Analysis of the relief of Khan Takhti; Monument of war or peace?

The relief of Khan Takhti, located near Selmas, is one of the most important works of the historical period in northwestern Iran; On the one hand, due to the current state of the work and the lack of discovery of an inscription in it, and on the other hand, the work belongs to a period of time in which there are historical uncertainties, causing different opinions about its characteristics and history, especially the identity of the pedestrians. effected In this research, an attempt has been made to present a new hypothesis and perspective regarding the creation of this relief and the identity of its pedestrian characters. Based on this, the opinions of previous researchers about it are firstly reviewed and then the history and political and cultural situation of Iran and ancient Armenia in the default period of its construction, which was parallel to the Parthian government of Armenia known as the Arshakunis, and also the historical geography of the mentioned areas have been analyzed. According to the results of the research, this relief belongs to the end of Ardeshir's reign, that is, when his son Shapur I had shared power; Also, the identity of the pedestrians can be two of the local Armenian elders or the Nakhars, and relief is most likely the alliance and peace of the Armenians living in the mentioned region with the king and the crown prince of Iran, during which Ardeshir was able to conquer parts of southern Armenia. annexed the land of Iranshahr and caused the gradual weakening of the sovereignty of the Parthians of Armenia, which later had an important impact on the conquest of this country during the time of Shapur I, and this is the difference in the nature of this relief with its similar counterparts in the Pars state,