Turgistan

Turgistan (also spelled Turan, Turestan) was a province of the Sasanian Empire located in present-day Pakistan. The province bordered Paradan in the west, India in the east, Sakastan in the north, and Makuran in the south. The province was governed by the Sakanshah.

Sources

Brunner, Christopher (1983). "Geographical and Administrative divisions: Settlements and Economy". The Cambridge History of Iran: The Seleucid, Parthian, and Sasanian periods (2). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 747–778. ISBN 978-0-521-24693-4.

Provinces of the Sasanian Empire

Abarshahr Albania Arbayistan Armenia Asoristan Adurbadagan Balasagan Dihistan Egypt* Eran-Khwarrah-Yazdegerd* Garamig Garamig ud Nodardashiragan Gorgan Harev Iberia India Khuzestan Kirman Kushanshahr Khwarezm Lazica Machelonia Meshan Marv Mazun Media Makuran Nodardashiragan Paradan Padishkhwargar Pars Sakastan Sogdia Spahan Turgistan

* indicates short living provinces

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