Iranian peoples

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 91. Chapters: Indo-Iranian languages, Manichaeism, Demographics of Iran, Hazara people, Persian people, Iazyges, Roxolani, Sogdiana, Tajik people, Qaraei, Zonouz, Tats, Maha Kapphina, Indo-Parthian Kingdom, Indo-Iranians, Chernyakhov culture, Bahlikas, Khasas, Rishikas, Loristan Province, Sart, Arta, Buyid dynasty, Mountain Jews, Feylis, Bakhtiari people, Huwala, Zaza people, Farsiwan, Dulaim, Mazandarani people, Lurs, List of Iran-related topics, Zarubintsy culture, Osrushana, Demography of Central Asia, List of Iranian Kurds, Judæo-Persian, Lak people, Jassic people, Shirazi, Chandravarma Kamboja, Jalilavand, Limigantes, Prapaksha Kamboja, Bhurishravas, Sage Kambhoja, Siraces, Uttaramadra, King Srindra Varmana Kamboj, Iranian Kuwaitis, Zandik, Kakavand, Zand tribe, Nadasi Kasa, Haft Lang, Bazrangids, Harzandi language, Sudakshina, Basseri, Tangshewi language, Grumbates, Khamseh, Rukhs-As, Bavali. Excerpt: The Persian people are part of the Iranic people who speak the modern Persian language (locally known as "Farsi") and closely akin Iranian peoples' languages. The synonymous usage of Iranian and Persian has persisted over the centuries although some sources use Iranic as a wider term that includes both Persian as well as related Iranic languages and ethnic groups. The origin of the Persian people is traced to the ancient Indo-Iranians, who arrived in parts of Iranian plateau around 2000-1500 B.C.E. The Persians were originally nomadic, pastoral people in the western Iranian plateau and by 850 B.C.E. were calling themselves the Parsa and their constantly shifting territory Parsua for the most part localized around Persis (Pars), bounded on the west by Tigris river and on the south by Persian Gulf. As Persians gained power, they developed the infrastrcture to support their growing influence including creation of a capital named Pasargadae, and an opulent city named Persepolis. Starting around 550 B.C.E., from the region of Persis in southern Iran, encompassing the present Fars province, the ancient Persians spread their language and culture to other parts of the Iranian plateau. Persians also interacted with other ancient civilizations in Europe and Africa. The first Persian empire extended as far as the limits of the Greek city states, where Persians and Athenians influenced each other in what is essentially a reciprocal cultural exchange. Some names such as "Tat", "Tajik", "Sart" and "'Ajam" have also been used by foreigners or Persians in reference to Iranians/Persians. The term Parsi, Tajik, Irani, and Tat have been used interchangeably for Persian and Iranian speakers of Iran during the Middle Ages including the Safavid and the Qajar era. The Persians of Central Asia who inhabit Tajikistan and parts of Afghanistan and Uzbekistan are also called Tajiks while the term Tajik is contemporaneously used for Iranian people who speak Pamiri languages. While a categorizat