Ardashir I

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Ardashir I was the founder and first king of the Sasanian Empire, who overthrew the Parthians and established a powerful Persian dynasty in the early 3rd century.

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Label Occurrences
Ardashir I canonical 8
Ardashir 1
Ardashir the Unifier 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Iranian monarch
Sasanian king
founder of dynasty
alsoKnownAs Ardashir I
surface form: Ardashir the Unifier
associatedWithSymbol winged crown on coinage
battle Battle of Hormozdgan
battleDate 28 April 224
birthDate circa 180
birthName Ardashir I self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ardashir
bornIn Istakhr
bornInPresentDay Fars Province
surface form: Fars Province, Iran
bornInRegion Persis
built Bishapur
surface form: Ardashir-Khwarrah (Gur) city

Palace of Ardashir
surface form: Palace of Ardashir at Firuzabad
capitalEstablishedAt Ctesiphon
centralized imperial administration
claimedTitle Shahanshah of Persia
surface form: King of Kings of the Iranians
commissioned rock reliefs at Firuzabad
rock reliefs at Naqsh-e Rostam
conflictedWith Roman Empire
coRuledWith Shapur I
countryRuled Sasanian Empire
deathDate 241
defeated Artabanus IV of Parthia
diedIn Ctesiphon
dynasty Sasanian Empire
surface form: Sasanian dynasty
father Papak
founded Sasanian Empire
grandfather Sasan
historicalEra 3rd century
issued silver drachms
languageOfInscriptions Middle Persian language
surface form: Middle Persian
launchedCampaignsAgainst Roman territories in Mesopotamia
legitimizedRuleBy linking himself to Achaemenid heritage
overthrew Parthian Empire
predecessorState Parthian Empire
promoted Zoroastrianism as state religion
region Persia
reignEnd 241
reignStart 224
religion Zoroastrianism
reorganized provincial governance
ruledOver Iran
Mesopotamia
parts of Central Asia
strengthened Zoroastrian priesthood
succeededBy Shapur I
title King of Kings of the Iranians
Shahanshah of Iran

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Sasanian Empire founder Ardashir I
Sasanian Empire firstRuler Ardashir I
Shapur I predecessor Ardashir I
Shapur I father Ardashir I
Sassanian drahm mintedUnder Ardashir I
Palace of Ardashir builtFor Ardashir I
Palace of Ardashir namedAfter Ardashir I
Palace of Ardashir builder Ardashir I
Ardashir I birthName Ardashir I self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ardashir
Ardashir I alsoKnownAs Ardashir I
this entity surface form: Ardashir the Unifier