Sassanid family tree

Main article: Sassanid Empire

The Sasanian (Sassanid) dynasty, which reigned over the Second Persian empire or Sassanid Empire in Iran, was founded by Ardashir I after he defeated the last Parthian (Arsacid) king, Artabanus IV (Persian: اردوان‎ Ardavan) and ended when the last Sassanid monarch, Yazdegerd III (632–651), lost a 14-year struggle to drive out the early Arab Caliphate, which was the first of the Islamic empires.

Sassan

Babak

Ardashir I r. 224–41

Shapur I r. 241–72

Hormizd I r. 272–73

Bahram I r. 273–76

Narseh r. 293–302

Bahram II r. 276–93

Hormizd II r. 302–09

Bahram III r. 293

Shapur II r. 309–79

Ardashir II r. 379–83

Bahram IV r. 388–99

Shapur III r. 383–388

Yazdegerd I r. 399–420

Bahram V r. 420–38

Yazdegerd II r. 438–57

Hormizd III r. 457–59

Peroz I r. 459–84

Balash r. 484–88

Kavadh I r. 488–96, 498–531

Djamasp r. 496–98

Khosrau I r. 531–79

Hormizd IV r. 579–90

Bistam r. 591–95

Khosrau II r. 591–628

Kavadh II r. 628

Purandokht r. 630–31

Azarmidokht R.631

Shahryar

Ardashir III r. 628–630

Yazdegerd III r. 632–51

Peroz II

Narsieh

See also

• List of shahenshahs of the Sassanid Empire