Ardashir I

Ardashir I

male, deceased (241)
artaxerxes, Sassaniddynasty, Persian Empire, Artakhshathra, Ardashīr-i Pāpagān, Ardeshiri Babakan
Ardashir I, also known as Ardashīr-i Pāpagān "Ardashir, son of Pāpağ" "Ardeshiri Babakan", and as Artaxerxes, was ruler of Persia (226-241) and t...
Shapur I

Shapur I

male, deceased (272)
Sassanid, Sassanid Empire, Second Persian Empire, king of persia, Sassaniddynasty, Arsacid Dynasty
Shapur I was the second Sassanid King of the Second Persian Empire. The dates of his reign are commonly given as 241 - 272, but it is likely that...

Shapur II

male, deceased (379)
Late Antiquity, the great, Sassaniddynasty, Ancient Roman enemies, Sassanid Empire
Shapur II (sometimes called "The Great") was the ninth King of the Sassanid Empire from 309 to 379. During his long reign, the Sassanid Empire saw...
Khosrau II

Khosrau II

male, deceased (628)
Khosrow II, Sassanid, Persian language, Asia Minor, Ctesiphon, Sassanid Empire…Sassaniddynasty
Khosrau II or Khosrow II (Chosroes II in classical sources, sometimes called "Parvez", "the ever Victorious" – in Persian: خسرو پرویز) was the twe...
Khosrau I

Khosrau I

male, deceased (579)
Khosrow I, Anushiravan-e-ādel, Anushiravan the Just, Sassanid Empire, Sassanid, Chosroes I…Sassaniddynasty
Khosrau I or Khosrow I (Chosroes I in classical sources, most commonly known in Persian as Anushirvan, Persian: انوشيروان meaning "the immortal...
Narseh

Narseh

male, deceased (302)
roman empire, Callinicum, Kingdom of Armenia, Sassanid, Ancient Roman enemies, Persian Empire…Sassaniddynasty
Narseh (whose name is also sometimes written as Narses or Narseus) was the seventh Sassanid King of Persia (293-302), and son of Shapur I...
Yazdgerd III

Yazdgerd III

male, deceased (651)
Shia Imam, Zoroastrian religious calendar, Shahr Banu, Kavadh II of Persia, Battle of al-Qadisiyyah, Islamic conquest of Iran…Sassaniddynasty
Yazdgerd III was the twenty-ninth and last king of the Sassanid dynasty and a grandson of Khosrau II (590-628), who had been murdered by his son...
Bahram II

Bahram II

male, deceased (293)
magi, roman emperor, persepolis, Sassaniddynasty, Sassanid, Ctesiphon
Bahram II was the fifth Sassanid King of Persia in 276-293. He was the son of Bahram I (273-276). Bahram II is said to have ruled at first...
Kavadh I

Kavadh I

male, deceased (531)
Ephthalite, Sassanid Empire, Lethe, Bamdad, Balash, Susiana…Sassanid, Sassaniddynasty
Kavadh I (b. 449; r. 488-531), son of Peroz I (457-484), was the nineteenth Sassanid King of Persia from 488 to 531. He was crowned by the nobles...
Hormizd I

Hormizd I

male, deceased (273)
magi, khorasan, Geschichte des Artachsir I. Papakan, Noldeke, Theodor Noldeke, Tabari…Sassanid, Sassaniddynasty
Hormizd I was the third Sassanid King of Persia from 272 to 273. He was the son of Shapur I (241-272), under whom he was governor of Khorasan, and...