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Which nearby city became an important center of government after Persepolis declined?
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Persepolis
Ruins of the royal Achaemenid residence at Persepolis, Iran.
After the decline of Persepolis, the nearby city of Istakhr became an important center of local government around 200 ce.1
Istakhr subsequently gained significance as a center of priestly wisdom and orthodoxy, eventually serving as the center of the Persian Sasanian dynasty. While Istakhr remained a place of considerable importance during the first century of Islam, its prominence was later eclipsed by the rise of Shiraz.12