House of Sasan

Sasanid dynasty
Country	Sasanian Empire
Titles	Shahanshah Shah Padishah Kay
Founded	224
Founder	Ardashir I
Final ruler	Yazdegerd III
Deposition	651
Ethnicity	Persian
Cadet branches	Dabuyid dynasty

The House of Sasan ruled the Sasanian Empire from 224 to 651. It began with Ardashir I, who named the dynasty as Sasanian (also known as Sasanid) in honour of his grandfather, Sasan.

The Shahanshah was the sole regent, head of state and head of government of the empire. At times, power shifted de facto to other officials, namely the spahbed.

See also

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

Sources

• Pourshariati, Parvaneh (2008). Decline and Fall of the Sasanian Empire: The Sasanian-Parthian Confederacy and the Arab Conquest of Iran. London and New York: I.B. Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84511-645-3. 
• Shapur Shahbazi, A. (2005). "SASANIAN DYNASTY". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Online Edition. Retrieved 4 January 2014.