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Founding of the Sasanian Dynasty
In 224 CE, Ardashir I defeated the last Parthian king Artabanus V at Hormozdgan, ending the Parthian Empire and founding the Sasanian dynasty at Ctes…
Timeline
- 224Hormozdgan · HormozdganArdashir I led his army in a decisive battle against the last Parthian king Artabanus V; the Parthian army was routed and Artabanus killed, ending nearly five centuries of Parthian imperial rule.
- 224Ctesiphon · PersiaArdashir was formally crowned at Ctesiphon, establishing a centralized empire with Zoroastrianism as its spiritual pillar, implementing administrative reforms and military expansion; the Sasanian dynasty became ancient Persia's last native dynasty.
Sources
- Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 3(1): The Seleucid, Parthian and Sasanian Periods — Ehsan Yarshater (ed.) (1983)
- Sasanian Persia: The Rise and Fall of an Empire — Touraj Daryaee (2009)