Anshan (Persia)

For the Chinese city, see Anshan

Anshan (or Anzan) (in Persian انشان) was also a city and small kingdom in Persia (Iran) during the 1st millennium BC, ruled by the Achaemenid dynasty. Persian prince Teispes (675-640) captured the Elamite city of Anshan and called himself "King of the City of Anshan". Anshan embarked on a period of conquest in the 6th century BC and became the nucleus of the Persian empire.