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In the Sassanid Empire, the state religion Zoroastrianism created the policy that dictated relationships between men and women. Zoroastrianism set what roles women would have, the marriage practices, women's privileges in Sasanian society and influenced Islam when it arose.〔 The moral standards, the structure of life, and the practices of the Sasanian society were found by looking at the religious writing and laws of the time.〔 Women had legal rights, such as to real estate, but the privileges a woman had depended on what type of wife she was (privileged, subordinate, or self-entrusted/self-dependent), as did the restriction that were placed on her. ==Brief history of the Sassanid Empire== Preceding the collapse of the Great Kushans was the fall of the western part of their empire. This occurred in the mid-third century A.D. The Sassanians occupied the land in the succeeding stages, and their vassal kings ruled the territory which soon became known as the North-Eastern province. During this period, the Eastern lands of the Great Kushans, which exist beyond the Indus River, was ruled by the Later Kushans. The Later Kushans were the Sassanians successors and exclusive with the Kushano-Sassanian. Political upheavals characterized this period. The Kushano-Sassanians and Later Kushans, ruled Gandhara, which included Taxila at different intervals. Neither of the societies completely controlled the kingdom at a given time. The Sassaninans invaded from Persia and took over the Great Kushana Empire during the last few days of Vasudeva I’s reign. The empire of the Sassaninas of Persia was established in A.D. 225. Ardashir, the early ruler, expanded the empire in the Eastern territories beyond his borders. Province and territories were appointed rulers as they became founded. Ardashir also looked to the territory of Bactria, a threat to the budding empire of the Kushans. He expanded into this region as well.〔 Preceding this conquest, was the rise of Ardashir’s son, Shapur I. He took over other important areas and even established his own rule in the occupied territories. Shapur created a new province which was known as Kushan Shahr. Deputies were appointed to the remote regions of this land. The Kushano-Sassanian rulers continued with their political upheavals as they expanded even further into the newly established kingdom.〔 Zoroastrianism become the dominant religion in the Sassanid Empire, especially in the upper classes of society.〔〔 The Sasanian society also included Christians, Jews, and pagan Turks.〔 However, Zoroastrianism gained so much power and influence that it eventually became the state religion.〔 Because Zoroastrianism was a patriarchal religion, it restricted and limited the roles of women in the Sassaninan society.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Women in the Sasanian Empire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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