ZOROASTRIANISM
TIMELINE OF ZOROASTRIANISM
2000 BCE
1000 BCE
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1000 CE
2000 CE
1500 BCE
500 BCE
500 CE
1500 CE
2000-1500 BCE
Zoroastrianism is founded by Zoroaster in Persia (now Iran)
Around 500 BCE
Zoroastrianism spreads throughout Persia and becomes the official religion
651 CE
Sassinian Empire falls to Arab Muslims, who start persecuting Zoroastrianism.
224 - 651 CE
Ardashir I, founder of the Sassinian Empire, makes Zoroastrianism the official religion, promoting and regulating it. A ritual hierarchy is formed, with chief priests and a supreme priest. The Avesta is compiled and written down.
7th - 10th century CE
Zoroastriniasts are persecuted, humiliated, harrassed, and even labeled impure by Muslims. Under the heavy persecution, most Zoroastrianists convert to Islam.
910 - 950 CE
A community of Zoroastrianists, Parsis, escape to India to avoid persecution. They establish themselves as the Parsees.
10th century - 1890 CE
Persecution continues
1383 - 1393 CE
A Muslim Turk called Timur the Lame conquers Persia. Many uprisings and rebellions occur, so Timur massacres and destroys many cities.
TIMELINE OF ZOROASTRIANISM
2000 BCE
1500 BCE
2000-1500 BCE
Zoroastrianism is founded by Zoroaster in Persia (now Iran)
1000 BCE
Around 250 BCE
The Parthians adopt Zoroastrianism and mix it with other religions
500 BCE
Around 500 BCE
Zoroastrianism spreads throughout Persia and becomes the official religion
0
7th - 10th century CE
Zoroastriniasts are persecuted, humiliated, harrassed, and even labeled impure by Muslims. Under the heavy persecution, most Zoroastrianists convert to Islam.
10th century - 1890 CE
Persecution continues
Present
There are only about 150,000 estimated Zoroastrianists today, most living in India.
500 CE
1000 CE
224 - 651 CE
Ardashir I, founder of the Sassinian Empire, makes Zoroastrianism the official religion, promoting and regulating it. A ritual hierarchy is formed, with chief priests and a supreme priest. The Avesta is compiled and written down.
910 - 950 CE
A community of Zoroastrianists, Parsis, escape to India to avoid persecution. They establish themselves as the Parsees.
651 CE
Sassinian Empire falls to Arab Muslims, who start persecuting Zoroastrianism.
1500 CE
1383 - 1393 CE
A Muslim Turk called Timur the Lame conquers Persia. Many uprisings and rebellions occur, so Timur massacres and destroys many cities.
2000 CE
1890 - 1979 CE
Persecution lessens and Zoroastrianists are slowly granted more freedom in Iran.
1979 CE
Islamic Revolution causes the number of Zoroastrianists to reduce greatly, and many Zoroastrianists emigrate to other countries to escape persecution.