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Anshan (鞍山, lit. 'saddle mountain') is a city in China in Liaoning province close to Shenyang. It has a population of approximately 2.5 million. Anshan is famous for its iron and steel complex, which is the largest in China.

Anshan (or Anzan) (in Persian انشان) was also a city and small kingdom in Persia ( Iran) during the 1st millennium BC, ruled by the Achaemenid dynasty. Persian prince Teispes (675-640) captured the Elamite city of Anshan and called himself "King of the City of Anshan". Anshan embarked on a period of conquest in the 6th century BC and became the nucleus of the Persian empire.



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