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Requested move 18 January 2019

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The result of the move request was: moved as requested per the discussion below. Dekimasuよ! 07:58, 26 January 2019 (UTC)Reply

Seven Parthian clans → Seven Great Houses of Iran – Google.books search: "Seven Parthian clans" gets 10,400 hits (many of whom are false positives), while "Seven Great Houses of Iran" gets 17,300. Jstor search: "Seven+Parthian+clans+Sasanian" gets 45 hits, while "Seven+Great+Houses+of+Iran+Sasanian" gets 84. "Seven Great Houses of Iran" is used by many renowned scholars/sources, including Pourshariati,[1] Rapp,[2] Bury,[3] Hussey,[4] and the Encyclopedia Iranica[5]. - LouisAragon (talk) 12:05, 18 January 2019 (UTC)Reply

Support: Per what LouisAragon said. --HistoryofIran (talk) 15:52, 18 January 2019 (UTC)Reply

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