Iranian and Chinese Relations in the Sassanid Period and Its Impact on Chinese Culture, Based on the Chinese Sources

In general, Iranian and Chinese Relations in the Sassanid period can be divided into two periods: from the beginning to the reign of Yazdgerd III and from the Yazdgerd rule and the refuge of his descendants to the Tang court in China. Although Iranian and Chinese Relations prior to the reign of Yazdgerd III were important in terms of their impact on Chinese culture, no independent research has been conducted in Iran so far, and only a few articles have examined the overall course of Sino-Iranian relations during the period. This is due to the limited access of Iranian scholars to historical texts and archaeological data in China. Therefore, this article aims to study the relationship between these two civilizations in Sassanid era and the influence of Sassanians on Chinese culture by gathering information from archaeological data and Chinese texts. The main claim of the author is that the political-cultural relations of the Sassanid court with the Chinese dynasties have greatly transferred the Iranian cultural elements and norms into Chinese culture and made impact on it.