Ṭūs

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Ṭūs is an ancient city in northeastern Iran, historically significant as a cultural and intellectual center and best known as the birthplace and burial place of the Persian poet Ferdowsi.

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Ṭūs canonical 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city ⓘ
historical settlement ⓘ
associatedWithWork Shahnameh ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
coordinateSystem geographic coordinates ⓘ
country Iran ⓘ
culture Persian culture ⓘ
governedByInHistory Ghaznavid dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Ghaznavid Empire

Ilkhanate ⓘ
linked to: Mongol Ilkhanate

Samanid dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Samanid Empire

Seljuk Empire ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalSite remains of ancient Tus ⓘ
hasLandmark Ferdowsi Cultural Complex ⓘ
Tomb of Ferdowsi ⓘ
hasNotablePerson Al-Ghazali ⓘ
linked to: al‑Ghazali

Asadi Tusi ⓘ
Ferdowsi ⓘ
Nizam al-Mulk ⓘ
hasPlaceOfBurial Tomb of Ferdowsi ⓘ
heritage Persian literary heritage ⓘ
heritageDesignation national heritage site of Iran ⓘ
historicalEvent Mongol invasions of Khorasan ⓘ
historicalName Tus ⓘ
Ṭus ⓘ
linked to: Tus
historicalRegion Khorasan ⓘ
knownFor birthplace of Ferdowsi ⓘ
burial place of Ferdowsi ⓘ
languageOfHistoricalPopulation Persian ⓘ
locatedIn northeastern Iran ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Razavi Khorasan Province ⓘ
locatedNear Mashhad ⓘ
locatedOnRoute Silk Road region ⓘ
modernStatus archaeological and memorial site ⓘ
nearbyCity Mashhad ⓘ
partOf Greater Khorasan ⓘ
linked to: Khorasan
partOfHistoricalEntity Greater Iran ⓘ
regionType urban settlement ⓘ
religionInHistory Islam ⓘ
Zoroastrianism ⓘ
role cultural center ⓘ
intellectual center ⓘ
significantPeriod Islamic Golden Age ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ
sufferedDestruction Mongol invasions ⓘ
linked to: Mongol conquests
timeOfFlourishing 10th century ⓘ
11th century ⓘ
tourism cultural tourism destination ⓘ

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