List of Rulers of the Sasanian Empire
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1998.6.3
House of Sasan
Ardashir I (1998.6.3)
224–241 A.D.
Shapur I
241–272 A.D.
Hormozd I
270–271 A.D.
Bahram I
271–274 A.D.
Bahram II
274–293 A.D.
Bahram III
293 A.D.
Narseh I
293–302 A.D.
Hormozd II
303–309 A.D.
Adhur Narseh
309 A.D.
Shapur II
310–379 A.D.
Ardashir II
379–383 A.D.
Shapur III
383–388 A.D.
Bahram IV (99.35.2965)
388–399 A.D.
Yazdgard I (1970.6)
399–420 A.D.
Bahram V (1994.402)
420–438 A.D.
Yazdgard II (1970.301.66)
438–457 A.D.
Hormozd III
457–459 A.D.
Peroz I (34.33)
459–484 A.D.
Valash
484–488 A.D.
Kavad I (34.33)
488–497 A.D. and 499–531 A.D.
Zamaspes
496–498 A.D.
Khusrau I
531–579 A.D.
Hormozd IV
579–590 A.D.
Khusrau II
590 and 591–628 A.D.
House of Mihran
Bahram VI
590–591 A.D.
House of Sasan
Kavad II
628 A.D.
Ardashir III
628–629 A.D.
House of Mihran
Shahrvaraz
629 A.D.
House of Sasan
Khusrau III
630 A.D.
Boran (Borandokht)
630 and 631–632 A.D.
Shapur-I Shahrvaraz
630 A.D.
Peroz II
630 A.D.
Azarmidokht
630–631 A.D.
Khusrau IV
631 A.D.
Hormozd VI
630–631 A.D.
Yazdgard III
633–651 A.D.
Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
March 2016
Citation
Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art. “List of Rulers of the Sasanian Empire.” In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/saru/hd_saru.htm (March 2016)
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Chronology
- Iran, 1–500 A.D.
- Iran, 500–1000 A.D.
- Arabian Peninsula, 1–500 A.D.
- Arabian Peninsula, 500–1000 A.D.
- Central and North Asia, 1–500 A.D.
- Central and North Asia, 500–1000 A.D.
- Egypt, 1–500 A.D.
- Egypt, 500–1000 A.D.
- Mesopotamia, 1–500 A.D.
- Iraq (Mesopotamia), 500–1000 A.D.
- The Eastern Mediterranean and Syria, 1–500 A.D.
- The Eastern Mediterranean, 500–1000 A.D.
- Asia Minor (Anatolia and the Caucasus), 1–500 A.D.
- Anatolia and the Caucasus, 500–1000 A.D.
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Drachm of Bahram IV
Plate: the king Yazdgard I, slaying a stag
Plate with a hunting scene from the tale of Bahram Gur and Azadeh
Plate with king hunting rams
"Yazdigird II Accedes to the Throne", Folio 592r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Drawing of Sasanian rock relief: Ardashir I (r. A.D. 224-241) and the Zoroastrian divinity Ahura Mazda at Naqsh-i Rustam, southern Iran
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History