Sassanid

[ suh-sah-nid, -san-id ]

noun

, plural Sas·sa·nids, Sas·sa·ni·dae [s, uh, -, sah, -ni-dee, -, san, -i-].

1. a member of a dynasty that ruled in Persia a.d. 226–651.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Sassanids or their dynasty.

Sassanid

/ ˈsæsənɪd /

noun

1. any member of the native dynasty that built and ruled an empire in Persia from 224 to 636 a.d

Derived Forms

• Saˈssanian, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sassanid¹

1770–80; Sassan grandfather of first king of dynasty + -id ¹

Example Sentences

The lives of the women of the Sassanid were not always to be envied.

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But after the middle of the third century the Sassanid dynasty restored the power of Persia and revived its ancient pretensions.

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The Tigris was an eastern boundary which Christianity did not pass under the Sassanid.

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With Chosroes I (531-579) came a last period of Sassanid vigour.

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Moreover, a great and exhausting struggle began with the Sassanid Empire in Persia.

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