PERSIA

Persia, a historical region of southwestern Asia associated with modern-day Iran. For centuries, the term Persia was used to refer to a region of southern Iran formerly known as Persis, alternatively as Prs or Parsa, modern Frs. The ancient Greeks and other peoples gradually extended the use of the name to include the entire Iranian plateau. The people of that region have traditionally referred to their country as Iran, which means “Land of the Aryans.” In 1935, that name was officially adopted.

In the novel she wrote the name  Persepolis Marjane father told her that  before this country was named iran it was persia empire but later in 1953 Reza shah and the father of the last shah named persia as Iran.British wants someone who rule persia, that works under them so they chose low rank soldier Reza shah to rule that country and they help him but in return british wats oil which was big source of their income .That’s how destruction of Persia began.