Anshan

[ ahn-shahn ]

/ ˈɑnˈʃɑn /

a city in E Liaoning province, in NE China.

Example sentences from the Web for anshan

The Pasargadian kings of Anshan were vassals of the Median empire.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 |Various
Larsam, had measured forces with Anshan, but with no decisive issue.

History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 4 (of 12) |G. Maspero
Cyrus, King of Anshan, he called by name and designated him to rule over all the lands.

Archology and the Bible |George A. Barton
He sprang, then, from Anshan, the immediate neighbour of Babylonia to the east.

The Expositor's Bible |George Adam Smith

Cyrus was a petty king of the shrunken Elamite province of Anshan, which had been conquered by the Persians.

Myths of Babylonia and Assyria |Donald A. Mackenzie

Anshan

/ (ˌænˈʃæn) /

a city in NE China, in Liaoning province. Pop: 1 459 000 (2005 est)

an ancient city and region in Persia, associated with Elam