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 2588
31 Shahrivar 2588 Shahanshahi — equivalent to 31 Shahrivar 1408 Shamsi and 2029-09-21 Gregorian. Today's occasion, a cultural insight, and a classical Persian verse.
31 Shahrivar 2588 in the Shahanshahi calendar falls on Friday — equivalent to 31 Shahrivar 1408 Shamsi and 21 September 2029 Gregorian.
- Shahanshahi
- 31 Shahrivar 2588
- Shamsi
- 31 Shahrivar 1408
- Gregorian
- 21 September 2029
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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