Chang (instrument)

Chang (instrument)
A Sassanid era mosaic excavated at Bishapur
Classification
Hornbostel–Sachs classification322.12
(angular harp)
Related instruments
Chang. Museum of musical instruments, Baku, Azerbaijan
Taq-e Bostan carving. Women playing changs while the king is standing in a boat holding his bow and arrows, from 6th century Sassanid Iran.

The chang (Persian: چنگ; Persian pronunciation: [tʃæŋɡ]; Turkish: çeng; Arabic: جَنْك al-ǧank or صَنْج ṣanǧ; Georgian: ჩანგი changi) is a Persian musical instrument, a vertical angular harp. It was very popular and used widely during the times of ancient Persia, especially during the Sasanian Dynasty where it was often played in the shahs' court. It was also played until the 19th century in the Ottoman Empire but has since disappeared from Turkish folk music.