Mazandaran is among the few areas whose mythical and real worlds have occupied a particular place. Researchers has painted a mythically enigmatic world for Mazandarn so much so that some eminent Iranian and other researchers regard this mythical area as being separate from the present Mazandaran or Tabarastan and have attempted to pin down its frontiers in India, Yemen, Egypt .... However, some other researchers consider Mazandaran and Tabarestan to be the same area. This study aims to review the history of Mazandaran to criticize various researchers' viewpoints.
