{{Short description|Persian tribe}} The '''Maraphii''' (Old Persian: ''Marafiya'') were an Iranian tribe from Persis (''Parsa'' in Old Persian) or Persia, in modern southwestern Iran. This tribe was one of the three main and leading Persian tribes (the Persians were and are one of the Iranian peoples) alongside the '''Maspii''' and the '''Pasargadae''' (from this tribe came the Achaemenid royal family).<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Persis#ref280159 |title=Persis {{!}} ancient region, Iran |work=Encyclopedia Britannica|access-date=2017-08-07 |language=en}}</ref>
== See also == *List of ancient Iranian peoples
== References == {{reflist}} Category:Historical Iranian peoples Category:Persian tribes {{AncientNearEast-stub}} {{Iran-stub}}