Yazdegerd III or Yazdgerd III (Middle Persie: 𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭪𐭥𐭲𐭩 Yazdākird, meanin "made bi God"; New Persian: یزدگرد), wis the thirty-aicht an last king o the Sasanian Empire o Iran frae 632 tae 651.[1]

Yazdegerd III
Shahanshah o Ērānshahr
Coin o Yazdegerd III during his last year
Ring16 Juin 632 – 651
CoronationEstakhr
PredecessorBorandukht
SuccessorOffice abolished
Born624
Dee'd651 (aged 27)
Merv
IssuePeroz III
Izdundad (Yazaddad)
DynastySasanid dynasty
FaitherShahriyar
MitherUnkent
ReleegionZoroastrianism

References eedit

  1. Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art (October 2003). "The Sasanian Empire (224-651 A.D.)". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York.