Sasanian family tree

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)^[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 Sassanian rulers:

• The Dabuyid dynasty (642–760) descendant of Djamasp.^[2]
• The Paduspanids (665–1598) of Mazandaran, descendant of Djamasp.^[3]
• The Shahs of Shirwan (1100–1382) from Hormizd IV's line.^[4]
• The Banu Munajjim (9th–10th century) from Mihr Gushnasp, an 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

Weh-afrid

Sasan

Papak

Unnamed woman

Shapur

Ardashir I (224–242)

Balash

Narseh

Shapur I (240–270)

Ardashir Kirmanshah

Ardashir Marvshah

Peroz I Kushanshah

Narseh

Mihrshah Meshanshah

Ardashir Nodshiraganshah

Hormizd I (270–271)

Bahram I (271–274)

Narseh (293–302)

Shapur Meshanshah

Adur Anahid

Hormizd

Hormizdak

Odabakht

Bahram

Shapur

Peroz

Shapurdukhtak

Hormozdak

Bahram II (274–293)

Hormizd II (302–309)

Hormizddukhtak

Bahram III (293)

Adur Narseh (309)

Hormizd

Ardashir II (379–383)

Shapur II (309–379)

Adurfrazgird

Zamasp

Asay

Hormizddukht

Shapur Sakanshah

Unnamed prince

Zruanduxt

Shapur 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)

Unnamed princess

Unnamed princess

Hormizd III (457–459)

Peroz I (457–484)

Balash (484–488)

Zarir († 485)

Vache II

Balendukht

Kavadh I (488–496, 498–531)

Djamasp^a[›] (496–499)

Perozdukht

Kawus († 530/537)

Zamasp († 532)

Xerxes

Khosrow I (531–579)

Narsi

Niwandukht

Shapur

Kavadh

Piruz

Gil Gavbara

Anoshazad

Hormizd IV (579–590)

Vistahm^b[›] (590/1–596 or 594/5–600)

Yazdandad

Khosrow II (590–628)

Kavadh

Mirhran^c[›]

Chahardukht^d[›]

Khosrow III (630)

Shapur-i Shahrvaraz (630)

Peroz II (630)

Khosrow IV (631)

Kavadh II (628)

Azarmidokht (630–631)

Mardanshah († 628)

Javanshir

Arwandrang († 628)

Guranshah († 628)

Afrudshah († 628)

Khurrah († 628)

Pusdil († 628)

Borandukht (629–630, 631–632)

Farrukhzad Khosrow V (631)

Shahriyar († 628)

Unnamed prince

Ardashir III (628–629)

Hormizd VI (630–631)

Yazdegerd III (632–651)

Peroz III (651–677)

Bahram VII

Izdundad

Narsieh (677–???)

Khosrow VI

See also

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

Notes

^ a: Ancestor of the Dabuyids and Paduspanids.
^ b: The brother-in-law of Hormizd IV.
^ c: Wife of Shahrbaraz.
^ d: Wife of Mihran Gushnasp.

References

1. Touraj Daryaee, Sasanian Persia:The Rise and Fall of an Empire, (I.B. Tauris, 2010), 2.
2. "DABUYIDS – Encyclopaedia Iranica". Iranicaonline.org. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
3. "BADUSPANIDS – Encyclopaedia Iranica". Iranicaonline.org. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
4. Stokvis A.M.H.J.,, pp. 112, 129.

External links

The Sasanid rulers of Persia (detailed genealogy)