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.
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31 Shahrivar 2579
31 Shahrivar 2579 Shahanshahi — equivalent to 31 Shahrivar 1399 Shamsi and 2020-09-21 Gregorian. Today's occasion, a cultural insight, and a classical Persian verse.
31 Shahrivar 2579 in the Shahanshahi calendar falls on Monday — equivalent to 31 Shahrivar 1399 Shamsi and 21 September 2020 Gregorian.
- Shahanshahi
- 31 Shahrivar 2579
- Shamsi
- 31 Shahrivar 1399
- Gregorian
- 21 September 2020
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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