Ardeshir
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Ardeshīr, Ardashīr, or Ardashēr (Persian:اردشير) is Middle Persian for "whose reign is through arda (truth)" and may refer to:
Throne name of several emperors
- Ardashir IArdashir IArdashir I was the founder of the Sassanid Empire, was ruler of Istakhr , subsequently Fars Province , and finally "King of Kings of Sassanid Empire " with the overthrow of the Parthian Empire...
, r. 224–241, founder of the Sassanid Empire - Ardashir IIArdashir IIArdashir II was the tenth Sassanid King of Persia from 379 to 383.He is believed by some to be the son and by others to be the brother of his predecessor, Shapur II...
, r. 379–383, son of Hormizd II and successor of Shapur II "the Great" - Ardashir IIIArdashir IIIArdashir III was the twenty-fourth Sassanid King of Persia from 628 to 630.He was a son of Kavadh II/Shiroes and "Anzoy the Roman". His mother was probably from the Byzantine Empire. He was raised to the throne as a boy of seven years, but was killed 18 months later by his general, Shahrbaraz .-...
, r. 628–630, the youngest of the Sassanid kings - Artaxerxes (disambiguation) (the Old Persian equivalent of "Ardeshir"), several emperors of the Achaemenid Empire
- Ardashir OrontidArdashir OrontidArdashir Orontid Armenian King of Orontid Dynasty reigning in the second half of 6th century BC.One of rare memories about Ardashir was that before his death he gathered his sons and told duty of every king of Orontid Dynasty is building of at least one water channel, which would live in...
, Armenian King from the Orontid Dynasty
Given name
- Ardeshir CowasjeeArdeshir CowasjeeArdeshir Cowasjee is a renowned newspaper columnist from Karachi, Sindh in Pakistan. His columns regularly appear in the country's oldest English newspaper Dawn. Recently a new blog has been started with the view of accumulating the bulk of ardeshir's articles...
(born 1926), Pakistani journalist - Ardaseer CursetjeeArdaseer CursetjeeArdaseer Cursetjee FRS was an Indian shipbuilder and engineer.He is noted for having been the first Indian to be elected a Fellow of the Royal Society...
(1808–1877), the first Indian elected a Fellow of the Royal Society - Ardeshir GodrejArdeshir GodrejArdeshir Burjorji Sorabji Godrej was an Indian businessman, who co-founded the Godrej Brothers Company, the precursor of the Godrej Group of companies.-Early years:...
(1868–1936), Indian inventor and engineer - Adi GodrejAdi GodrejAdi Godrej is an Indian industrialist and philanthropist. , he is one of the richest Indians with net worth of US$7.3 billion. He is 130 on Forbes List of Billionaires. Also He is the second richest person of Parsi descent in the world after Pallonji Mistry.-Career:Godrej received his...
(born 1942), Indian industrialist - Ardeshir HosseinpourArdeshir HosseinpourDr. Ardeshir Hosseinpour was an Iranian junior scientist, assistant professor, and authority on electromagnetism. He was also involved in the Iranian nuclear program. Hosseinpour died mysteriously in early 2007 during his nuclear work at Isfahan.-Career:...
(1962–2007), Iranian scientist - Ardeshir IraniArdeshir IraniKhan Bahadur Ardeshir Irani ; popularly known as Ardeshir Irani, was a writer, director, producer, actor, film distributor, film showman and cinematographer in the silent and sound eras of early Indian cinema. He was renowned for making films in Hindi, Telugu, English, German, Indonesian, Persian,...
(1886–1969), Indian Irani screen-writer and director - Ardeshir KamkarArdeshir KamkarArdeshir Kamkar is a Kurdish musician from Iran.He started his music training under the supervision of his father. He came to Tehran in 1980 and continued studying traditional arrangements under Mohammad Reza Lotfi and his brother Pashang...
(born 1962), Iranian musician - Ardeshir Mohasses (1938–2008), Iranian illustrator
- A. F. S. TalyarkhanA. F. S. TalyarkhanArdeshir Furdorji Sohrabji "Bobby" Talyarkhan was an Indian cricket commentator.Talyarkhan was one of the earliest cricket commentators in India. His radio commentaries played an important role in spreading of the game and making the name of the players throughout the country...
(1897–1990), Indian cricket commentator - Ardeshir TaraporeArdeshir TaraporeLieutenant Colonel Ardeshir Burzorji Tarapore was born on August 18, 1923 in Mumbai. He belongs to the family of General Ratanjiba who led the army of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, who was awarded 100 villages of which Tarapore was main village. The name Tarapore comes for the same reason...
(1923–1965), Indian soldier - Ardeshir ZahediArdeshir ZahediArdeshir Zahedi was an important Iranian diplomat during the 1960s and 1970s, serving as the country's foreign minister and its ambassador to the United States and the United Kingdom.-Early life:...
(born 1928), Iranian diplomat