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Sassanid Empire
(Kingdom of Eranshahr)
226 - 651 CE
A very brief history of Sassanid Empire
Sasanian dynasty was named after Sassan, the grand father of Ardashir I by later historians. It was called Kingdom of Eranshahr by rulers at the time. Ardashir I was the ruler of Persis, a vassal state of Parthians. In 224 CE, he conquered weakened Parthian empire and established Sasanian Empire with Ctesiphon as capital. He introduced new coinage with Zoroastrian fire alter on the back of his coins with legends in Pahlavi script. He issued few gold and copper coins but most of his coins were silver. His campaigns won him all of Persia.
Later Sassinid Empire included today's Iran, Iraq, Armenia, Afghanistan, eastern parts of Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, eastern parts of Syria, north west India, Pakistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. and parts of Arabia.
War with the Romans was a constant feature of Sasanian Empire during Ardashir I reign and many that followed. Sasanian Empire fell into decline with internal conflict. When the last Sasanian Emperor Yazdagird III was assassinated in 651 CE, most of the Persia was under the control of Islamic Arabs.
Chronological list of Sassanian Emperors:
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References:
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3rd to mid-7th centuries CE", Montvert, 1996.
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Gobl, Robert., Sassanian Numismatics. 2000.
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