This is a family tree of the
Sasanian emperors, their ancestors, and Sasanian princes/princesses.
History
The
Sasanian dynasty was named after
Sasan, the eponymous ancestor of the dynasty. It was founded by
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 ...
in 224, who defeated the last
Parthian (Arsacid) king,
Artabanus IV ( ''Ardavan'') and ended when the last Sasanian monarch,
Yazdegerd III
Yazdegerd III (also Romanized as ''Yazdgerd'', ''Yazdgird'') was the last Sasanian Empire, Sasanian King of Kings from 632 to 651. His father was Shahriyar (son of Khosrow II), Shahriyar and his grandfather was Khosrow II.
Ascending the throne a ...
(632–651), lost a 19-year struggle to drive out the early
Arab Caliphate, which was the first of the
Islamic empires.
It is believed that the following dynasties and noble families have ancestors among the Sasanian rulers:
* The
Dabuyid dynasty
The Dabuyid dynasty, or Gaubarid dynasty, was a Zoroastrian Iranian dynasty that started in the first half of the 7th century as an independent group of rulers who ruled over Tabaristan and parts of western Khorasan. Dabuyid rule over Tabarista ...
(642–760), descendants of
Jamasp
Jamasp (also spelled Zamasp or Djamasp; ; ''Jāmāsp'') was Sasanian King of Kings of Iran from 496 to 498/9. He was a son of Peroz I and younger brother of Kavad I. Jamasp was installed on the Sasanian throne upon the deposition of the latter ...
.
* The
Paduspanids (665–1598) of
Mazandaran
Mazandaran Province (; ) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Sari, Iran, Sari. Located along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea and in the adjacent Central Alborz mountain range and Hyrcanian forests, it is border ...
, descendants of
Jamasp
Jamasp (also spelled Zamasp or Djamasp; ; ''Jāmāsp'') was Sasanian King of Kings of Iran from 496 to 498/9. He was a son of Peroz I and younger brother of Kavad I. Jamasp was installed on the Sasanian throne upon the deposition of the latter ...
.
* The
Shahs of Shirwan (1100–1382), from
Hormizd IV
Hormizd IV (also spelled Hormozd IV or Ohrmazd IV; ) was the Sasanian King of Kings of Iran from 579 to 590. He was the son and successor of Khosrow I () and his mother was a Khazar princess.
During his reign, Hormizd IV had the high aristoc ...
's line.
[Stokvis A.M.H.J., pp. 112, 129.]
* The
Banu Munajjim (9th–10th century), from Mihr Gushnasp, a Sasanian prince.
* The
Kamkarian family (9th–10th century), a ''
dehqan
The ''dehqân'' (; , ''dihqân'' in Classical Persian) or ''dehgân'' (; ) were a class of land-owning magnates during the Sasanian
The Sasanian Empire (), officially Eranshahr ( , "Empire of the Iranians"), was an Iranian empire that w ...
'' family descended from
Yazdegerd III
Yazdegerd III (also Romanized as ''Yazdgerd'', ''Yazdgird'') was the last Sasanian Empire, Sasanian King of Kings from 632 to 651. His father was Shahriyar (son of Khosrow II), Shahriyar and his grandfather was Khosrow II.
Ascending the throne a ...
.
* The
Mikalids (9th–11th century), a family descended from the Sogdian ruler
Divashtich, who was, in turn, a descendant of
Bahram V Gur.
Sasanian family tree
The solid lines indicate parent-to-child lineage and the dotted lines indicate questionable blood relationships.
See also
*
List of shahanshahs of the Sasanian Empire
*
Bavandid family tree
Notes
References
External links
The Sasanid rulers of Persia(detailed genealogy)
* D Gershon Lewental, �
The Death of Rostam: Literary Representations of Iranian Identity in Early Islam��, ''Iranian Studies'' 50.2 (March 2017), 223–45. DO
10.1080/00210862.2016.1248813
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Family trees of royalty
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