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Ardashir I

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.…

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State of the Parthian Empire before its demise

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Reign infrastructure

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Born
180 Tiruda, Khir, Persis, Parthian Empire
Co-ruler
Shapur I (240–242)
Coronation
226 Ctesiphon
Died
February 242 (aged 61–62)
Father
Pabag or Sasan
House
House of Sasan

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Ardashir IBorn180 Tiruda, Khir, Persis, Parthian Empire1.00infobox
Ardashir ICo-rulerShapur I (240–242)1.00infobox
Ardashir ICoronation226 Ctesiphon1.00infobox
Ardashir IDiedFebruary 242 (aged 61–62)1.00infobox
Ardashir IFatherPabag or Sasan1.00infobox
Ardashir IHouseHouse of Sasan1.00infobox
Ardashir IIssueShapur I1.00infobox
Ardashir IMotherRodag1.00infobox
Ardashir IPredecessorArtabanus IV (Parthia)1.00infobox
Ardashir IPredecessorShapur1.00infobox
Ardashir IReign224–2421.00infobox
Ardashir IReign211/2–2241.00infobox
Ardashir IReligionZoroastrianism1.00infobox
Ardashir ISpouseDenag Murrod1.00infobox
Ardashir ISuccessorShapur I1.00infobox
Ardashir ISuccessorOffice abolished1.00infobox

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