Английская Википедия:Ardashir III

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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox monarch Ardashir III (Шаблон:Lang-pal; 621Шаблон:Spnd27 April 630) was the Sasanian King of Kings (Шаблон:Lang) of Iran from 6 September 628 to 27 April 630.

Name

Ardashir is the Middle Persian form of the Old Persian Ṛtaxšira (also spelled Artaxšaçā, meaning "whose reign is through truth").Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn The Latin variant of the name is Шаблон:Lang.Шаблон:Sfn Three kings of the Achaemenid Empire were known to have the same name.Шаблон:Sfn He is also recorded in Greek as Adeser (Шаблон:Lang-el; Theophanes the Confessor)Шаблон:Sfn and Artaxes (Шаблон:Lang-el; Chronographeion Syntomon)

Background

Ardashir was the son of king Kavad II (r. 628) and Anzoy, who was a princess from the Byzantine Empire,Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn which made Ardashir less popular among the Iranians, who had recently been in a long and devastating war against the Byzantines.Шаблон:Sfn In 628, a devastating plague spread through western Iran, which claimed the lives of half of the population, including Kavad II himself.Шаблон:Sfn

Reign

After the death of Kavad II, the Wuzurgan elected Ardashir as his successor, who was only a 7-year-old boy. In reality, however, he exercised little power and his empire was controlled by his vizier Mah-Adhur Gushnasp, whose duty was to protect the empire until Ardashir became old enough to rule. The Iranian historian al-Tabari says the following thing about Mah-Adhur Gushnasp's administration of the Empire; "Mah-Adhur Gushnasp carried on the administration of the kingdom in [such] an excellent fashion, [and with such] firm conduct, [that] no one would have been aware of Ardashir III's youthfulness."Шаблон:Sfn

During the same period, a brother of Mah-Adhur Gushnasp named Narsi, was granted with Kashkar as a part of his domains,Шаблон:Sfn However, even under a strong vizier, things were still looking grim in Iran; Factionalism had greatly increased among the Iranians, and several powerful factions which had emerged during the reign of Ardashir's grandfather Khosrau II, had gained firm control of important parts of Iran, while the Sasanian state was less-centralized than it had been under Ardashir's predecessors. Ardashir's ascension was supported by both the Pahlav (Parthian) and Parsig (Persian) faction, and a third major faction named the Nimruzi.Шаблон:Sfn However, sometime in 629, the Nimruzi withdrew their support for the shah, and started to conspire with the distinguished Iranian general Shahrbaraz to overthrow him.Шаблон:Sfn The Pahlav, under their leader Farrukh Hormizd of the Ispahbudhan clan, responded by supporting Ardashir's aunt Boran as the new ruler of Iran, who subsequently started minting coins in the Pahlav areas of Amol, Nishapur, Gurgan and Ray.Шаблон:Sfn

One year later, Shahrbaraz with a force of 6,000 men marched towards Ctesiphon and besieged the city.Шаблон:Sfn Shahrbaraz, however, was unable to capture the city, and then made an alliance with Piruz Khosrow, the leader of the Parsig, and the previous minister of the Empire during the reign of Ardashir's father.Шаблон:Sfn With the support of both the Parsig and Nimruzi, Shahrbaraz captured Ctesiphon and executed Ardashir, Mah-Adhur Gushnasp himself, and many other prominent nobles.Шаблон:Sfn Shahrbaraz then ascended the Iranian throne. According to late folklore, Ardashir was buried at an unknown place in Meshan.Шаблон:Sfn

Coinage

Like his father, Ardashir III refrained from using the title of Шаблон:Lang ("King of Kings") on his coin engravings. This was probably done in order distance themselves from Khosrow II, who had restored the title.Шаблон:Sfn

Sources

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Further reading

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