Mede, Pars: Interaction or Conflict?

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to critique the ruling view which considers the Achaemenid government as the joint government of Mad and Pars. Iranian empire was not an ally of the Median state, and it was not essentially formed except through the rejection of the Medes. Iranian empire was a Persian-oriented system that developed only in opposition to the Medes. I have challenged common but baseless theories of the shared domination of Mede and Pars and the satisfaction of the Medes from the domination of Pars with the help of valid sources. The basis of the Iranian government has been the tool of ethnic domination of Pars on Mede. The Achaemenids/Persian Empire was formed through the military defeat, suppression, and marginalization of the Median empire. Even the Iranian symbols and works such as Persepolis and the inscription of Bistoun are reminiscent of their victories over the Mede. Furthermore, the Persian language did not come into existence through internal evolution, but Darius overnight ordered Elamite and Babylonian scribers to write it on the inscription of Bistun to preserve the memory of the victory of the Persians on the Medes. Mede and their rituals were entitled as Ahriman, Daoi Mazina, Div, Ajidahak/Zahak, Afrasiab, and Turanians, and the alien agent in Iranian mythology and culture. The controversy over totem symbols like bull and lion, and snake and eagle is the abstraction of the ethnic struggles of Persians and Medians.