Parsua (Parsuash/Parsumash) was an ancient iranian speaking tribal kingdom/chiefdom (860-600 BC). in Iron Age period in the central western Zagros mountains of Iran, frequently attested in Neo-Assyrian records. Parsua appears to have consisted originally of a number of small polities, each under the rule of a king.
The name Parsua is from an old Iranian word Parsava and it is presumed to mean border or borderland.
The relationship between Parsa and the land in the central western Zagros mountains called Parsua, in Neo-Assyrian texts remains a matter of debate. In Greek, the name Parsa was represented as Persis.
In the inscription of Tiglath-pileser III, compiled in 728 B.C., province of parsua is part of the Assyrian empire with Namar, Bīt-Hamban, Bīt-Zatti (q.v.), etc.
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See also List of ancient Iranian peoples
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