Khosrau I of Persia (4393 bytes)
1: ...avadh I of Persia|Kavadh I]], and the most famous of the [[Sassanid dynasty|Sassanid]] kings.
3: ...sses against the [[Vandals]] and [[Goths]] caused Khosrau to begin the war again in [[540]].
5: ...m a new city near [[Ctesiphon]] under the name of Khosrau-Antioch or Chosro-Antioch. During the next years ...
7: ... hand, the Romans had again to pay subsidies to [[Persia]].
9: ...579, and was succeeded by his son [[Hormizd IV of Persia|Hormizd IV]].

Khosrau II of Persia (3356 bytes)
1: ...a|Hormizd IV]], grandson of [[Khosrau I of Persia|Khosrau I]], [[590]] - [[628]].
3: ...Chobin]] had proclaimed himself king, and Khosrau II was not able to maintain himself.
5: ...y leading men and part of the troops acknowledged Khosrau, and in 591 he was brought back to [[Ctesiphon]]....
7: ...an [[bureaucrat|administrator]]. At the beginning of his reign he favoured the [[Christian]]s; but whe...
9: ...Media]], where he destroyed the great fire-temple of [[Ganja (city)|Gandzak]] (Gazaca); in [[626]] he ...

Khosrau (1045 bytes)
1: ...ing 'with good reputation'. A number of rulers of Persia and the [[Middle East]] were known by this name.
3: * Of the [[Sassanid]] Empire of Persia
4: ** [[Khosrau I of Persia]] [[531]]-[[579]] ("the Blessed", ''Anushirvan'')...
5: ...[628]] ("the Victorious", ''Parvez''; grandson of Khosrau I).
6: * Of the [[Ghaznavid Empire]] of Persia

Persia (26816 bytes)
1: ...the historical and alternative name for the state of [[Iran]] in the European languages.
3: ...''Persis''. Persia is used to describe the nation of Iran, its people, or its ancient empire. Iranians...
5: ...For the geography of Fars/Persia, see [[Geography of Iran]].
7: ...[Arab]]s and other minorities. See [[Demographics of Iran]] for more detail.
9: ... of the earliest documented languages and was one of the first languages to form a standard written ve...

Little Persia (441 bytes)
1: ...hich lives on the West Side. Large concentrations of Iranians live in Westwood and nearby in [[Beverl...

Shapur II of Persia (4048 bytes)
1: ...''Shapur II''' was [[sassanid dynasty|king]] of [[Persia]] ([[310]] - [[379]]).
3: ... he turned out to be one of the greatest monarchs of the dynasty.
5: ...ianization of the Roman empire by [[Constantine I of the Roman Empire|Constantine]].
7: ...h varying success to conquer the great fortresses of Roman [[Mesopotamia]]: [[Singara]], [[Nisibis]] (...
9: ...ngdom was not sufficient for a lasting occupation of the conquered districts. At the same time he was ...

Ardashir II of Persia (684 bytes)
1: '''Ardashir II''' was [[sassanid dynasty|king of Persia]] from [[379]]-[[383]].
3: ...I of Persia|Shapur II]] he had been governor-king of [[Adiabene]], where he persecuted the [[Christian...
6: ...| Preceded by:<br>'''[[Shapur II of Persia|Shapur II]]'''
8: ...ucceeded by:<br>'''[[Shapur III of Persia|Shapur III]]'''

Artabanus of Persia (1557 bytes)
1: ...istorical figure who was reportedly [[Regent]] of Persia for a few months ([[465 BC]] - [[464 BC]]).
3: ...nia]] and reportedly served as the chief official of [[Xerxes I]]. He is considered to have served eit...
5: ...atricide]], resulting in his execution. The order of events remains uncertain but Xerxes and Darius ce...
7: ... Artabanus is occasionally listed among the Kings of the Achaemenid dynasty though he was not related ...
13: [[Category:Persian people]]

Narseh of Persia (1225 bytes)
1: ...a]] ([[292]] - [[303]]), and son of [[Shapur I of Persia|Shapur I]].
3: ...e Romans and their sovereignty over the [[kingdom of Armenia]] was acknowledged.
5: ...cceeded by his son [[Hormizd II of Persia|Hormizd II]].
8: ...Preceded by:<br>'''[[Bahram III of Persia|Bahram III]]'''
10: ...gn="center" | Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Hormizd II of Persia|Hormizd I]]'''

Sogdianus of Persia (2226 bytes)
1: ...[Artaxerxes I]] and his [[concubine]] [[Alogyne]] of [[Babylon]].
3: ...lon]]. The first inscription of Ochus as [[Darius II]] can be dated to [[January 10]], [[423 BC]]. He ...
5: ...teen days. Darius II became the sole ruler of the Persian Empire and would reign till [[404 BC]].
9: ...| Preceded by:<br>'''[[Xerxes II of Persia|Xerxes II]]'''
10: ...n="center" | '''[[List of kings of Persia|King of Persia]]'''

Prince of Persia (7369 bytes)
3: ...gn=center colspan=2|<font size="2">'''''Prince of Persia'''''</font>
5: ...Image:PoP-megaCD_cover.png|center|150px|Prince of Persia Mega CD Cover]]
26: |[[IBM PC Compatible|PC]], [[Apple II]], [[Apple Macintosh]], [[Amiga]], [[Atari ST]], ...
34: ...iled to guess the riddles. The title '''Prince of Persia''' does not exist in a historical context outside...
35: ...and enemies fought with [[sword]]s, not some sort of projectile weapons, as was the case in most conte...

Smerdis of Persia (4169 bytes)
1: ...nyoxarces'''; by [[Xenophon]], ''Cyrop. Vin.'' 7. ii, who takes the name from Ctesias, '''Tanooxares''...
3: ...nd proclaimed himself king on a mountain near the Persian town Pishiyauv~da.
5: ...n of taxes for three years ([[Herodotus|Herod.]] iii. 68).
7: ... the real promoter of the intrigue; the true name of the usurper is here given as Oropastes; by Ctesia...
9: ...nt to Media; and here in a castle in the district of Nisaya he was surprised and killed by Darius and ...

Shahrbaraz of Persia (1113 bytes)
1: ...h [[Heraclius]] and helped to speed the surrender of the [[Sassanian Empire]] to the Byzantines.
3: ..., he killed [[Ardashir III]] and became the ruler of the Sassanian Empire. He made peace with Heracli...
5: ...June 9, 630, Shahrbaraz was slain, and [[Boran of Persia|Boran]] suceeded him.
10: ...eded by:<br>'''[[Ardashir III of Persia|Ardashir III]]'''
12: ..." align="center" | Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Boran of Persia|Boran]]'''

Arses of Persia (2223 bytes)
1: ...n]] texts report that he had taken the royal name of Artaxerxes IV, following his father and grandfath...
4: ....com/genealogy/persons/per04959.htm#0 A genealogy of Arses as Artaxerxes IV]
5: ...artaxerxes/artaxerxes_iv.htmlA Detailed biography of Arses]
9: ... by:<br>'''[[Artaxerxes III of Persia|Artaxerxes III]]'''
10: ...ter" | '''[[List of kings of Persia|Shahanshah of Persia]]'''

Persia, California (151 bytes)
1: ...to, California|Sacramento]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[California]].

Ardashir I of Persia (2041 bytes)
1: ... was the founder of the [[Sassanian]] Empire of [[Persia]] and king from around [[226]] until around [[240...
3: ...second Century CE. He inherited a tribal kingship of the [[Fars]] province, Persis, in 208. He rapidly...
5: ..., [[Cyrus the Great]] of Persia and [[Darius I of Persia]] the Great.
7: ...ng the [[Ghal'eh Dokhtar]], and then the [[Palace of Ardeshir]] in [[Fars]].
9: Towards the end of his reign, Ardashir renewed the war against [[Rom...

Prince of Persia 3D (194 bytes)
1: ...sia 3D''' is a sequel to the original [[Prince of Persia]] computer game. The game debuted in 1999, 10 yea...

Shapur I of Persia (3871 bytes)
2: ...rsia|Ardashir I]], was [[Sassanid dynasty|king of Persia]] from [[241]] to [[272]].
4: ...aw of the young emperor, [[Gordian III|Gordianus III]], and defeated at [[Resaena]] in [[243]].
6: ...tinuous elevation of new emperors after the death of [[Trajan Decius|Decius]] ([[251]]) brought the Ro...
8: ..., Syria|Palmyra]], rose in his rear, defeated the Persian army, reconquered [[Carrhae]] and Nisibis, captu...
11: ...ns the king's exploits in archery in the presence of his nobles.

Cyrus II of Persia (8690 bytes)
1: [[Image:Pasargad1.jpg|thumb|Tomb of Cyrus the Great in Pasargadae]]
3: ...the very first king of Persia, nor the first king of the [[Achaemenid Dynasty]] (&#1607;&#1582;&#1575;...
5: ...an ''khour'' means "sun" and ''vash'' is a suffix of similarity.
7: ...ncess]] [[Aryenis of Lydia]]. Cyrus is the result of this wedding.
9: ...ge:Pasargad2.jpg|thumb|Reconstruction of the Tomb of Cyrus the Great]]

Hormizd II of Persia (1288 bytes)
1: ...anid dynasty|king of Persia]], son of [[Narseh of Persia|Narseh]], reigned for seven years and five months...
3: ...ch received the name [[Shapur II of Persia|Shapur II]].
5: ... Hormizd served in the army of [[Julian]] against Persia; his son, with the same name, afterwards served i...
8: ..." align="center" | Preceded by:<br>'''[[Narseh of Persia|Narseh]]'''
10: ... Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Shapur II of Persia|Shapur II]]'''

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