Karka d-Ledan

32°19′52″N 48°07′21″E / 32.33111°N 48.12250°E / 32.33111; 48.12250

Karka d-Ledan
The site of Ivan-e Kerkha, identified with the city of Karka d-Ledan
TypeArchaeological
Designated1931
Reference no.47

Karka d-Ledan, also known as Eranshahr-Shapur,[1] and Eran asan kar(t) Kavad,[2] was one of the four Sasanian major cities of Khuzestan.[3] It was (re)founded by King of Kings (shahanshah) Shapur II (r. 309–379) in 338,[3] who had a winter palace established there.[4] Karka d-Ledan is identified with the modern site of Ivan-e Kerkha.[5]

  1. ^ Brunner 1983, p. 753.
  2. ^ Frye 1983, p. 136.
  3. ^ a b Shahbazi & Richter-Bernburg 2002, pp. 131–135.
  4. ^ Payne 2015, p. 41.
  5. ^ Potts 1999, p. 425.