Question

How many social classes were there in Atropatena?

Answer 1

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Sᴏᴄɪᴀʟ ᴄʟᴀssᴇs ɪɴ Iʀᴀɴ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴜᴘᴘᴇʀ ᴄʟᴀss, ᴘʀᴏᴘᴇʀᴛɪᴇᴅ ᴍɪᴅᴅʟᴇ ᴄʟᴀss, sᴀʟᴀʀɪᴇᴅ ᴍɪᴅᴅʟᴇ ᴄʟᴀss, ᴡᴏʀᴋɪɴɢ ᴄʟᴀss, ɪɴᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅᴇɴᴛ ғᴀʀᴍᴇʀs, ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴜʀᴀʟ ᴡᴀɢᴇ ᴇᴀʀɴᴇʀs.[6] A ᴍᴏʀᴇ ʀᴇᴄᴇɴᴛ sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ[4] ᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴇs Iʀᴀɴɪᴀɴ ᴄʟᴀssᴇs ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴜᴘᴘᴇʀ, ᴍɪᴅᴅʟᴇ ᴄʟᴀss (ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ 32% ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴘᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪɴ 2000),[4] ᴡᴏʀᴋɪɴɢ ᴄʟᴀss (ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ 45% ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀʙᴏʀ ғᴏʀᴄᴇ),[4] ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴄʟᴀss. Fᴏʀᴍᴇʀ Iʀᴀɴɪᴀɴ Pʀᴇsɪᴅᴇɴᴛ Mᴀʜᴍᴏᴜᴅ Aʜᴍᴀᴅɪɴᴇᴊᴀᴅ sᴀʏs 60 ᴘᴇʀᴄᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ's ᴡᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ɪs ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟʟᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴊᴜsᴛ 300 ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ɪɴ Iʀᴀɴ.[7] Tʜᴇ ɢɪɴɪ ᴄᴏᴇғғɪᴄɪᴇɴᴛ ᴡᴀs 0.38 ɪɴ 2010[8] ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ Hᴜᴍᴀɴ Dᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴍᴇɴᴛ Iɴᴅᴇx ᴀᴛ 0.749 ɪɴ 2013.[9]