2021-04-28 Wed

The Sasanian Empire was an ancient Iranian Dynasty; this dynasty is known as the Empire of Iranians. This empire is also known as Neo-Persian Empire by historians as it was the last pre-Islamic Persian empire, established in 224 CE by Ardeshir I, son of Papak, a descendant of Sasan. The Battle of Hormozdgan was the climactic battle between the Arsacid of the Parthian Empire and the Sasanian dynasties that took place on April 28, 224. The Sasanian victory broke the power of the Arsacid dynasty, effectively ending almost five centuries of Parthian rule in Iran, and marking the official start of the Sasanian era. Ardashir I- also known as Ardashir the Unifier was the founder of the Sasanian Empire. After defeating the last Parthian shahanshah Artabanus V on the Hormozdgan plain in 224, he overthrew the Parthian dynasty and established the Sasanian dynasty. The chief secretary of the deceased Arsacid king, Dad-winded, was afterward executed by Ardashir I. Thenceforth, Ardashir I assumed the title of shahanshah ("King of Kings") and started the conquest of an area which would be called Iranshahr (Eranshahr). Depicted above is an Initial coinage of Ardashir I, as King of Persis Artaxerxes (Ardaxsir) V. The obverse of a coin depicts Bearded facing head, wearing diadem and Parthian-style tiara, legend "The divine Ardaxir, king" in Pahlavi. The reverse of a coin represents the bearded head of Papak, wearing diadem and Parthian-style tiara, legend "son of the divinity Papak, king" in Pahlavi. Image Source: Wikipedia.org