolia, the Minoan and Mycenaean states of the Aegean, or the Nubian kingdoms in the Sudan.  According to Professor Gil Stein of the University of Chicago Oriental Institute, "The excavations and archaeological surveys of the last few decades have vastly increased both the quantity and quality of what we know about ancient states and urbanism.  Archaeologists have broadened the scope of their research beyond the traditional focus on rulers and urban elites.  Current research now aims at understanding the role of urban commoners, craft specialists, and village-based farmers in the overall organization of ancient states and societies.  Given the immense geographical scope encompassed by the term 'the Ancient World'".  The notion of a sovereign state arises in the 16th century with the development of modern diplomacy. For earlier times, the term "sovereign state" is an anachronism.  What corresponded to sovereign states in the medieval and ancient period were monarchs ruling By the Grace of God, de facto feudal or imperial autocrats, or de facto independent nations or tribal confederations.  This is a list of sovereign states that existed between 500 BC and 401 BC. Emin Arslan (13 July 1868 – 9 January 1943) was a Lebanese author, journalist, editor and consul.  He was the Consul General of the Ottoman Empire in Bordeaux, Brussels, Paris and Buenos Aires.  He authored books and articles in Arabic, Spanish and French. Armenia is a sovereign state in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia.  Located in Western Asia, on the Armenian Highland, it is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, the "de facto" independent Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and Azerbaijan's exclave of Nakhchivan to the south. KSA is the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, an Arab sovereign state in Western Asia. Lebanon is a sovereign state in Western Asia.  It is bordered by Syria to the north and east and Palestine to the south, while Cyprus is west across the Mediterranean Sea.  Lebanon's location at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian hinterland facilitated its rich history and shaped a cultural identity of religious and ethnic diversity.  At just 10,452 km (4,036 sq. mi.) , it is the smallest recognized country on the entire mainland Asian continent.
Answer: Lebanon