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{{Ideology
{{Ideology
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|title = [[File:Zoroastrian Theocracy.png]] Zoroastrian Theocracy
|title = [[File:Zoroastrian_Theocracy.png]] Zoroastrian Theocracy
|image = Zoroastrian theocracy.png
|image = Zoroastrian.png
|caption = "Ahura Mazda created everything."
|caption = "Humata, Huxta, Huvarshta."
|aliases = ZoroTheo <br> Mazdayasna <br> Magianism (historically)
|aliases = ZoroTheo <br>
Mazdayasna <br>
Magianism (historically)<br>
Persian Model (before 654 AD)<br>
Zoroaster Thought<br>
Persian System (before 654 AD)
|alignments = [[File:Authunity.png]] [[:Category:Authoritarian Unity|AuthUnity]] <br>
|alignments = [[File:Authunity.png]] [[:Category:Authoritarian Unity|AuthUnity]] <br>
[[File:Trad.png]] [[:Category:Culturally Right|Culturally Right]] <br>
[[File:Trad.png]] [[:Category:Culturally Right|Culturally Right]] <br>
[[File:Religious.png]] [[:Category:Religious|Religious]] <br>
[[File:Religious.png]] [[:Category:Religious|Religious]] <br>
[[File:Theocrat.png]] [[:Category:Theocracies|Theocracies]]
[[File:Theocrat.png]] [[:Category:Theocracies|Theocracies]]
|influences =
|influences = [[File:PagTheo.png]] [[Pagan Theocracy]]<br>
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[[File:Hind.png]] [[Hindu Theocracy]]
|influenced = [[File:Esofash.png]] [[Esoteric Fascism]]<br>
|influenced = [[File:Esofash.png]] [[Esoteric Fascism]]<br>
[[File:JewTheo.png]] [[Jewish Theocracy]] <br>
[[File:JewTheo.png]] [[Jewish Theocracy]] <br>
[[File:Bud.png]] [[Buddhist Theocracy]] <br>
[[File:Christy.png]] [[Christian Theocracy]] <br>
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[[File:Muslim_2.png]] [[Islamic Theocracy]] <br>
[[File:Satan.png]] [[Satanic Theocracy]] (Some)
[[File:Satan.png]] [[Satanic Theocracy]] (Some)
|school =
|variants=
[[File:Abmon.png]] '''Khosrow I Thought''' {{Collapse|
*[[File:Khosrow.png]] '''Khosrow I Thought''' {{Collapse|
*[[File:Abmon.png]] [[Absolute Monarchism]]
**[[File:Abmon.png]] [[Absolute Monarchism]]
*[[File:Unitary.png]] [[Centralism]]
**[[File:Unitary.png]] [[Centralism]]
*[[File:CNat.png]] [[Religious Nationalism|Clerical Nationalism]]
**[[File:CNat.png]] [[Religious Nationalism|Clerical Nationalism]]
*[[File:Merit.png]] [[Meritocracy]] (Self-proclaimed)
**[[File:Merit.png]] [[Meritocracy]] (Self-proclaimed)
*[[File:Nooc.png]] [[Noocracy]]
**[[File:Nooc.png]] [[Noocracy]]
*[[File:Regulationism.png]] [[Regulationism]]
**[[File:Regulationism.png]] [[Regulationism]]
*[[File:Totalitarian.png]] [[Totalitarianism]] (Accused)
**[[File:Totalitarian.png]] [[Totalitarianism]] (Accused)
}}
*[[File:Achaemenid.png]] '''Achaemenid Imperialism''' {{Collapse|
**[[File:Abolitionism.png]] [[Abolitionism]] (allegedly, erroneously)
**[[File:Auto.png]] [[Autocracy]] (Cambyses II)
**[[File:AristoBur.png]] [[Regulationism|Bureaucratic Aristocracy]]
**[[File:Caste.png]] [[Caste System]]
**[[File:Feud.png]] [[Feudalism]]
**[[File:Homophobia.png]] {{PCBA|Homophobia}} (after Darius I)
**[[File:Humanismpix.png]] Humanism (allegedly)
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**[[File:JewTheo.png]] [[Jewish Theocracy]] (sympathetic)
**[[File:Multicult.png]] [[Multiculturalism]]
**[[File:Nooc.png]] [[Noocracy]]
**[[File:Fed.png]] [[Federalism|Satrapy System]]
**[[File:Slavery.png]] [[Caste System|Slavery]] (limited)
**[[File:Strato.png]] [[Stratocracy]]
**[[File:Unimon.png]] [[Universal Monarchism]] (Cyrus)
}}
}}
|examples =
|examples =
*[[File:Cball-Persia.png]] [[Multiculturalism|First Persian]] [[Imperialism|Empire]] (550 BC–330 BC)
*[[File:Achaemenid.png]] [[Multiculturalism|Achaemenid]] [[Imperialism|Empire]] (550 BC-330 BC)
*[[File:Cball-Persia.png]] [[Multiculturalism|Parthian Empire]] (247 BC–224 AD)
*[[File:Parthia.png]] [[Multiculturalism|Parthian Empire]] (247 BC-224 AD)
*[[File:Cball-Persia.png]] [[Autocracy|Sassanid Empire]] (224 BC–651 AD)
*[[File:Sassanid.png]] [[Autocracy|Sassanid Empire]] (224 AD-651 AD)
|song =
|song =
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjJ9mOuACoc Farya Faraji - I am Cyrus]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjJ9mOuACoc Farya Faraji - I am Cyrus]
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZNKG-u_UIA Farya Faraji - Shapur's Dreams]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZNKG-u_UIA Farya Faraji - Shapur's Dreams]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrEq51gmBEc Iran - Achaemenid Patriotic Song] <br>
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrEq51gmBEc Iran - Achaemenid Patriotic Song] <br>
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cwOD8KvG-E&t=45s Darius Civilisation V theme] <br>
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cwOD8KvG-E Darius Civilisation V theme] <br>
|theorists = [[File:Unimon.png]] [[Universal Monarchism|Cyrus the Great]] (600BC-530BC), [[File:Cball-Persia.png]] Iran (Persia), 550 BCE <br>
|theorists = [[File:Zarathustra.png]] [[Zoroastrian Theocracy|Zarathustra]] (Between 1500 and 500BC), [[File:Achaemenid.png]] Iran <br>
[[File:Cyrus.png]] [[Universal Monarchism|Cyrus the Great]] (600BC-530BC), [[File:Achaemenid.png]] Iran <br>
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|likes = [[File:Zoroastrian Theocracy.png]] Ahura Mazda <br> [[File:Zoroastrian Theocracy.png]] Zoroastrianism (duh) <br> [[File:Cball-Persia.png]] The Achaemenids <br> [[File:Cball-Persia.png]] The Sassanids <br> [[File:Unimon.png]] Cyrus the Great <br> [[File:Abmon.png]] Darius the Great <br> [[File:Cball-Persia.png]] Iran <br> [[File:Chine.png]] China <br> [[File:JewTheo.png]] Jews <br> Carpets <br> beating Greeks <br><s>Xwedodah</s> <br>
[[File:Khosrow.png]] [[Absolute Monarchism|Khosrow I]] (512-579), [[File:Sassanid.png]] Iran <br>
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|likes = [[File:Zoroastrian Theocracy.png]] Ahura Mazda <br> [[File:Achaemenid.png]] The Achaemenids <br> [[File:Sassanid.png]] The Sassanids <br> [[File:Cyrus.png]] Cyrus the Great <br> [[File:Achaemenid.png]] Darius the Great <br> [[File:Achaemenid.png]] Iran <br> [[File:Chine.png]] China <br> [[File:JewTheo.png]] Jews <br> Carpets <br> beating Greeks <br><s>[[File:Incestism.png]] Xwedodah</s> <br> [[File:Cball-India.png]] India <br> [[File:Hind.png]] Hindu bros <br>
|dislikes = [[File:Satan.png]] Angra Mainyu <br>
|dislikes = [[File:Satan.png]] Angra Mainyu <br>
[[File:Muslim 2.png]] Islam <br> [[File:Caesar.png]] Rome [[File:Cball-Byzantine.png]] (usually) <br> [[File:PanTurk.png]] Turan <br> [[File:Athdem.png]] Athens <br> [[File:Sparta.png]] Sparta (usually) <br>
[[File:Muslim 2.png]] Islam <br> [[File:Caesar.png]] Rome [[File:Cball-Byzantine.png]] (usually) <br> [[File:PanTurk.png]] Turkish Expansion <br> [[File:Athdem.png]] Athens <br> [[File:Sparta.png]] Sparta (usually) <br> [[File:Alexanderism.png]] Alexander
}}
}}
'''Zoroastrian Theocracy''' ('''ZoroTheo''') is an [[File:Authunity.png]] [[:Category:Authoritarian Unity|authoritarian]], [[File:Trad.png]] [[:Category:Culturally Right|culturally right-wing]] ideology that is predominantly Zoroastrian and is ruled by a Zoroastrian leader. Unlike most theocracies, in which conversion is mandatory, they didn't want to force it on their inhabitants. Zoroastrian Theocracy went on to greatly influence the [[File:JewTheo.png]][[File:Christy.png]][[File:Muslim 2.png]] Abrahamic Theocracies, starting with [[File:JewTheo.png]] [[Jewish Theocracy]], who he is proud to call a homie.
'''Zoroastrian Theocracy''' ('''ZoroTheo''') is an [[File:Authunity.png]] [[:Category:Authoritarian Unity|authoritarian]], [[File:Trad.png]] [[:Category:Culturally Right|culturally right-wing]] historical ideology that wishes to establish a religious government with Zoroastrianism as the state religion. Zoroastrianism is notable for being the first documented monotheistic religion and greatly influencing all major Abrahamic religions through concepts such as Free Will, Dichotomy of Good and Evil, and Heaven and Hell, among others. Zoroastrian Theocracy was most relevant in Iran through the Persian Empires that held Zoroastrianism as a state religion, but since the Islamic Conquest of Iran Zoroastrianism went into decline and very few Zorastrian states existed since then, with no relevant Theocratic Zoroastrian movement existing today.


==History==
==History==
[[File:Zarathustra.png]] Zarathustra existed somewhere between 1500 BC and 500 BC in Iran where he would serve as a prophet for the Zoroastrian faith, which would slowly begin to spread around Iran and supersede the [[File:PagTheo.png]] [[Pagan Theocracy|local pagan beliefs]], eventually being adopted by the Median Empire which would later be succeeded by the [[File:Achaemenid.png]] [[Universal Monarchism|Achaemenid Empire]]. The Achaemenids would go on to conquer most of the known world and create the Zoroastrian Theocracy to the largest extent, after their fall, different states in east Anatolia, including the Kingdom of Armenia, all the way to Afghanistan and India would also have Zoroastrianism as their state religion. After the fall of the Hellenistic Seleucids Iran would continue being ruled by a series of Zoroastrian empires such as the [[File:Parthia.png]] Parthians and the [[File:Sassanid.png]] Sasanians.
It all started during the rise of the Achaemenid Empire. The Achaemenid Empire's main religion is Zoroastrianism and were founded by Cyrus the Great. Cyrus the Great didn't want to force it on his citizens, which is one of the only theocracies that doesn’t have compulsory conversion.


The decline of Zoroastrianism would start with the [[File:Jihad.png]] [[Jihadism|Muslim Conquest of Persia]] done by the [[File:Cball-Rashidun.png]] [[Islamic Theocracy|Rashidun Caliphate]] between 632 and 654 which would also lead to the Islamization of Persia. After the fall of the Sassanid Empire to the Rashiduns zoroastrian theocracy would be limited to mostly smaller kingdoms around the region of central asia, all of them eventually also either converting to Islam or being conquered by a larger non-zoroastrian neighbor, from that point on zoroastrianism would continue to decline and in the present day it has only around 100,000 to 200,000 followers, with no movements in favor of a zoroastrian theocracy existing today.
After the fall of the Achaemenid and Alexandrian Empires, the Greco-Persian Seleucid Empire was formed, followed by the Sasanian Dynasty, the last Zoroastrian Empire.


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==Beliefs==
Zoroastrian Theocracy continued to become the main ideology of all Iranian empires before the rapid expansion of Islam took over the areas of Zoroastrianism. Iranian empires after the collapse of the Three Caliphates are [[File:Shia.png]] [[Shia Theocracy|Shia Theocracies]]. Zoroastrianism is still practiced today, but the religion is no longer common.
Zoroastrian Theocracy wishes to install a government with a Zoroastrian leader (Typically a monarchical one), with Zoroastrianism as the official state religion and with Mobads as the official government clergy. historically this form of government manifested through the different Iranian empires in the classical eras that had a Zoroastrian King of Kings.


Zoroastrianism believes in a dualistic cosmology of Good and Evil, with the uncreated and benevolent deity of wisdom, Ahura Mazda, being exalted as the supreme being who is in eternal opposition to the destructive spirit that is Angra Mainyu. the forces of Angra Mainyu originate from Aka Manah and are opposed by the positive forces of Spenta Mainyu, and so the forces of Asha (truth and cosmic order) constantly battle Druj (Falsehood and Deceit), placing the duties on the humans, who are gifted with free will, to follow the Threefold Path of Asha -Humata, Huxta, Huvarshta (Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds)- in order to empower the positive forces of Spenta Mainyu for the ultimate battle between Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu.
But the Zoroastrian theocracy cannot be given as a complete example because during the Achaemenid period, Cyrus's opinion did not insist on theocracy, and in the Parthian period there was no theocracy either (of course, the clergy had influence), but in the Sassanid period, a Zoroastrian theocracy can be considered. (with distortions) and during the rule of Anushirvan Sasanian, who considered himself a Mobad and reduced the very high class differences of the Sasanian era, this person can be called a Zoroastrian theocrat.(Of course, during the Sassanid era, there was a strongly authoritarian government and to the extent that Anushirvan Sassanid, who is known as a justice-loving king, considered class differences to be one of the principles of Sassanid rule)


A manner in which Zoroastrian Theocracies differ from other Theocracies is how historically it treated its religious minorities. Zoroastrianism does not demand the conversion of heathens and so, as a consequence, Zoroastrian rulers often have treated their religious minorities with tolerance akin to multiculturalism, allowing for the co-living of different religious groups within Zoroastrian states, most exemplified by the actions of [[File:Cyrus.png]] [[Universal Monarchism|Cyrus the Great]]. However, exceptions do exist when it comes to religious oppression in Zoroastrian states such as during the rule of [[File:Khosrow.png]] [[Absolute Monarchism|Khosrow I]].
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==Beliefs==
Zoroastrianism believes that the world is in a constant struggle between the good god Ahura Mazda and the Evil spirit Angrya Mainyu and it is the duty of Humans to do good and thereby help Ahura Mazda to defeat Angrya Mainyu.


==Personality and Behaviour==
==Personality and Behavior==
He loves Queen and especially Freddie Mercury.
*He loves Queen and especially Freddie Mercury.
*Is a simp for Cyrus the Great and pre-Islamic Persian history.
*Dislikes both Rome and Sparta.
*Slightly islamophobic.
*Very pious and philanthropic.


==How to Draw==
==How to Draw==
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#Draw a vertical tri-color in red, yellow and blue.
#Draw a vertical tri-color in red, yellow and blue.
#Draw 2 blue 7-point stars on each side in the middle.
#Draw 2 blue 7-point stars on each side in the middle.
#Draw a white Faravahar in the middle.
#Draw a white bird (without the head) in the middle.
#Draw a bearded head wearing a crown above the bird
# Draw a white hat (optional)
# Draw a white hat (optional)
#Add the eyes, and you're done!
#Add the eyes, and you're done!
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===Friends===
===Friends===
*[[File:Unimon.png]] [[Universal Monarchism]] - "I am Cyrus, King of the World, Great King, Mighty King, King of Babylon, King of Sumer and Akkad, King of the Four Quarters, the son of Cambyses, King of Anšan, grandson of Cyrus, descendant of Teispes, of an eternal line of kingship, whose rule Bêl and Nabu love, whose kingship they desire for their hearts' pleasure."
*[[File:Unimon.png]] [[Universal Monarchism]] - "I am Cyrus, King of the World, Great King, Mighty King, King of Babylon, King of Sumer and Akkad, King of the Four Quarters, the son of Cambyses, King of Anšan, grandson of Cyrus, descendant of Teispes, of an eternal line of kingship, whose rule Bêl and Nabu love, whose kingship they desire for their hearts' pleasure."
*[[File:Imp.png]] [[Imperialism]] - "I am Cyrus who won the Persians their empire."
*[[File:JewTheo.png]] [[Jewish Theocracy]] - Once, two beliefs can co-exist in one rule.<s>But the Sassanids...</s>
*[[File:Monarch.png]] [[Monarchism]] - Monarchist theocracies have been one of the oldest forms of government, we should not have stopped.
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*[[File:JewTheo.png]] [[Jewish Theocracy]] - Once, two beliefs can co-inside in one rule.
*[[File:Multicult.png]] [[Multiculturalism]] - Since when did the concept of theocracy contradict people of different cultures and faiths living together with one another?<s>Please ignore the Sassanid dynasty.</s>
*[[File:Monarch.png]] [[Monarchism]] - We have once ruled the world together.
*[[File:Virtue_ethics_icon.png]] {{PHB|Virtue Ethics}} - Do good things, don't do bad things.
*[[File:Multicult.png]] [[Multiculturalism]] - I may be an imperialist, but I also recognize the value of diversity and treating every group equally as long as they pay their taxes.


===Frenemies===
===Frenemies===
*[[File:Christy.png]] [[Christian Theocracy]] - You may have stolen our land, but not enough to call you a heretic.
*[[File:Imp.png]] [[Imperialism]] - "I am Cyrus who won the Persians their empire." - But also, how dare the Rashiduns conquer Iran!
*[[File:Cball-Byzantine.png]] [[Byzantine Model]] - We were enemies but I still remember when we signed the treaty of Eternal Peace together...
*[[File:Christy.png]] [[Christian Theocracy]] - We may have fought many battles against one another, but you take a lot from me and I appreciate that.
**[[File:Cball-Byzantine.png]] - The one YOU broke and stabbed me in the back less than a few years after? Burn in hell ΒΑΡΒΑΡΟΣ!
*[[File:Cball-Byzantine.png]] [[Byzantine Model]] - Our great and eternal rival, but I have grown to respect you.
*[[File:Shia.png]] [[Shia Theocracy]] - Some of your traditions are similar to mine, but you're still related to [[File:Muslim 2.png]] [[Islamic Theocracy|him]].
*[[File:Shia.png]] [[Shia Theocracy]] - Some of your traditions are similar to mine, but you're still related to [[File:Muslim 2.png]] [[Islamic Theocracy|him]].
*[[File:Hind.png]] [[Hindu Theocracy]] - Despite the fact that Hinduism and Zoroastrianism are related religions, it should be noted that Hindus consider Ahurumazda to be a demon (aka asuras), while devas (which are considered evil spirits in Zoroastrianism) are revered.
*[[File:Pahlavi.png]] [[Monarcho-Capitalism|Pahlavism]] - The Celebration of the 2,500th Anniversary of the Founding of the Persian Empire was pretty based, ngl. But why did you teach children in school that the Zoroastrian clergy caused military defeats against the Arab invaders? And that your modern supporters are anti-clerical and anti-theocracy, and if they want to insist on this belief, I will support the Islamic Republic, because we are both theocracies.
*[[File:Pahlavi.png]] [[Monarcho-Capitalism|Pahlavism]] - The Celebration of the 2,500th Anniversary of the Founding of the Persian Empire was pretty based, ngl. But why did you teach children in school that the Zoroastrian clergy caused military defeats against the Arab invaders? And your modern supporters are anti-clerical and secularists, you seem to be only using my symbology to legitimize your autocratic rule.


===Enemies===
===Enemies===
*[[File:Satan.png]] [[Satanic Theocracy]] - Angra Mainyu!
*[[File:Sparta.png]] [[Diarchy|Spartanism]] - This is blasphemy, this is madness! <s> But I supported you in the Peloponnesian War </s>
*[[File:Sparta.png]] [[Diarchy|Spartanism]] - This is blasphemy, this is madness! <s> But I supported you in the Peloponnesian War </s>
*[[File:Athdem.png]] [[Athenian Democracy]] - SCREW YOU TOO!
*[[File:Athdem.png]] [[Athenian Democracy]] - SCREW YOU TOO!
*[[File:Muslim 2.png]] [[Islamic Theocracy]] - YOU HEATHENS STOLE EVERYTHING FROM US!
*[[File:Thalassocracy.png]] [[Imperialism#Thalassocracy|Thalassocracy]] - [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Salamis REEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!]
*[[File:Khom.png]] [[Khomeinism]] - Even if you made Iran once again sovereign and strong, you have worked hard to keep me down and today, you are the greatest enemy of the people of Iran. And stop saying Israel is Satanic (Ahrimanic?), the Jews are friends of Persia.
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*[[File:Satan.png]] [[Satanic Theocracy]]- Angra Mainyu!
*[[File:Jihad.png]] [[Jihadism]] - Zoroastrianism may have spread through conquest, but it was through imperial conquest and not this sadistic and dogmatic religious violence you represent, you're at the present day my greatest enemy.<s>Please ignore the Sassanid dynasty.</s>
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*[[File:Muslim 2.png]] [[Islamic Theocracy]] - YOU HERETICS STOLE EVERYTHING FROM US!
*[[File:Nietzsche.png]] [[Aristocracy|Nietzscheanism]] - Your attempt to go Beyond Good and Evil is misguided, we must follow the Threefold Path of Asha to destroy evil, and not romanticize pain!
*[[File:Caesar.png]] [[Caesarism]] - YOU ALSO SHALL TO BURN!
*[[File:PanTurk.png]] [[Pan-Nationalism|Turanism]] - F*ck you barbarians!
*[[File:Nietzsche.png]] [[Aristocracy|Nietzscheanism]] - I'd never claim that "God is dead". Stop putting words in my mouth.
**[[File:Nietzsche.png]] -Thus Spoke Zarathustra is a metaphor and not a claim to belonging to Zoroastrianism.


==Further Information==
==Further Information==
===Wikipedia===
===Wikipedia===
*[[w:Zoroastrianism|Zoroastrianism]]
*[[w:Zoroastrianism|Zoroastrianism]]
*[[w:Zoroaster|Zoroaster]]
*[[w:Achaemenid Empire|Achaemenid Empire]]
*[[w:Cyrus the Great|Cyrus the Great]]
*[[w:Cyrus the Great|Cyrus the Great]]


===Videos===
===Videos===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl9QgeHdKYk&list=LLstyRsRBg_cIqfovZtoXoOA&index=2 What Is Zoroastrianism?] by Cogito
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl9QgeHdKYk What Is Zoroastrianism?] by Cogito


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Portraits and Artwork===
===Portraits and Artwork===
<gallery>
<gallery>
Theocompass.png|"Theocracies compass" By [[Community:Spade|Spade]]
Theocompass.png|"Theocracies compass" By [[Community:Spade|Spade]]
Zoroastrian_theocracy.png|"Original Portrait"
</gallery>
</gallery>


Latest revision as of 10:29, 7 May 2024

Zoroastrian Theocracy (ZoroTheo) is an authoritarian, culturally right-wing historical ideology that wishes to establish a religious government with Zoroastrianism as the state religion. Zoroastrianism is notable for being the first documented monotheistic religion and greatly influencing all major Abrahamic religions through concepts such as Free Will, Dichotomy of Good and Evil, and Heaven and Hell, among others. Zoroastrian Theocracy was most relevant in Iran through the Persian Empires that held Zoroastrianism as a state religion, but since the Islamic Conquest of Iran Zoroastrianism went into decline and very few Zorastrian states existed since then, with no relevant Theocratic Zoroastrian movement existing today.

History

Zarathustra existed somewhere between 1500 BC and 500 BC in Iran where he would serve as a prophet for the Zoroastrian faith, which would slowly begin to spread around Iran and supersede the local pagan beliefs, eventually being adopted by the Median Empire which would later be succeeded by the Achaemenid Empire. The Achaemenids would go on to conquer most of the known world and create the Zoroastrian Theocracy to the largest extent, after their fall, different states in east Anatolia, including the Kingdom of Armenia, all the way to Afghanistan and India would also have Zoroastrianism as their state religion. After the fall of the Hellenistic Seleucids Iran would continue being ruled by a series of Zoroastrian empires such as the Parthians and the Sasanians.

The decline of Zoroastrianism would start with the Muslim Conquest of Persia done by the Rashidun Caliphate between 632 and 654 which would also lead to the Islamization of Persia. After the fall of the Sassanid Empire to the Rashiduns zoroastrian theocracy would be limited to mostly smaller kingdoms around the region of central asia, all of them eventually also either converting to Islam or being conquered by a larger non-zoroastrian neighbor, from that point on zoroastrianism would continue to decline and in the present day it has only around 100,000 to 200,000 followers, with no movements in favor of a zoroastrian theocracy existing today.

Beliefs

Zoroastrian Theocracy wishes to install a government with a Zoroastrian leader (Typically a monarchical one), with Zoroastrianism as the official state religion and with Mobads as the official government clergy. historically this form of government manifested through the different Iranian empires in the classical eras that had a Zoroastrian King of Kings.

Zoroastrianism believes in a dualistic cosmology of Good and Evil, with the uncreated and benevolent deity of wisdom, Ahura Mazda, being exalted as the supreme being who is in eternal opposition to the destructive spirit that is Angra Mainyu. the forces of Angra Mainyu originate from Aka Manah and are opposed by the positive forces of Spenta Mainyu, and so the forces of Asha (truth and cosmic order) constantly battle Druj (Falsehood and Deceit), placing the duties on the humans, who are gifted with free will, to follow the Threefold Path of Asha -Humata, Huxta, Huvarshta (Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds)- in order to empower the positive forces of Spenta Mainyu for the ultimate battle between Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu.

A manner in which Zoroastrian Theocracies differ from other Theocracies is how historically it treated its religious minorities. Zoroastrianism does not demand the conversion of heathens and so, as a consequence, Zoroastrian rulers often have treated their religious minorities with tolerance akin to multiculturalism, allowing for the co-living of different religious groups within Zoroastrian states, most exemplified by the actions of Cyrus the Great. However, exceptions do exist when it comes to religious oppression in Zoroastrian states such as during the rule of Khosrow I.

Personality and Behavior

  • He loves Queen and especially Freddie Mercury.
  • Is a simp for Cyrus the Great and pre-Islamic Persian history.
  • Dislikes both Rome and Sparta.
  • Slightly islamophobic.
  • Very pious and philanthropic.

How to Draw

Flag of Zoroastrian Theocracy
  1. Draw a ball
  2. Draw a vertical tri-color in red, yellow and blue.
  3. Draw 2 blue 7-point stars on each side in the middle.
  4. Draw a white bird (without the head) in the middle.
  5. Draw a bearded head wearing a crown above the bird
  6. Draw a white hat (optional)
  7. Add the eyes, and you're done!
Color Name HEX RGB
Dark Red #A90303 169, 3, 3
Yellow #FED206 254, 210, 6
Blue #003897 0, 56, 151
White #FFFFFF 255, 255, 255


Relationships

Friends

  • Universal Monarchism - "I am Cyrus, King of the World, Great King, Mighty King, King of Babylon, King of Sumer and Akkad, King of the Four Quarters, the son of Cambyses, King of Anšan, grandson of Cyrus, descendant of Teispes, of an eternal line of kingship, whose rule Bêl and Nabu love, whose kingship they desire for their hearts' pleasure."
  • Jewish Theocracy - Once, two beliefs can co-exist in one rule.But the Sassanids...
  • Monarchism - Monarchist theocracies have been one of the oldest forms of government, we should not have stopped.
  • Multiculturalism - Since when did the concept of theocracy contradict people of different cultures and faiths living together with one another?Please ignore the Sassanid dynasty.
  • Virtue Ethics - Do good things, don't do bad things.

Frenemies

  • Imperialism - "I am Cyrus who won the Persians their empire." - But also, how dare the Rashiduns conquer Iran!
  • Christian Theocracy - We may have fought many battles against one another, but you take a lot from me and I appreciate that.
  • Byzantine Model - Our great and eternal rival, but I have grown to respect you.
  • Shia Theocracy - Some of your traditions are similar to mine, but you're still related to him.
  • Hindu Theocracy - Despite the fact that Hinduism and Zoroastrianism are related religions, it should be noted that Hindus consider Ahurumazda to be a demon (aka asuras), while devas (which are considered evil spirits in Zoroastrianism) are revered.
  • Pahlavism - The Celebration of the 2,500th Anniversary of the Founding of the Persian Empire was pretty based, ngl. But why did you teach children in school that the Zoroastrian clergy caused military defeats against the Arab invaders? And your modern supporters are anti-clerical and secularists, you seem to be only using my symbology to legitimize your autocratic rule.

Enemies

  • Satanic Theocracy - Angra Mainyu!
  • Spartanism - This is blasphemy, this is madness! But I supported you in the Peloponnesian War
  • Athenian Democracy - SCREW YOU TOO!
  • Islamic Theocracy - YOU HEATHENS STOLE EVERYTHING FROM US!
  • Khomeinism - Even if you made Iran once again sovereign and strong, you have worked hard to keep me down and today, you are the greatest enemy of the people of Iran. And stop saying Israel is Satanic (Ahrimanic?), the Jews are friends of Persia.
  • Jihadism - Zoroastrianism may have spread through conquest, but it was through imperial conquest and not this sadistic and dogmatic religious violence you represent, you're at the present day my greatest enemy.Please ignore the Sassanid dynasty.
  • Nietzscheanism - Your attempt to go Beyond Good and Evil is misguided, we must follow the Threefold Path of Asha to destroy evil, and not romanticize pain!

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    "Theocracies compass" By Spade

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