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Ardashir I (Middle Persian: 𐭠𐭥𐭲𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭥; Persian: اردشیر پاپکان), also known as Ardashir the Unifier (180–242 AD), was the founder of the Persian Sasanian Empire. He was also Ardashir V of the Kings of Persis , until he founded the new empire.
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Ardashir I was the first Persian king who had the courage to...
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Relief in 2018. Ahura Mazda and Ardashir I is a rock relief...
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Jan 24, 2020 · Ardashir I (l. c. 180-241 CE, r. 224-240 CE) was the founder of the Persian Sassanian Empire (224-651 CE) and father of the great Sassanian king Shapur I (r. 240-270 CE). He is also known as Ardashir I Babakan, Ardeshir I, Ardashir the Unifier, and Ardashir Papakan.
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Ardashīr I (flourished 3rd century) was the founder of the Sāsānian empire in ancient Persia (reigned ad 224–241). Ardashīr was the son of Bābak, who was the son or descendant of Sāsān and was a vassal of the chief petty king in Persis, Gochihr.
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Ardashir I, founder of the Sassanid dynasty, was ruler of Istakhr (since 206?), then of an important part of Persia (since 208?), and finally "King of Kings of Persia" (since 226). The dynasty Ardashir founded would rule for four centuries until overthrown by the Rashidun Caliphate in 651.
Ardashir I was the first Persian king who had the courage to launch an attack against the Parthian kingdom and the first to succeed in regaining the empire for the Persians. — Herodian, History of the Empire after Marcus Aurelius, VI, 2.6.
Ardashir I ( Middle Persian: 𐭠𐭥𐭲𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭥; Persian: اردشیر پاپکان ), also known as Ardashir the Unifier (180–242 AD), was the founder of the Persian Sasanian Empire. He was also Ardashir V of the Kings of Persis, until he founded the new empire.
Relief in 2018. Ahura Mazda and Ardashir I is a rock relief from Sasanian Persia. It is also known as The inscription of Ardashir-e Babakan and Hormozd or Coronation of Ardashir-e Babakan. This relief was carved around 235 which makes it one of the oldest Sasanian rock reliefs.
