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Ardashir
Ardeshir, Ardashir or Ardasher may refer to: Throne name of several rulers * Artaxerxes (other), the Hellenized form of Ardeshir * Ardashir Orontid, ''r.'' 5th century BC, Armenian king from the Orontid dynasty * Ardashir I, ''r.'' 224–241, founder of the Sassanid Empire * Ardashir II, ''r.'' 379–383, son of Hormizd II and successor of Shapur II "the Great" * Ardashir III, ''r.'' 628–630, the youngest of the Sassanid kings * Ardashir I Kushanshah, ruler of the Kushano-Sasanian Kingdom from 233 to 245 * Ardashir I (Bavandid ruler) (Ardashir I of Mazandaran), ''r.'' 1173–1205, ruler of the Bavand dynasty * Ardashir II (Bavandid ruler) (Ardashir II of Mazandaran), ''r.'' 1238–1249, ruler of the Bavand dynasty Given name * Ardaseer Cursetjee (1808–1877), the first Indian elected a Fellow of the Royal Society * Ardeshir Godrej (1868–1936), Indian inventor and engineer * Ardeshir Dalal (1884–1949), Indian civil servant and businessman * Ardeshir Irani (1886–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardashir I
Ardashir I (), also known as Ardashir the Unifier (180–242 AD), was the founder of the Sasanian Empire, the last empire of ancient Iran. He was also Ardashir V of the Kings of Persis, until he founded the new empire. After defeating the last Parthian Empire, Parthian King of Kings, shahanshah Artabanus IV of Parthia, Artabanus IV on the Battle of Hormozdgan, Hormozdgan plain in 224, he overthrew the Parthian Empire, Arsacid dynasty and established the Sasanian dynasty. Afterwards, Ardashir called himself ''shahanshah'' and began conquering the land that he called ''Iran (word), Eranshahr'', the realm of the Arya (Iran), Iranians. There are various historical reports about Ardashir's lineage and ancestry. According to al-Tabari's ''History of the Prophets and Kings'', Ardashir was son of Papak, son of Sasan. Another narrative recorded in Kar-Namag i Ardashir i Pabagan, ''Kar-Namag i Ardashir i Pabagan'' and Ferdowsi, Ferdowsi's ''Shahnameh'' states that Ardashir was born from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardashir I (Bavandid Ruler)
Ardashir I ( Persian: اردشیر), was the ruler of the Bavand dynasty from 1173 to 1205. He was the son and successor of Hasan I. Biography Alliance with the Khwarazmians In 1173, after the death of his father, Ardashir I ascended the Bavandid throne. Right after the accession of Ardashir, his kingdom was invaded by the Khwarazmian prince Sultan Shah and the ruler of Khorasan, Mu'ayyid al-Din Ai-Aba, who captured several fortresses and cities from Ardashir. One year later, however, Mu'ayyid al-Din Ai-Aba was killed by Sultan Shah's brother Tekish. Ardashir quickly used the opportunity to reconquer Damghan and Bastam. Ardashir shortly made an alliance with Tekish, and made an agreement that when Tekish's daughter became old enough, she should marry Ardashir. In 1183, Tekish's daughter was sent along with her mother to the Bavandid capital of Sari, at which time the Oghuz leader Malik Dinar plundered the eastern parts of Mazandaran. Tekish shortly arrived at Gorgan, and f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardashir II
Ardashir II (), was the Sasanian King of Kings () of Iran from 379 to 383. He was the brother of his predecessor, Shapur II (), under whom he had served as vassal king of Adiabene, where he fought alongside his brother against the Romans. Ardashir II was appointed as his brother's successor to rule interimly till the latter's son Shapur III reached adulthood. Ardashir II's short reign was largely uneventful, with the Sasanians unsuccessfully trying to maintain rule over Armenia. Ardashir II was seemingly a strong-willed character, and is known in some sources by the epithet of ''nihoukar'' ("the beneficent"). Name ''Ardashir'' is the Middle Persian form of the Old Persian ''Ṛtaxšira'' (also spelled ''Artaxšaçā'', meaning "whose reign is through truth"). The Latin variant of the name is '. Three kings of the Achaemenid Empire were known to have the same name. Background Ardashir was the son of shah Hormizd II (), who was killed by the Iranian nobility whilst hunting. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardashir III
Ardashir III (; 62127 April 630) was the Sasanian King of Kings () of Iran from 6 September 628 to 27 April 630. Name ''Ardashir'' is the Middle Persian form of the Old Persian ''Ṛtaxšira'' (also spelled ''Artaxšaçā'', meaning "whose reign is through truth"). The Latin variant of the name is '. Three kings of the Achaemenid Empire were known to have the same name. He is also recorded in Greek as ''Adeser'' (; Theophanes the Confessor) and ''Artaxes'' (; '' Chronographeion Syntomon''). Background Ardashir was the son of king Kavad II (r. 628) and Anzoy, who was a princess from the Byzantine Empire, which made Ardashir less popular among the Iranians, who had recently been in a long and devastating war against the Byzantines. In 628, a devastating plague spread through western Iran, which claimed the lives of half of the population, including Kavad II himself. Reign After the death of Kavad II, the ''Wuzurgan'' elected Ardashir as his successor, who was only a 7-year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardashir I Kushanshah
Ardashir I Kushanshah was the first Kushanshah of the Kushano-Sasanian Kingdom from 233 to 245. He was succeeded by Peroz I Kushanshah. Name ''Ardashir'' is the Middle Persian form of the Old Persian ''Ṛtaxšira'' (also spelled ''Artaxšaçā'', meaning "whose reign is through Asha, truth"). The Latin variant of the name is '. Three kings of the Achaemenid Empire were known to have the same name. Reign "Kushano-Sasanian" is a Historiography, historiographic term used by modern scholars when referring to a dynasty of monarchs who supplanted the Kushan Empire in the Tukharistan region, and ultimately in both Kabulistan and Gandhara as well. According to the historian Khodadad Rezakhani, the dynasty was seemingly a young branch of the House of Sasan, and perhaps a offspring of one of the Sasanian Empire, Sasanian King of Kings. It was founded in 233 by Ardashir I Kushanshah after his appointment by the first Sasanian King of Kings, Ardashir I (). The Kushano-Sasanians, in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardashir Vakil
Ardashir "Ardu" Vakil is an Indian-born British author whose first novel, '' Beach Boy'', won the Betty Trask Award in 1997 and was shortlisted for the Whitbread First Novel Award. His second novel, ''One Day'' was shortlisted for the Encore Award. Education Born in 1962 in Bombay and educated at The Doon School, and University of Cambridge, he has lived in London since 1997 with his wife and two children. He teaches Creative Writing at Goldsmiths, University of London Goldsmiths, University of London, formerly Goldsmiths College, University of London, is a constituent research university of the University of London. It was originally founded in 1891 as The Goldsmiths' Technical and Recreative Institute by .... Works * * References {{DEFAULTSORT:Vakil, Ardashir 1962 births Living people Indian emigrants to the United Kingdom Parsi male writers Indian male novelists Academics of the University of East Anglia The Doon School alumni British people of Parsi de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardashir II (Bavandid Ruler)
Ardashir II () was the ruler of the Bavand dynasty from 1238 to 1249. His grandmother was a sister of Rustam V, and he was also related to the Nizari Ismaili Jalaluddin Hasan through his mother. Biography In 1238, Ardashir restored Bavand rule in Mazandaran, and assumed the traditional Bavand title of '' ispahbadh''. He died in 1249, and was succeeded by his son Muhammad Muhammad (8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. Muhammad in Islam, According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the tawhid, monotheistic teachings of A .... Sources * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ardashir II 13th-century Iranian people 13th-century monarchs in the Middle East Bavand dynasty 1249 deaths Year of birth unknown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardeshir Zahedi
Ardeshir Zahedi, GCVO (; 16 October 1928 – 18 November 2021) was a prominent Iranian politician and diplomat who served as the country's foreign minister from 1966 to 1971, and its ambassador to the United States and the United Kingdom during the 1960s and 1970s. He was the last official Iranian ambassador to the US. He resigned his position following the Iranian revolution in 1979 and overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty. Early life Born in Tehran on 16 October 1928, his father was General Fazlollah Zahedi, who served as prime minister after participating in the CIA-led coup which led to the fall of Mohammed Mosaddegh, and his mother was Khadijeh Pirnia who was a great-grand-daughter of Mozaffar ad-Din Shah. Zahedi received a degree in agriculture from the Utah State University in 1950, where he was a member of Kappa Sigma. Seven years later, he married the eldest daughter of the Shah of Iran and granddaughter of the King of Egypt, Princess Shahnaz Pahlavi; the marriage end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardeshir Kamkar
Ardeshir Kamkar (, born 1962 in Sanandaj, Iran) is a Kurdish musician from Iran. He started his music training under the supervision of his father. He came to Tehran in 1980 and continued studying traditional arrangements under Mohammad Reza Lotfi and his brother Pashang. Ardeshir has always been keen to explore the range and capabilities of the kamancheh, for which he has written several pieces and books. Kamkar has played with famous ensembles such as Dastan, Aref and Sheyda. In the album of ''Dastan'' (1364 Iranian calendar), he accompanied the improvisation of M. R. Shajarian. He has recently worked with the talented vocalist Homayoun Shajarian. He also has international collaboration. One well-received album of which is titled "From Pontos to Persia" (Greek Άπο τον Πόντο στην Περσία), which according to some sources "is a unique CD that combines the music of Pontos and that of Persia. Matthaios Tsahouridis plays the Pontic Lyra accompanied by Ard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardeshir Mohasses
Ardeshir Mohassess (also spelt Ardashir Mohasess, , 9 September 1938 in Lahijan – 9 October 2008 in New York) was an Iranian illustrator, satirist, cartoonist and painter, residing in New York. Biography He was born in Rasht and was brought up in Lahijan. His parents were from well-to-do, professional families of Lahijan. His father, ʿAbbās-Qoli, was a judge and his mother, Sorur Mahkāma, was the principal of Rasht's first girls' school and was a respected poet and literary figure in her own right."Ardeshir Mohassess," iography ''Encyclopedia Iranica,'Online:/ref> He began drawing at the age of 3, illustrating his mother's bedtime stories."Ardeshir Mohassess," bituary ''New York Times,'' 20 October 2008Online:/ref> He graduated from Tehran University in 1962 with a degree in political science and law, but never studied art formally. While still a student, one of his classmates encouraged him to submit his work to ''Towfiq,'' a widely-read satirical journal. For the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artaxerxes (other)
Artaxerxes may refer to: The throne name of several Achaemenid rulers of the 1st Persian Empire: * Artaxerxes I of Persia (died 425 BC), Artaxerxes I Longimanus, ''r.'' 466–425 BC, son and successor of Xerxes I * Artaxerxes II of Persia (436 BC–358 BC), Artaxerxes II Mnemon, ''r.'' 404–358 BC, son and successor of Darius II * Artaxerxes III of Persia (425 BC–338 BC), Artaxerxes III Ochus, ''r.'' 358–338 BC, son and successor of Artaxerxes II * Artaxerxes IV of Persia (died 336 BC), Artaxerxes IV Arses, ''r.'' 338–336 BC, son and successor of Artaxerxes III * Artaxerxes V of Persia (died 329 BC), Artaxerxes V Bessus, ''r.'' 330–329 BC, nobleman who seized the throne from Darius III Artaxerxes may also refer to: * Ardeshir (other), the Middle and Modern Persian name descended from Old Persian equivalent of Artaxerxes, ''Artaxšacā'' * ''Artaxerxes'' (opera), a 1762 opera by Thomas Arne * 7212 Artaxerxes, a main-belt asteroid * The wizard Artaxerxes, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mons Ardeshir
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Mons Ardeshir is one of the mountains on the Moon, inside crater King. Its diameter is 8 km. In 1976 it was named after Persian king Ardeshir. References Links NASA topophotomap (1974)Lunar chart LAC-65Mons Ardeshiron The Moon Wiki Ardeshir Ardeshir, Ardashir or Ardasher may refer to: Throne name of several rulers * Artaxerxes (other), the Hellenized form of Ardeshir * Ardashir Orontid, ''r.'' 5th century BC, Armenian king from the Orontid dynasty * Ardashir I, ''r.'' 224– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
