1[nation_persian]
2
3translation_domain="freeciv"
4
5name=_("Persian")
6plural=_("?plural:Persians")
7groups="Ancient", "Medieval", "Early Modern", "Asian", "Core"
8legend=_("The first Persian (Achaemenid) Empire lasted from 550 BCE to 330\
9 BCE; the second (Sassanid) from 226 CE to 642 CE.")
10
11leaders = {
12 "name",                "sex"
13 "Kurush II",           "Male" ; a.k.a. "Cyrus"
14 "Darayavaush I",       "Male" ; a.k.a. "Darius"
15 "Khshayarsha I",       "Male" ; a.k.a. "Xerxes"
16 "Ardashir I",          "Male"
17 "Khosrau I",           "Male"
18 "Shapur I",            "Male"
19 "Purandokht",          "Female"
20}
21
22ruler_titles = {
23 "government",      "male_title",         "female_title"
24 "Despotism",       _("Satrap %s"),       _("?female:Satrap %s")
25 "Monarchy",        _("%s Shah"),         _("%s Shahbanu")
26 "Fundamentalism",  _("Ayatollah %s"),    _("?female:Ayatollah %s")
27}
28
29flag="iran_ancient"
30flag_alt = "iran"
31style = "Classical"
32
33init_techs=""
34init_buildings=""
35init_units=""
36
37civilwar_nations="Khwarezmian", "Elamite"
38
39; Sources:
40; http://www.livius.org/persia.html
41; http://www.iranian.com/GuiveMirfendereski/2005/May/Saka/
42cities =
43; Ancient cities first; Latin rendering in comment
44 "Parsa",	; Persepolis
45 "Susa",
46 "Hagmatana",	; Ecbatana
47 "Pathragada",	; Pasaradae
48 "Raga",	; Rhagae
49 "Margush",	; Margiane
50 "Baktra",
51 "Takshasila",	; Taxila
52 "Gaba",	; Gabae
53 "Sakarta",	; Zadrakarta
54 "Herat",
55 "Drapsaka",
56 "Karmana",
57 "Pura",
58 "Bishapur",
59 "Ardashir Khureh",
60 "Tikni",
61 "Istakhr",
62 "Shurkutir",
63 "Susia",
64
65 ; Modern cities of the region
66 "Teheran",
67 "Isfahan",
68 "Tabriz",
69 "Hamadan",
70 "Rasht",
71 "Ahraz",
72 "Shiraz",
73 "Kerman",
74 "Yazd",
75 "Mashhad",
76 "Zahedan",
77 "Bushehr",
78 "Qazrin",
79 "Lhasa",
80 "Bulgar",
81 "Hormuz",
82 "Mosul"
83