Sasanian Empire

Sasanian Empire was an empire in Iran (Middle East) that lasted from 224 to 651 CE, about 427 years. Its people spoke Iranian languages (Median, Persian, Parthian, Scythian, Sogdian, Pashto, Kurdish).

Persian dynasty that made Zoroastrianism a state church and fought Rome for four centuries. Exhausted by war with Byzantium from 602 to 628, it fell to the Arabs, and the last shah was killed in 651.

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Facts

Dates

224 to 651 CE

Duration

427 years

Type

Empire

Region

Iran, Middle East

Language family

Iranian

Capital

Ctesiphon

Came from

• Kingdom of Persis c. 280 BCE to 224 CE
• Parthian Empire 247 BCE to 224 CE

Events in Middle East during its time

• 301 Armenia adopts Christianity
• 622 The Hijra
• 636 Battles of Yarmouk and Qadisiyyah

Neighbours in Middle East

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE
• Parthian Empire 247 BCE to 224 CE
• Rashidun Caliphate 632 to 661 CE
• Kingdom of Saba c. 1000 BCE to 275 CE
• Kingdom of Iberia (Kartli) c. 302 BCE to 580 CE
• Himyarite Kingdom c. 110 BCE to 525 CE
• Roman Anatolia 133 BCE to 395 CE
• Roman Syria and Judaea 64 BCE to 395 CE
• Arsacid Armenia 52 to 428 CE
• Palmyra c. 50 BCE to 273 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
• Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America
• Roman Empire 27 BCE to 395 CE, Europe
• Kushan Empire c. 30 to 375 CE, South Asia
• Tang dynasty 618 to 907 CE, East Asia

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