[4] In ancient times it had been known as Samangan, having been established by the Sasanian emperor Hormizd I,[5] although an Elamite tomb has been found as well.

According to a hadith in Sahih al-Bukhari, Ramhormoz is the ancestral home of Salman the Persian, a companion of the Prophet.

This report was written circa 988 AD by Al-Muqaddasi, characterizing the local Khuzi people as bilingual in Arabic and Persian but also speaking an "incomprehensible" language.

As it received an influx of foreigners and being a "Khuzi" was stigmatized at the time, the language probably died out in the 11th century.

"[13] From late Safavid until Qajar Iran, the allegiance of the city frequently shifted between Khuzestan and Fars province.