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Ardashir I

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Also known as Ardashīr ī Pābagān, Artaxerxes IV

founder of the Sassanid Empire (224–242)

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Ardashir I was a Persian ruler who founded the Sassanid Empire in 224 CE, establishing one of the ancient world's most powerful dynasties that would last for over 400 years. He matters historically because the Sassanid Empire he created became a major rival to Rome and shaped the politics and culture of the Middle East for centuries.

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Sasanian Empire
Place of birth
Istakhr
Spouse
Murrod
Child
Shapur I
Father
Sasan
Sibling
Shapur
Occupation
politician
Religion
Zoroastrianism
Family
Sasanian dynasty
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Dinar of Ardashir I (cropped).jpg
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Ardashir I
date of birth
0180-01-01
date of death
0242-01-01
topic's main category
Category:Ardashir I
present in work
Shahnameh
owner of
Palace of Ardashir
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Ardashir I (Middle Persian: 𐭠𐭥𐭲𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭥, romanized: Arda(x)šēr), also known as Ardashir the Unifier (180–242 AD), was the founder of the Sasanian Empire, the last empire of ancient Iran. After defeating Artabanus IV, the last King of Kings of Parthia, on the Hormozdgan plain in 224, he overthrew the Arsacid dynasty and established the Sasanian dynasty. Afterwards, Ardashir called himself King of Kings (Šâhân Šâh) and began conquering the land that he called Ērānšahr, the realm of the Iranians.

There are various historical reports about Ardashir's lineage and ancestry. According to al-Tabari's History of the Prophets and Kings, Ardashir was son of Papak, son of Sasan. Another narrative recorded in Kar-Namag i Ardashir i Pabagan and Ferdowsi's Shahnameh states that Ardashir was born from the marriage of Sasan, a descendant of Darius III, with the daughter of Papak, a local governor in Pars.

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