Ardashir I, King of Sasanian Empire

Abt 180 - 241  (~ 61 years)

• Name	Ardashir I
  Suffix	King of Sasanian Empire
  Birth	Abt 180
  Gender	Male
  Death	241
  Notes	http://www.rpi.edu/~holmes/Hobbies/Genealogy/ps31/ps31_278.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardashir_I«b» «/b»
  Person ID	I60540	Glenn Cook Family
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2013

  
  

  Father	Papak Sassanid, King of Persis,   b. Abt 150   d. 222 (Age ~ 72 years)
  Mother	Rodak   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F551617009	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ziyanak Arshakuni   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Shahpur I, King of Sasanian Empire,   b. Abt 200   d. 272, Bishapur (Age ~ 72 years)
  Family ID	F551616978	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2013

  
  

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  		Ardeshir1 Relief of Ardashir I, Naghsh-e-Rostam, near Persepolis, Iran
  		Ardashir I, Shahanshah, King of Kings of Iran Silver coin of Ardashir I with a fire altar on its verso (British Museum London). The Sassanids replaced the Helleno-Zoroastrian figures found on the verso of Arsacid coins with Zoroastrian iconoclastic symbols, and replaced the Greek text with Middle Persian rendered in Pahlavi, here mzdysn bgy 'rthštr MLK'n MLK' 'yr'n MNW ctry MN yzd'n "the Mazda-worshiping lord Ardašir, king of kings of Iran, originating from the yazdan."