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The Sasanian 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 ( 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 empire
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Sassanid Empire
The Sassanid Empire , known to its inhabitants as Ērānshahr and Ērān in Middle Persian and resulting in the New Persian terms Iranshahr and Iran , was the last pre-Islamic Persian Empire, ruled by the Sasanian Dynasty from 224 to 651...
in Iran, was founded by Ardashir I
Ardashir I
Ardashir I was the founder of the Sassanid Empire, was ruler of Istakhr , subsequently Fars Province , and finally "King of Kings of Sassanid Empire " with the overthrow of the Parthian Empire...
after he defeated the last Parthian (Arsacid) king, Artabanus IV ( Ardavan) and ended when the last Sassanid monarch, Yazdegerd III (632–651), lost a 14-year struggle to drive out the early Arab Caliphate
Rashidun
The Rightly Guided Caliphs or The Righteous Caliphs is a term used in Sunni Islam to refer to the first four Caliphs who established the Rashidun Caliphate. The concept of "Rightly Guided Caliphs" originated with the Abbasid Dynasty...
, which was the first of the Islamic empire
Caliphate
The term caliphate, "dominion of a caliph " , refers to the first system of government established in Islam and represented the political unity of the Muslim Ummah...
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