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Sasanian dynasty

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Sasanian dynasty

 or Sassanian dynasty

Persian dynasty (AD 224–651). Founded by Ardashir I (r. AD 224–241) and named for his ancestor Sasan (c. 1st century AD), it replaced the Parthian empire (see Parthia). Its capital was Ctesiphon. The dynasty battled the Roman Republic and Empire and its successor the Byzantine Empire in the west and the Kushans and Hephthalites in the east throughout much of its existence. In the 3rd century its empire stretched from Sogdiana and Georgia to northern Arabia, and from the Indus River to the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Traditions of the Achaemenian dynasty were revived, Zoroastrianism was reestablished as the state religion, and art and architecture experienced a renaissance. Its important rulers included Shapur I (d. 272), Shapur II (309–379), Khosrow I, and Khosrow II. The Sasanids were the last native Persian dynasty before the Arab conquest of the region in the late 7th century.



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This was on the basis of an obscure passage in section 17, which may, or may not, refer to the end of the Sasanian dynasty.
The vault is documented in Persian and Muslim sources after the fall of the Sasanian dynasty and was first noticed by Western travelers in the early 17th century.
Featuring pieces believed to be Sasanian and "post-Sasanian", meaning these were made in the Sasanian style during the centuries immediately after the fall of the Sasanian dynasty, Sasanian And Post-Sasanian Glass In The Corning Museum Of Glass showcases each preserved object with a detailed description of its dimensions and condition of the piece.
 
 
 
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