# Maspii

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The '''Maspii''' were an Iranian tribe from [Persis](/source/Persis) (''[Parsa](/source/Persis)'' in [Old Persian](/source/Old_Persian)) or [Persia](/source/Persia), in modern southwestern [Iran](/source/Iran). This tribe was one of the three main and leading Persian tribes, (the [Persians](/source/Persians) were and are one of the [Iranian peoples](/source/Iranian_peoples)) alongside the '''[Maraphii](/source/Maraphii)''' and the '''[Pasargadae](/source/Pasargadae_(tribe))''' (from this later tribe came the [Achaemenid](/source/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](/source/List_of_ancient_Iranian_peoples)

== References ==
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Category:Historical Iranian peoples
Category:Persian tribes

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