Istakhr

…ce the nearby city of Istakhr (Estakhr, Stakhr) was the seat of local government, and Istakhr acquired importance as a centre of priestly wisdom and orthodoxy. Thereafter the city became the centre of the Persian Sasanian dynasty, though the stone ruins that still stand just west of Persepolis suggest that…

…the city and district of Istakhr (Estakhr), which had replaced the old residence city of Persepolis, a mass of ruins after its destruction by Alexander the Great in 330 bce. Pāpak was succeeded by his eldest son, who was soon killed in an accident, and in 208 ce Ardashīr replaced…