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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 in 224, who defeated the last Parthian (Arsacid) king, Artabanus IV ( Persian: اردوان Ardavan) [1] and ended when the last Sasanian monarch, Yazdegerd III (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:

Sasanian family tree

The solid lines indicate parent-to-child lineage and the dotted lines indicate questionable blood relationships.

Weh-afrid
Sasan Rambehesht Gochihr
Papak [a]
Shapur Ardashir I
(224–242)
Balash Denag
Narseh Shapur I
(240–270)
Ardashir Kirmanshah Ardashir MarvshahPeroz I KushanshahNarsehMihrshah MeshanshahArdashir Nodshiraganshah
Hormizd I
(270–271)
Bahram I
(271–274)
Narseh
(293–302)
Shapur Meshanshah Adur-Anahid
Hormozdak Bahram II
(274–293)
Hormizd II
(302–309)
Hormizddukhtak HormizdHormizdag OdabakhtBahramShapurPeroz Shapurdukhtak
Bahram III
(293)
Adur Narseh
(309)
Hormizd Ardashir II
(379–383)
Shapur II
(309–379)
AdurfrazgirdZamaspAsayHormizddukht Shapur Sakanshah
Zruanduxt Shapur III
(383–388)
Peroz-Gushnasp
Bahram IV
(389–399)
Yazdegerd I
(399–420)
Khosrow
(420)
Shapur IV
(420)
Bahram V
(420–438)
Narseh
Yazdegerd II
(438–457)
Aswagen
Hormizd III
(457–459)
Peroz I
(457–484)
Balash
(484–488)
Zarir
(† 485)
Vache II
Balendukht
Kavadh I
(488–496, 498–531)
Jamasp [b]
(496–498)
Perozdukht
Kawus
Jamasp
Xerxes Khosrow I
(531–579)
NarsiNiwandukht
ShapurKavadhPiruz
Gil Gavbara
Vinduyih Vistahm
(590/1–596 or 594/5–600)
Hormizd IV
(579–590)
AnoshazadYazdandad
Hormizd V
(630–631)
Khosrow II
(590–628)
Kavadh{{{unk}}} Shahrbaraz [c]
(630)
Bahram VI [d]
(590-591)
Chahardukht Mah-Adhur Gushnasp
Rostam Farrokhzad Farrukhzad [e] Khosrow III
(630)
Shapur V
(630)
Peroz II
(630)
Khosrow IV
(631)
Kavadh II
(628)
Azarmidokht
(630–631)
Mardanshah
(† 628)
Javanshir Arwandrang
(† 628)
Guranshah
(† 628)
Afrudshah
(† 628)
Khurrah
(† 628)
Pusdil
(† 628)
Boran
(629–630, 631–632)
Farrukhzad Khosrow V
(631)
Shahriyar
(† 628)
Ardashir III
(628–629)
Yazdegerd III
(632–651)
Hormizd VI
(630–631)
Peroz III
(651–677)
Bahram VIIIzdundadMihr Gushnasp [f]
Narsieh
(677–???)
Khosrow VI

See also

Notes

^ a: The exact relation between Sasan and Papak is unclear.
^ b: Ancestor of the Dabuyids and Paduspanids.
^ c: Member of the same family as Bahram VI.
^ d: Ancestor of the Samanids through his son Noshrad.
^ e: Founder of the Bavand dynasty.
^ f: Alleged ancestor of the Banu Munajjim.

References

  1. ^ Touraj Daryaee, Sasanian Persia:The Rise and Fall of an Empire, (I.B. Tauris, 2010), 2.
  2. ^ "DABUYIDS". Encyclopaedia Iranica. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
  3. ^ "BADUSPANIDS". Encyclopaedia Iranica. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
  4. ^ Stokvis A.M.H.J., pp. 112, 129.

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