(Note, if you don't get what I'm referencing after reading the normal stuff, skip down to the OOC at the bottom).
Hello all, it's that time of year again. As a loyal member of the Eranshahr organization I feel obligated to ask you all to help support the Government in exile of Iran, currently headed by Shahenshah Khosrau V. While I know money's tight this year, I ask that you all donate, even a little, to keep this organization, and ones like it going. They run a multitude of charities that provide invaluable services to the poor and oppressed minorities of Central Asia. So I ask all you, particularly the Perseophiles among us, to help continue the fine work of the dynasty and its supporters.
For those of you unaware of this organization, Eranshahr is the exiled legitimate government of Iran, the last native dynasty, known in the west as the Sassiyans, who were driven out of their homeland by the Arab invasion so many centuries ago. While they originally set up court in Serica, in Western Cina, their supporters are now spread all over the world. In addition to leading the Iranian immigrant community, Eranshahr also supports Iranians, and especially Zoarastrians inside the borders of the old empire, including not only Iran proper but Bactria, Soghdania, and the rest of Central Asia. By using both cultural and political means, it seeks to preserve the well-being of this sizable minority, as well as the other religious minorities in the area, such as the Buddhists, Christians, and Jews. Eranshahr is currently headedby HRH Shahenshah Khosrau V, 47th King and ruling head of the Sassiyan dynasty.
(OOC: So, POD is that Pirooz II, last official Sassiyan king who was exiled to China, manages to draw more followers to him and set up a small Zoarastrian state in Central Asia under Chinese protection. While it does not last forever, it lasts quite a bit longer than our timeline, and as a result, Central Asia and Iran are much more religiously diverse, and Zoarastrianism is much stronger as a religion. The rest I leave up to you).
Hello all, it's that time of year again. As a loyal member of the Eranshahr organization I feel obligated to ask you all to help support the Government in exile of Iran, currently headed by Shahenshah Khosrau V. While I know money's tight this year, I ask that you all donate, even a little, to keep this organization, and ones like it going. They run a multitude of charities that provide invaluable services to the poor and oppressed minorities of Central Asia. So I ask all you, particularly the Perseophiles among us, to help continue the fine work of the dynasty and its supporters.
For those of you unaware of this organization, Eranshahr is the exiled legitimate government of Iran, the last native dynasty, known in the west as the Sassiyans, who were driven out of their homeland by the Arab invasion so many centuries ago. While they originally set up court in Serica, in Western Cina, their supporters are now spread all over the world. In addition to leading the Iranian immigrant community, Eranshahr also supports Iranians, and especially Zoarastrians inside the borders of the old empire, including not only Iran proper but Bactria, Soghdania, and the rest of Central Asia. By using both cultural and political means, it seeks to preserve the well-being of this sizable minority, as well as the other religious minorities in the area, such as the Buddhists, Christians, and Jews. Eranshahr is currently headedby HRH Shahenshah Khosrau V, 47th King and ruling head of the Sassiyan dynasty.
(OOC: So, POD is that Pirooz II, last official Sassiyan king who was exiled to China, manages to draw more followers to him and set up a small Zoarastrian state in Central Asia under Chinese protection. While it does not last forever, it lasts quite a bit longer than our timeline, and as a result, Central Asia and Iran are much more religiously diverse, and Zoarastrianism is much stronger as a religion. The rest I leave up to you).