Zoroastrian History
Zoroastrian Religion is an ancient Persian religion that has existed for thousands of years. This religion can be regarded as one of the oldest monotheistic beliefs in the world that still exists today. Judging from its history, Zoroaster was the state religion of three Persian dynasties and survived until the conquest of Persian Muslims in the 7th century AD. In the midst of the emergence of Islamic power, Zoroastrians fled from Iran by emigrating to India. Zoroaster now has around 100,000 to 200,000 worshipers worldwide, and is now practiced as a minority religion in several regions of Iran and India. Zarathrustra Reform Zarathrustra was the founder or pioneer of the Zoroastrian faith. Most of what is known about him comes from Avesta - a collection of Zoroastrian religious scriptures. However it is unclear exactly when Zarathrustra lived. Some scholars believe Zarathrustra lived during Cyrus the Great, a Persian king from the sixth century BC. Although most of the linguistic and arc...