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Zoroaster

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Zoroastrianism was founded by the Prophet Zoroaster (or Zarathustra) in ancient Iran approximately 3500 years ago.

The precise date of the founding of Zoroastrianism is uncertain.

An approximate date of 1200-1500 BCE has been established through archaeological evidence and linguistic comparisons with the Hindu text, the Rig Veda.

Zoroaster

Zoroaster was born in Northeast Iran or Southwest Afghanistan.

He was born into a Bronze Age culture with a polytheistic religion (the worship of many gods), which included animal sacrifice and the ritual use of intoxicants.

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This religion was quite similar to the early forms of Hinduism of the Indus Valley.

The name Zoroaster is a Greek rendering of the name Zarathustra. He is known as Zarathusti in Persian and Zaratosht in Gujarati.

Zoroaster's birth and early life are little documented.

What is known is recorded in the Gathas - the core of the Avesta, which contains hymns thought to be