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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) 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:

• The Dabuyid dynasty (642–760), descendants of Jamasp.
• The Paduspanids (665–1598) of Mazandaran, descendants of Jamasp.
• The Shahs of Shirwan (1100–1382), from Hormizd IV's line.
• The Banu Munajjim (9th–10th century), from Mihr Gushnasp, a Sasanian prince.
• The Kamkarian family (9th–10th century), a dehqan family descended from Yazdegerd III.
• The Mikalids (9th–11th century), a family descended from the Sogdian ruler Divashtich, who was, in turn, a descendant of Bahram V Gur.

Sasanian family tree

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

See also

• List of shahanshahs of the Sasanian Empire
• Bavandid family tree

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.

External links

• The Sasanid rulers of Persia (detailed genealogy)
• D Gershon Lewental, ‘The Death of Rostam: Literary Representations of Iranian Identity in Early Islam’, Iranian Studies 50.2 (March 2017), 223–45. DOI 10.1080/00210862.2016.1248813.

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