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The king. The head of the Sasanian Empire was the [shahanshah] (king of kings), also simply known as the shah (king). His health and welfare were always important and the phrase “May you be immortal" was used to reply to him with. By looking on the Sasanian coins which appeared from the 6th-century and afterward, a moon and sun are noticeable.
The Sasanian Empire ( / səˈsɑːniən, səˈseɪniən /) or Sassanid Empire, sometimes referred to Second Persian Empire or Neo-Persian Empire [9], officially known as Eranshahr ("Kingdom of the Iranians"), [10] [11] was the last Iranian empire before the early Muslim conquests of the 7th to 8th centuries.
Sasanian dynasty, ancient Iranian dynasty that ruled an empire (224–651 ce ), rising through Ardashīr I ’s conquests in 208–224 ce and destroyed by the Arabs during the years 637–651. The dynasty was named after Sāsān, an ancestor of Ardashīr. Under the leadership of Ardashīr (reigned as “king of kings” 224–241), the ...
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May 17, 2013 · Yazdegerd III - the Last Sasanian king. The last Sasanian king, Yazdegerd III (624-651 CE, r. 632 to 651 CE) ascended the throne when he was only eight years old. Due to the chaotic situation of the Empire, the king was actually crowned not in the capital but in the province of Persis, the original home of the Sasanian dynasty. He ruled during ...
The Sasanian dynasty (also known as the Sassanids or the House of Sasan) was the house that founded the Sasanian Empire of Iran, ruling this empire from 224 to 651 AD. It began with Ardashir I, who named the dynasty in honour of his predecessor, Sasan . The Shahanshah was the sole regent, head of state and head of government of the empire.
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Mar 2, 2020 · The following is a list of the Sassanian kings with brief commentary on their reign. The greatest of these, after Ardashir I, are Shapur I, Shapur II, Bahram V, Kavad I, and Kosrau I. After Kosrau I's reign, the empire degenerated through infighting among the nobles and wars with the Byzantine Empire (330-1453) which weakened it to the point ...
Beginning during the reign of Shapur II (r. 310–379), the king as hunter, a powerful theme symbolizing the prowess of Sasanian rulers, became a standard royal image on silver plates that were most likely official state products and were often sent as gifts to neighboring courts.
