Sasanian family tree

Summary

This is a family tree of the Sasanian emperors, their ancestors, and Sasanian princes/princesses.

History edit

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)[1] 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:

Sasanian family tree edit

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

Weh-afrid
SasanRambeheshtGochihr
Papak[a]
ShapurArdashir I
(224–242)
BalashDenag
NarsehShapur I
(240–270)
Ardashir KirmanshahArdashir MarvshahPeroz I KushanshahNarsehMihrshah MeshanshahArdashir Nodshiraganshah
Hormizd I
(270–271)
Bahram I
(271–274)
Narseh
(293–302)
Shapur MeshanshahAdur-Anahid
HormozdakBahram II
(274–293)
Hormizd II
(302–309)
HormizddukhtakHormizdHormizdagOdabakhtBahramShapurPerozShapurdukhtak
Bahram III
(293)
Adur Narseh
(309)
HormizdArdashir II
(379–383)
Shapur II
(309–379)
AdurfrazgirdZamaspAsayHormizddukhtShapur Sakanshah
ZruanduxtShapur III
(383–388)
Peroz-Gushnasp
Bahram IV
(389–399)
Yazdegerd I
(399–420)
Khosrow
(420)
Shapur IV
(420)
Bahram V
(420–438)
Narseh
Yazdegerd II
(438–457)
Aswagen
Hormizd III
(457–459)
Peroz I
(457–484)
Balash
(484–488)
Zarir
(† 485)
Vache II
Balendukht
Kavadh I
(488–496, 498–531)
Jamasp[b]
(496–498)
Perozdukht
Kawus
Jamasp
XerxesKhosrow I
(531–579)
NarsiNiwandukht
ShapurKavadhPiruz
Gil Gavbara
VinduyihVistahm
(590/1–596 or 594/5–600)
Hormizd IV
(579–590)
AnoshazadYazdandad
Hormizd V
(630–631)
Khosrow II
(590–628)
Kavadh{{{unk}}}Shahrbaraz[c]
(630)
Bahram VI[d]
(590-591)
ChahardukhtMah-Adhur Gushnasp
Rostam FarrokhzadFarrukhzad[e]Khosrow III
(630)
Shapur V
(630)
Peroz II
(630)
Khosrow IV
(631)
Kavadh II
(628)
Azarmidokht
(630–631)
Mardanshah
(† 628)
JavanshirArwandrang
(† 628)
Guranshah
(† 628)
Afrudshah
(† 628)
Khurrah
(† 628)
Pusdil
(† 628)
Boran
(629–630, 631–632)
Farrukhzad Khosrow V
(631)
Shahriyar
(† 628)
Ardashir III
(628–629)
Yazdegerd III
(632–651)
Hormizd VI
(630–631)
Peroz III
(651–677)
Bahram VIIIzdundadMihr Gushnasp[f]
Narsieh
(677–???)
Khosrow VI

See also edit

Notes edit

^ 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 edit

  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 edit

  • 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.