Cyrus the Great Day marks the coronation of Cyrus II in 559 BCE. He founded the Achaemenid Empire and authored history's first human rights declaration.
This day
31 Shahrivar 2575
31 Shahrivar 2575 Shahanshahi — equivalent to 31 Shahrivar 1395 Shamsi and 2016-09-21 Gregorian. Today's occasion, a cultural insight, and a classical Persian verse.
31 Shahrivar 2575 in the Shahanshahi calendar falls on Wednesday — equivalent to 31 Shahrivar 1395 Shamsi and 21 September 2016 Gregorian.
- Shahanshahi
- 31 Shahrivar 2575
- Shamsi
- 31 Shahrivar 1395
- Gregorian
- 21 September 2016
Cultural insight
Verse of the day
چشمه چون ز سنگ بر میآید دُر و مرجان ز کوه سر میآید
“When a spring emerges from rock Pearls and coral come from mountains”
— Saadi
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