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"Sinbad was born in the Parthevia Empire, which appears to be based on Ancient Persia. Its name derives from the Old Persian word Parthava, meaning 'Parthian', as in the Persian Parthian Empire. Just like the conflicts between Reim and Parthevia, Ancient Persia had a series of conflicts with its neighboring state, Rome.

An interesting fact about the Sinbad is that the character is adapted from the One Thousand and One Nights (Arabian Nights), which is originally Persian. However, because the story is set in the city of Baghdad—which was part of Iran at the time—many people mistakenly assume these stories are Arabic.

The manga Arslan Senki, based on the novel series The Heroic Legend of Arslan, is a Japanese fantasy novel series written by Yoshiki Tanaka. Consisting of sixteen novels published from 1986 to 2017, its story and setting are inspired by the history and mythology of ancient Iran.

Edward, Alphonse, and Hohenheim>!are the sole survivors of a powerful ancient empire. The king of this empire was Xerxes, a reference to the Achaemenid king, Xerxes the Great, who led an invasion of Greece. Furthermore, the city where the events of FMA take place is Amestris—a name shared by Xerxes’ wife and a prominent admiral of the Achaemenid Empire.!<

Arash the Archer is a prominent character in Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh—the greatest Iranian epic book, which centers on the heroes and mythology of Persia.

Snake is a character in the anime and manga series Vinland Saga who wields a Persian sword. While his nationality is never explicitly stated, it is speculated that he is Persian.

Sitara>!was an influential Persian woman in the Mongol Empire and one of the favorites of Töregene Khatun (Turakina Khatun), the empire’s regent from 1241 to 1246.!<