Sassanid dynasty

The Sassanid dynasty (also Sassanian) was the name given to the kings of Persia, which includes much of present-day Iran, during the era of the second Persian Empire, from 224 until 651, when the last Sassanid shah, Yazdegerd III, lost a 14-year struggle to drive out the Umayyad Caliphate, the first of the Islamic empires. The Sassanid rulers of Persia ruled over territories roughly encompassing parts of today's Iran, Iraq, Armenia, Afghanistan, parts of Turkey, (during Khosrau II's rule Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon), parts of Syria, Northern India, Pakistan, Caucasia, Central Asia and Arabia. By the Sassanids, their Empire was called Iran or Eranshahr. The Sassanid era is considered to be one of the most important and influential historical periods in Iran.

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Persia - Iran - Empire - 224 - 651 - Shah - Yazdegerd III - Umayyad Caliphate - Islamic - Iraq - Armenia - Afghanistan - Turkey - Khosrau II - Egypt - Jordan - Israel - Lebanon - Syria - Northern India - Pakistan - Caucasia - Central Asia - Arabia

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