Sassanian Empire
Last pre-Islamic Persia
The Sassanian Empire was the last major Persian empire before the Islamic conquest, ruling from roughly 224 to 651 CE across modern Iran, Iraq, and surrounding regions.
It rivaled Rome and later Byzantium for centuries, leaving lasting influence on Persian art, religion, and governance.
Also spelled Sasanian.
- King of KingsTitle denoting supreme sovereignty
- ZoroastrianismAncient dualistic Persian religion
- royal courtMonarch's official household
- monarchyRule by crowned sovereign
- eternal flameContinuously burning memorial light
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