Ardeshir, Ardashir or Ardasher may refer to:

Throne name of several rulers

Artaxerxes (disambiguation) 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 ...

, the Hellenized form of Ardeshir *

Ardashir Orontid Artasyrus (also spelled Artasouras; Old Iranian: ''Arta-sūra'') was a Bactrian nobleman in the Achaemenid Empire, who was the father of Orontes I (died 344 BC), the satrap of the Armenia and ancestor of the Orontid dynasty. The career of Artasyrus ...

, ''r.'' 5th century BC, Armenian king from the Orontid dynasty *

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 Par ...

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

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. Arda ...

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

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 rei ...

, ''r.'' 628–630, the youngest of the Sassanid kings *

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 ...

, ruler of the Kushano-Sasanian Kingdom from 233 to 245 *

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 Bavandi ...

(Ardashir I of Mazandaran), ''r.'' 1173–1205, ruler of the Bavand dynasty *

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 ...

(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 Godrej, Pirojsha Burjorji, he co-founded the Godrej Brothers Company, the precursor of the modern Godrej Group. Early years Ardeshir w ...

(1868–1936), Indian inventor and engineer * Ardeshir Dalal (1884–1949), Indian civil servant and businessman *

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 is considered one of the gre ...

(1886–1969), Indian screenwriter and director *

Ardeshir Ruttonji Wadia Ardeshir Ruttonji Wadia (1888–1971) was an author from India who was awarded Padma Bhushan in 1961 by Government of India for his contribution to literature. He was born in Mumbai in 1888 and studied law. A Parsee, he was educated at St Xavier' ...

(1888–1971), Indian author and politician * Ardeshir Furdorji Sohrabji (1897–1990), Indian cricket commentator *

Ardeshir Tarapore Lieutenant Colonel Ardeshir Burzorji Tarapore, PVC (18August 1923 – 16September 1965), was an Indian military officer and posthumous recipient of India's highest military award, the Param Vir Chakra. After completing his schooling in Pune, T ...

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

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

(1926–2012), Pakistani journalist *

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 ...

(1928–2021), Iranian diplomat *

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 brou ...

(1938–2008), Iranian illustrator *

Ardeshir Hosseinpour Ardeshir Hosseinpour (;‎ 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 2007 during his nuclear work a ...

(1962–2007), Iranian scientist *

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 L ...

(born 1962), Iranian musician *

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 A ...

, British-Indian author

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Ardeshir, Iran Ardeshir (, 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, officially the Islamic ...

, 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

Throne name of several rulers

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