Sassanid
a member of a dynasty that ruled in Persia a.d. 226–651.
of or relating to the Sassanids or their dynasty.
Origin of Sassanid
1- Also Sas·sa·ni·an [suh-sey-nee-uhn], /səˈseɪ ni ən/, Sas·sa·nide [sas-uh-nid]. /ˈsæs ə nɪd/.
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How to use Sassanid in a sentence
The Persian era began, recording the fall of the Sassanian dynasty, and the religion of Zoroaster.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellNot much known of burials; the Warka slipper–coffins usually regarded as Parthian may possibly be of early Sassanian age.
How to Observe in Archaeology | VariousHe was succeeded by his son Shahpuhri, or Sapor, the first Sassanian prince of that name.
Like Ardisheer, the founder of the Sassanian race of Persian kings, he had his visions of future grandeur.
This later type, which prevailed for a long period, usually bore Persian or Sassanian inscriptions.
British Dictionary definitions for Sassanid
/ (ˈsæsənɪd) /
any member of the native dynasty that built and ruled an empire in Persia from 224 to 636 a.d
Derived forms of Sassanid
- Sassanian, adjective
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