Ardeshir or Ardashir ( Persian: اردشیر; also spelled as Ardasher) is a Persian name popular in

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and other Persian-speaking countries. Ardashir is the

New Persian New Persian ( fa, فارسی نو), also known as Modern Persian () and Dari (), is the current stage of the Persian language spoken since the 8th to 9th centuries until now in Greater Iran and surroundings. It is conventionally divided into thre ...

form of the

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name

, which is ultimately from

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''*Artaxšaθra-'', equivalent to

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''Artaxérxēs'' (), and

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''Artašēs'' (). Literally, Ardashir means "the one whose reign is based on honesty and justice". The first part of ''*Artaxšaθra-'' is adapted from the religious concept of justice known as

Ṛta In the Vedic religion, ''Ṛta'' (; Sanskrit ' "order, rule; truth") is the principle of natural order which regulates and coordinates the operation of the universe and everything within it. In the hymns of the Vedas, ''Ṛta'' is described as ...

Asha Asha (; also arta ; ae, 𐬀𐬴𐬀, translit=aṣ̌a/arta) is a Zoroastrian concept with a complex and highly nuanced range of meaning. It is commonly summarized in accord with its contextual implications of 'truth' and 'right(eousness)', 'ord ...

and the second part is related to the concept "city".

Throne name of several rulers

* Artaxerxes (disambiguation), the Hellenized form of Ardeshir * Ardashir Orontid, ''r.'' 5th century BC, Armenian King from the Orontid Dynasty *

Ardashir I Ardashir I (Middle Persian: 𐭠𐭥𐭲𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭥, Modern Persian: , '), also known as Ardashir the Unifier (180–242 AD), was the founder of the Sasanian Empire. He was also Ardashir V of the Kings of Persis, until he founded the new ...

, ''r.'' 224–241, founder of the Sassanid Empire *

Ardashir II Ardashir II ( pal, 𐭠𐭥𐭲𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭥, Ardašīr), 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 alon ...

, ''r.'' 379–383, son of Hormizd II and successor of Shapur II "the Great" *

Ardashir III Ardashir III ( pal, 𐭠𐭥𐭲𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭥, Ardašir; 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 ...

, ''r.'' 628–630, the youngest of the Sassanid kings * Ardashir I (Bavandid ruler) (Ardashir I of Mazandaran), ''r.'' 1173–1205, ruler of the Bavand dynasty *

Ardashir II (Bavandid ruler) Ardashir II ( fa, اردشیر) 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 re ...

(Ardashir II of Mazandaran), ''r.'' 1238–1249, ruler of the Bavand dynasty

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* Ardaseer Cursetjee (1808–1877), the first Indian elected a Fellow of the Royal Society *

Ardeshir Godrej Ardeshir Burjorji Sorabji Godrej (1868–1936) was an Indian businessman. With his brother Pirojsha Burjorji, he co-founded the Godrej Brothers Company, the precursor of the modern Godrej Group. Early years Ardeshir was born in 1868 as the fi ...

(1868–1936), Indian inventor and engineer *

Ardeshir Irani Khan Bahadur Ardeshir Irani (5 December 1886 – 14 October 1969) was a writer, director, producer, actor, film distributor, film showman and cinematographer in the silent and sound eras of early Indian cinema. He was the one of the greatest l ...

(1886–1969), Indian screenwriter and director * Ardeshir Furdorji Sohrabji (1897–1990), Indian cricket commentator *

Ardeshir Tarapore Lieutenant Colonel Ardeshir Burzorji Tarapore, PVC (18August 1923 – 16September 1965), was an officer in the Indian Army and a recipient of the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest award for bravery. After completing his schooling in Pune, Tar ...

(1923–1965), Indian soldier, Param vir chakra recipient *

Ardeshir Cowasjee Ardeshir Cowasjee (13 April 1926 – 24 November 2012) ( ur, ) was a Pakistani newspaper columnist, social activist, and philanthropist. Belonging from Karachi, his columns regularly appeared in the country's oldest English newspaper, ''D ...

(1926-2012), Pakistani journalist *

Ardeshir Zahedi Ardeshir Zahedi, GCVO ( fa, اردشیر زاهدی; 16 October 1928 – 18 November 2021) was an 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 Un ...

(1928–2021), Iranian diplomat *

Ardeshir Mohasses Ardeshir Mohassess (also spelt Ardashir Mohasess, fa, اردشير محصص , 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 wa ...

(1938–2008), Iranian illustrator *

Ardeshir Hosseinpour Ardeshir Hosseinpour ( fa, اردشير حسين پور, 1962 – 15 January 2007) was an Iranian nuclear scientist, physics professor, and electromagnetism expert who was involved in the Iranian nuclear program. He died mysteriously in early 200 ...

(1962–2007), Iranian scientist *

Ardeshir Kamkar Ardeshir Kamkar ( fa, اردشیر کامکار , 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 a ...

(born 1962), Iranian musician

Other

Ardeshir, Iran Ardeshir ( fa, اردشير, also Romanized as Ardeshīr; also known as Ardashil’ and Ardashīr) is a village in Ozomdel-e Shomali Rural District, in the Central District of Varzaqan County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, of ...

, a village in East Azerbaijan Province *

Mons Ardeshir 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 Ardes ...

, a mountain on the Moon

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