Yes
persian people did some colonization too.
and persian people during sasanids empire did some colonization in oman and yeman.
they made some colonization in india , west of china , before Jesus chrisis.
and during arab muslim wars and persia they make colonization in india and china.
They also made colonization in Burma
Thay alse made colonization in africa , like Tanzania zanzibar after islam.
They also made colonization in north of Africa before and after Islam.
and after that most of fatemi leaders of Egypt , were from their colonization.
see this link
India's Parthian Colony On the origin of the Pallava Empire
http://www.iranchamber.com/history/articles/india_parthian_colony1.php
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