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Amol

Also known as Amul

Amol is a city in Mazandaran province, northern Iran, on the Haraz river near the Caspian coast. In the early Islamic centuries it was the chief city of Tabaristan, ruled in turn by local dynasties such as the Bavandids, the Alids and the Marashis. The historian al-Tabari was born there.

Amol
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Mentioned in 5 state histories

Bavand dynastyPaduspanid dynastyAlavid dynastyAfrasiyabids of MazandaranMar'ashi dynasty

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Amol. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/amol
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