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Ardashir I

It is not possible to appropriate the art and heroism of another through tyranny, unpleasantness, falsehood, and injustice.

Founder of the Sassanian Dynasty

Ardashir I

Woe be unto man, who ought to follow, but does not follow, these dumb quadrupeds [Elk] that are irrational and speechless, but so faithful toward one another that one lays down his life for the sake of his mate or his young one.

Founder of the Sassanian Dynasty

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Ardashir I

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Ardashir I or Ardeshir I, also known as Ardashir the Unifier (180 – 242 AD), was the founder of the Sasanian Empire. He was also Ardashir V of the Kings of Persis, until he founded the new empire. After defeating the last Parthian shahanshah Artabanus IV on the Hormozdgan plain in 224, he overthrew the Parthian dynasty and established the Sasanian dynasty. Afterwards, Ardashir called himself "shahanshah" and began conquering the land that he called Iran.

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