Origins
The forerunner of all modern Zoroastrian calendars is the system used to reckon dates in the Persian Empire. In 539 BCE, Persia's rulers conquered Babylon, and soon afterwards - at least by the 4th Century BCE - adopted the Babylonian method of reckoning months: 12 months each containing 30 days. The Zoroastrian calendar follows the Babylonian in relating the seventh and other days of the month to Ahura Mazda.
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