The title Persia derives from Parsa, the name of the Indo-European nomadic people who migrated into southern Iran—to a region then termed Persis—about one thousand bce. The very first written reference into the Parsa occurs during the annals of Shalmaneser II, an Assyrian king, who reigned during the 9th century https://troybesrj.blognody.com/38510348/persian-an-overview