Sassanids

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:dynasty
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Sassanid_Empire
gptkb:Sassanian_Empire
gptkbp:architecture Sassanian architecture
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Ctesiphon
gptkbp:country gptkb:Iran
gptkbp:culturalSignificance gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkb:Islamic_civilization
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Drachm
gptkbp:endDate 651
gptkbp:enemyOf gptkb:Roman_Empire
gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkb:Hephthalites
gptkb:Kushans
gptkbp:fallCause gptkb:Muslim_conquest_of_Persia
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Ardashir_I
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sassanids
gptkbp:lastRuler gptkb:Yazdegerd_III
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Naqsh-e_Rajab
gptkb:Palace_of_Ardashir
gptkb:Bishapur
gptkb:Naqsh-e_Rustam
gptkb:Taq_Kasra
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Edessa
gptkb:Battle_of_Callinicum
gptkb:Battle_of_Nineveh_(627)
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:religion
feudal system
centralized bureaucracy
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Hormizd_IV
gptkb:Yazdegerd_III
gptkb:Queen_Azarmidokht
gptkb:Queen_Purandokht
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Shapur_I
gptkb:Khosrow_I
gptkb:Khosrow_II
gptkb:Shapur_II
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Middle_Persian
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Parthian_Empire
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Zoroastrianism
gptkbp:startYear 224
gptkbp:style gptkb:Sassanian_art
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Rashidun_Caliphate
gptkbp:territory gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:Armenia
gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Iraq
parts of Central Asia
gptkbp:writingSystem gptkb:Pahlavi_script
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Composite_bow
gptkb:Upper_Mesopotamia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5