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	Chusistan, Susiana, a Province of the Kingdom of [[Persia]], bounded by the Gulph of Balsera to the South, the Provinces of Eatz to the East and Hyrach West: The Capital City, [[Sauster]]: whence some of the Moderns call the Province Schouster.</blockquote>		Chusistan, Susiana, a Province of the Kingdom of [[Persia]], bounded by the Gulph of Balsera to the South, the Provinces of Eatz to the East and Hyrach West: The Capital City, [[Sauster]]: whence some of the Moderns call the Province Schouster.</blockquote>

			=== 1694. The great historical, geographical and poetical dictionary by Louis Moreri. ===
			<blockquote>Susiana, a large Country in Asia, formerly a Kingdom, situate between Syria, Babylonia, and Persia, the Capital whereof is Susa. Strab. l. 15. Plin. Herodot. Quint. Curt.</blockquote>

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			=== 1652. Cosmographie in four bookes by Peter Heylyn. ===
			<blockquote>SVSIANA is bounded on the East, with Persis; on the West, with Babylonia or [[Chaldea]]; one the North, with [[Assyria]]; on the South, with a branch of the River Tigris, and some part of the Gulf of Persia.

			It was so called quasi Cusiana, or the Land of the Chusites, from Chus the eldest sonne of Ham, and the grandsonne of Noah; by whose sonne Havilah, it was first peopled; and therefore called in Scripture the land of Havilah, this being that land of Havilah, which the River Pison is said to incompass, in the Book of Genesis. The difference betwixt them is, that that land of Havilah lay on both sides of the River Euphrates (which the Countrey of Susiana doth not) and was the Eastern bound of the Ismaelites, Amalekites, and other Nations intermingled in those parts of Arabia. For whereas Saul is said in the first of Sam. chap. 15. ver. 7. to have smitten the Amalekites from Sur to Havilah, that is say from the Red Sea to the gulf of Persia: it must be understood of Havilah in the first extent; but neither of Havilah in the East Indies (so called from a sonne of Jocktan) or of that part of Havilah which lay on the East side of Euphrates, and is that Susiana, in which now we are: it being no where found that Saul was so great a Traveller as to see the Indies; or of such puissance as to force a passage thorow the Countreys of the Chaldeans and Babylonians. But the name of Havilah being lost, that of Cusiana or Susiana did still remain; preserved to this day in that of Chusestan, by which now called.

			The Countrey memorable in the Scriptures for Gold, Bdellium, and the Onyx-stone; which doth abundantly set forth the richness and commodities of it: Bdellium being a Tree (for of the other two nothing need be said) about the bigness of an Olive, yielding a certain Gum very sweet to smell to, but bitter of tast; which in time hardneth to a Pearl, as Eugubinus and Beroaldus have delivered to us.

			Divided antiently into many particular Regions, or at least known by severall names in its severall quarters. For where it bordered upon Tigris, it was called Melitene; Cabandone, where it touched upon Persis; where it confined on the Elymeans, it had the name of Cissia; and neer the wall or Ditch called Fallum Pasini, it was called Characene. Watered besides Eulaeus, and Tigris before spoken of, with the Rivers Orontes, and Masaeus, with that branch of the River Tigris which Ptolomy called Basilius; Curtius, Pasi-Tigris; and the Scriptures, Pison.

			Chief Cities hereof, 1. Aracca, spoken of by Ptolomy, the same which the Scriptures call Erech, and one of the four which Nimrod built in the first beginning of his Empire, Gen. 11. Remembred by Tibullus for the fountains of Naphtah (of which the Medians made their oyl spoken of before) a bituminous liquor, easily taking fire, but not easily quenched. Of which thus the Poet,

			Audet Areccaeis aut unda perhospita Campis.

			Where by unda perhospita, he meaneth that bituminous liquor called Napthta, issuing from the fields of Erech, as the learned Salmasius hath observed in his notes on Solinus. 2. Susa, the Shusan of the book of Hester, and Nehemiah, honoured with the residence of the Persian Monarchs in winter, as Ecbatana in summer. Situate on the River Eulaeus, by the Prophet Daniel called Ulai. Built, as some say, by Memnon the sonne of Tithonus, slain by the Thessalonians in the Trojan warres: the walls whereof as Cassiodorus hath reported, cemented with Gold. But howsoever, it was doubtless a magnificent City, and of infinite wealth: Alexander finding in it 50000 Talents of gold uncoined, besides silver wedges, and Jewels of inestimable value. Memorable for the great feast here made by Ahasuerus of 180 dayes continuance for his Lords and Princes: imitated by the Persian Sultans to this very day; who with a Royal Feast of the like continuance do annually entertain their Nobles. Now nothing but a ruine, and perhaps not that. 3. Elymais, the chief City of the Elymaei, by Ptolomy (unless his Copies be corrupted) mistakingly called Eldimaei. Situate on the banks of Eulaeus also, neer the border of Persis (the Nation of the Elamites or Elymaei taking part of both Provinces). Of great note antiently for a sumptuous Temple of Diant, sacrilegiously ransacked by Antiochus, of which see 1 Mac. 6. 2. and of such wealth, by reason of the concourse of Pilgrims thither, that Severus Sulpitius calleth it Oppidum opulentissimum, a most opulent City. 4. Sela, on the banks of Eulaeus also; reckoned by Ammianus amongst the most eminent of this Province: so named from Selah the sonne of Arphaxad, who first planted there. To whom the building of the City of Susa is ascribed by Eustathius in his Hexameron, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 are that Authors words; perhaps more truly than to Memnon: and unto whom the Original of the Cossaei, whom Prolomy placeth in this tract, is referred by Eusebius. 5. Tarsianu, another of the Cities mentioned by Ammianus (who takes notice onely of the chiefest,) the same no doubt which Ptolomy calls Tariana, and joynes next to Sela. 6. Agra, upon the banks of Tigris, not farre from Erech. But there is litle left of these, but what is to be found in the antient Writers; now hardly visible in their Ruins; The Towns of most note now remaining, being 1. Jaaroone, inhabited for the most part by Jewes, of which here are no sewer than a thousand familes; supposed to be the descendants of those whom Salmanassar transplanted out of the Kingdom of Israel. 8. Saum. 9. Casa, of which litle mémorable.

			The first Inhabitants hereof were the Chusites of the house of Havilah, the sonne of Chus; the Cossaei and the Susiani, descended from Sala the sonne of Arphaxad; and the Elymaei, the posterity of Elam the sonne of Sem. Betwixt the two last Nations long and frequent warres, till the Kings of Babylon or Assyria composed the differences, by making both subject to their Empire. After this, nothing memorable in the story of it, till the transplanting of the tem Tribes into the Regions of Assyria, and the Cities of Media. At which time, as many of the Israelites were removed hither; so many of this Nation were sent out (with others) to possess themselves of the void places of those Tribes. Called Cutheans by the Jews, because the most considerable number of them came from this Province, called in the Scriptures Cush, by Josephus Cutha, and by him reckoned for a Region of Persia, as indeed it was, the time wherein he lived considered: difference onely in the Dialect or form of speech; that Countrey which the Hebrews called Chus, being named Cuth by the Chaldaeans; by the Persians Chuzestan: that name continuing to this day</blockquote>

	=== 1673. Asia. The first part being an accurate description of Persia, and the several provinces thereof by John Ogilby. ===		=== 1673. Asia. The first part being an accurate description of Persia, and the several provinces thereof by John Ogilby. ===
	<blockquote>CHusistan, that is, The Countrey of Chus, lies between Fars or Persia, and the Stream Ditzel, and was anciently by Mercator, and since by Olearius, call'd Susiana, and (as the same Olearius believes) comprised Elam, from whence came the Elamites. Cluverius will have Chusistan to be the ancient [[Assyria]], and Susiana the Countrey at this Day call'd Elaran, in which he partly agrees with Olearius.		<blockquote>CHusistan, that is, The Countrey of Chus, lies between Fars or Persia, and the Stream Ditzel, and was anciently by Mercator, and since by Olearius, call'd Susiana, and (as the same Olearius believes) comprised Elam, from whence came the Elamites. Cluverius will have Chusistan to be the ancient [[Assyria]], and Susiana the Countrey at this Day call'd Elaran, in which he partly agrees with Olearius.

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			=== 1673. Asia. The first part being an accurate description of Persia, and the several provinces thereof by John Ogilby. ===
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			<blockquote>CHusistan, that is, The Countrey of Chus, lies between Fars or Persia, and the Stream Ditzel, and was anciently by Mercator, and since by Olearius, call'd Susiana, and (as the same Olearius believes) comprised Elam, from whence came the Elamites. Cluverius will have Chusistan to be the ancient [[Assyria]], and Susiana the Countrey at this Day call'd Elaran, in which he partly agrees with Olearius.

			Susiana (as Ptolomy saith) conterminates in the North with Assyria, in the West with Babylon, in the East hath Persia, and in the South Borders at part of the Persian Gulf. Susiana compris'd anciently Meltilene, Elimais, Cabamene, Characene, Cissia, Chaltapitis, and the fertile Countrey of Dera. The eminentest Rivers which water'd Susiana, were Moseus & Oroates, by Ptolomy nam'd Rhunates; by Ammianus, Vatrochites and Euleus; by the Prophet Daniel, Ulai; both which had such exceeding clear Water, that the Kings would have no other to drink. The Inhabitants of Susiana were Elamites and Cossites.

			The chiefest City was anciently call'd Susa, mention'd by Daniel, in the place where he speaks of the destruction of Persia, and foretells the beginning of the Grecian Monarchy: It is now nam'd Desu; not far from which was the Royal Palace Susan, lying at the Stream Ulai, by Pliny call'd Uleus, where Ahassuerus, who Reign'd over a hundred and twenty seven Provinces, made the great Feast to all his Princes, mention'd in sacred Writ. The other populous and Trading Cities are Alewas, Ramehormus, Schabur, Asker and Arhan. The Inhabitants, who have the Mountains to the Northward of them, are forc'd by the violent heat to retire amongst them during the Summer.</blockquote>{{InfoboxCountry
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===1693. A geographical dictionary representing the present and ancient names by Edmund Bohun.===
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Chusistan, Susiana, a Province of the Kingdom of [[Persia]], bounded by the Gulph of Balsera to the South, the Provinces of Eatz to the East and Hyrach West: The Capital City, [[Sauster]]: whence some of the Moderns call the Province Schouster.</blockquote>