Mazdaei hegemonic analysis؛ A comparative study of the hegemonic system with the Achaemenid world empire

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Article 19, Volume 12, Issue 1 - Serial Number 23, November 2023, Pages 489-517   

Document Type: Original Article

DOI: 10.22067/irlip.2023.70388.1326

Authors

mohammad karampooriy^{* 1}; Rohollah Eslami²

¹PhD student in Political Science (Political Thought), Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

²Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law and Political Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad - Iran - Mashhad

Abstract

Abstract
The world empire of Achaemenid Iran is recognized as a hegemonic power in the international system of ancient times. This government had hegemonic coordinates in the classical and modern sense, which required a hegemonic power above all else. The Mazdei hegemony was formed based on the political ideas of Iranshahri and the Iranian world order, which was reflected in the Achaemenid foreign policy strategy. The main question is; How was Iranshahri political thought of the Achaemenid era formed based on the concept of hegemony and hegemonic system in the creation of a new Iranshahri world order in the international arena? The results show that Achaemenid Iran as a hegemonic power at the level of the triple system of the ancient world controlled three important regional systems of the ancient world, i.e. the system of the Indian subcontinent and South Asia, the system of the Middle East and the Near East, and most of the Mediterranean system. In addition to legitimate military and economic measures to maintain its hegemony over the international systems, this government used techniques to control power centers, including the balance of power technique to control centrifugal regional powers. Also, the foundation and focal point of Iran's hegemony is based on the justice and specific ideology of the imperial government. In this era, based on the earthly and cosmic order of the imperial system, the cultural, military, economic and political hegemony of Iranshahri was formed and with a dynamic and advanced economy based on economic and commercial power, it created a powerful and unified monetary system in the ancient world. The research method in this article is based on the comparative method and the data collection method is based on library and reliable internet sources.

Keywords

Achaemenians; empire; hegemony; Shahanshahi

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