TY  - JOUR
T1  - Silla the Founder or Silla the Kingdom: According to Kuš-nāmeh and Selected Arabo-Persian Texts
AU  - Akbarzadeh, Daryoosh 
JO  - Acta Via Serica
PY  - 2016
DA  - 2016/1/1
DO  - 10.22679/AVS.2016.1.1.25
KW  - Sasanian
KW  - Yazdgird (iii)
KW  - Silla
KW  - genealogy
KW  - China
AB  - Iran’s relations with the Far East date back to the Parthian Period. Despite this, the collapse of the Sasanian Empire and the escape of Yazdgird’s survivors is currently being re-evaluated as the beginning of a new chapter in bilateral ties, especially between Iran and China and Iran and Silla. In a chapter of Kuš-nāmeh (KN), the text describes Silla (an individual’s name) as the father of the people of Silla (toponym). In this paper, I have tried to give a reasonable interpretation for this narration by KN. Also I have frequently referred to other texts to present a comparative study that supports my claim.