House of Zik

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House of Zik
CountryAdurbadagan
Current headNone, extinct
MembersZik
Estate(s)Adurbadagan

The House of Zik (also recorded as House of Zix; Middle Persian: zikan, transl. Ziks; New Persian: dodmane zik, transl. Zik family) was an Iranian noble family during the Parthian and Sassanian rule in Iran. The house was from Median origin and was centered in Adurbadagan (modern-day Iranian Azerbaijan).[1] 'Zik' was a 4th-century Iranian officer active during the reign of the Sasanian king (shah) Shapur II from the House of Zik.[2]

References

  1. ^ "خاندان زیک", ویکی‌پدیا، دانشنامهٔ آزاد (in Persian), 2019-01-19, retrieved 2019-04-08
  2. ^ Daryaee 2009.

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