Sassanid
noun
a member of a dynasty that ruled in Persia a.d. 226–651.
Sassanids
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pluralof Sassanid.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Two of them apparently represent the speech of south-western Persia under the Sassanids, and of north-western Persia under the Arsacids.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Sir Charles Eliot
Four years after the accession of this greatest of the Byzantines, the greatest of the Sassanids came to the throne in Persia: Chosroes Anushirwan: a wise and victorious reign until 579.
From The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 by Kenneth Morris
His kingdom was honeycombed with Christianity, and he wished to draw closer to the West, where he foresaw the victory of the new faith, in order to fortify his realm against the Sassanids of Persia.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various
As the youth of Achæmenes is ennobled in the older tradition, so later legends surrounded the life of the progenitor of the Sassanids with premonitory indications.
From The History of Antiquity Vol. V. by Max Duncker
Thus the Kushanas were reduced to eastern Iran, where they had to fight against the Sassanids.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various
