When did persia fall?

Alexander the Great defeated King Darius III and the Persian army in 330 B.C. Darius was subsequently assassinated by one of his own followers. Although Alexander retained the Persian system of government until his own death in 323 B.C. Darius’s defeat marked the end of the Achaemenid dynasty and the Persian Empire. read more

Fall Then he and other rulers that came after him died and Persia didn't have a "strong hand" and as a result, various problems led to Persia's decline and fall. For one thing, weak rulers led to numerous provincial revolts, especially in Egypt. read more

The Muslim conquest of Persia, also known as the Arab conquest of Iran, led to the end of the Sasanian Empire of Persia in 651 and the eventual decline of the Zoroastrian religion in Iran . The rise of Muslims coincided with an unprecedented political, social, economic and military weakness in Persia. read more