biography
| name: |
Ardashir I
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or Artaxerxes
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pronunciation:
[ah(r)dasheer]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (c.211–41)
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| biography:
| King of Persia (224–41), and founder of the new Persian dynasty of the Sassanids. He overthrew Artabanus IV, the last of the Parthian kings in AD c.226. He entered into battle with Alexander Severus (232), and though Alexander celebrated victory in Rome, Ardashir took Armenia and Persian power was firmly established. He was succeeded by Shapur I. |
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