Pasargadae (English spelling)

Japanese: パサルガダエ（英語表記）Pasargadae

The first capital of the Achaemenid Empire. Located southeast of Persepolis in southwestern Iran. The name comes from the Persian tribe Pasargadae, from which the Achaemenid clan descended, and it is also called Pasargadae. In 550 BC, Cyrus the Great fought his final battle with the Median king here, and it is said that the women's encouragement helped his soldiers win the seemingly hopeless battle. After his victory, Cyrus built a city here, which became the imperial capital until it was replaced by Persepolis. Successive Persian kings ascended to the throne here, and every time a king entered the city, a piece of gold was presented to all the women in the city in commemoration of their ancestors' great achievements. The treasury was left behind after the capital was moved, but was handed over to Alexander III (the Great) in 330 BC. It was registered as a World Heritage Site in 2004. (→Pasargadae Ruins)

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Japanese:

アケメネス朝ペルシアの最初の首都。イラン南西部ペルセポリスの南東に位置する。名称はアケメネス氏族が出自したペルシア系のパサルガダイ部族に由来し，パサルガダイとも呼ばれる。前 550年キュロス2世がメディア王と最後の戦闘をここで交え，女性たちの激励で将兵は絶望的戦いを勝ち抜いたという。勝利後キュロスは当地に都市を建て，ペルセポリスに代わるまでの帝都となった。歴代ペルシア王はここで即位，王の入市のたび祖先の偉業を記念して市の全女性に金片が贈られたという。遷都後も宝庫が残されたが，前 330年アレクサンドロス3世 (大王) に明け渡された。 2004年世界遺産の文化遺産に登録。 (→パサルガダエ遺跡 ) 　

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