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A Study of the Historical and Political Geography of Koch Mountain in Southeastern Iran
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Mohamad Mirdadi   , Feyzolah Boushasb goushe , Feyzolah Boushasb goushe |
| Najafabad Azad University |
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Abstract: (1700 Views) |
| A mountain that is called Bashakerd now, was used to be called Kuch in the first century of Islam. It is located in Southeast of Iran and East of Hormozgan province. It had been habitat of Qofs people from ancient time. Little is known of the history of this mountain but after invasion of Arabs to Iran and beginning battles in southeast, many stories have been narrated about Kuch. Kuch people (Baskardis) had been main entities of southeast of Iran during the first five centuries of Islam. These people had many ups and downs during these centuries, finally after being defeated by Qavurt, Seljuq Prince, in 5th century A.H, this name was disappeared from minds and resources. In next centuries the mountain was called Bashakerd and its inhabitants were called Baskardis. Concerning viewpoints on Kuch ethnic, studying the history of the mountain during the first century A.H can be helpful to answer many questions. In historic and geographical resources belong to mentioned century much information on position, language, religion, and politics of the mountain is given. The current study aims at investigating evolutions of this district using resources belong to the first centuries of Islam. By analyzing stories, questions on ups and downs of the mountain and its people , their religion, and position are answered. |
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| Keywords: Bashakard, Koch Mountain, Historical Sources, Early Islamic Centuries |
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Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
History
Received: 2020/12/6 | Accepted: 2021/02/20 | Published: 2021/02/22
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