Academic Profile
Mehrdad Ghodrat-Dizaji is Assistant Professor of Ancient Iranian History at Urmia University, Iran. He received his PhD in Ancient History of Iran from Tehran University (2005). His thesis was about Adurbadagan during the Sasanian Period, and was conducted under the supervision of Dr Shirin Bayani and Dr Zhaleh Amuzegar. He also received an MA degree in 1995 and his MA thesis dealt with the scientific and cultural movement of Iran in the sixth century, under the supervision of Dr Ahmad Tafazzoli and Dr Mehrdad Bahar. His research interests are: Ancient Iranian History, historiography and historical geography. Some of his recent publications are: 'Administrative Geography of the Early Sasanian Period: The Case of Adurbadagan', Iran, Journal of the British Institute of Persian Studies, vol. 45, 2007, pp. 87-93; 'Adurbadagan during the Late Sasanian Period: A Study In Administrative Geography', Iran, Journal of the British Institute of Persian Studies, vol. 48, 2010, pp. 69-80; “Disintegration of Sasanian Hegemony over Northern Iran (AD 623-643)”, Iranica Antiqua, vol. 46, 2011, pp. 315-329.
Sample Publications
1- 'Administrative Geography of the Early Sasanian Period: The Case of Adurbadagan', Iran, Journal of the British Institute of Persian Studies, vol. 45, 2007, pp. 87-93; 2- 'Adurbadagan during the Late Sasanian Period: A Study In Administrative Geography', Iran, Journal of the British Institute of Persian Studies, vol. 48, 2010, pp. 69-80; 3- “Disintegration of Sasanian Hegemony over Northern Iran (AD 623-643)”, Iranica Antiqua, vol. 46, 2011, pp. 315-329.
Field of Research
Ancient Iranian History
Current Position
Assistant Professor,
Urmia University