Farn-Sasan
Sign in to saveFarn-Sasan was the last king of the Indo-Parthian Kingdom, ruling the region of Sakastan approximately from 210 to 226. Literary sources makes no mention of him, and he is only known through the coins he issued. He was defeated in 226 by the Sasanian ruler Ardashir I (), which marked the end of Indo-Parthian rule.
Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Farn-Sasan
- Royalty.title
- King of Kings
- Royalty.image
- Bronze coin of Farn-Sasan.jpg
- Royalty.caption
- Bronze coin of Farn-Sasan. He is depicted on the obverse, while the reverse depicts a fire altar
- Royalty.succession
- King of the Indo-Parthian Kingdom
- Royalty.reign
- 210–226
- Royalty.predecessor
- Unknown
- Royalty.successor
- Ardashir I (Sasanian Empire)
- Royalty.royal house
- House of Gondophares
- Royalty.father
- Adur-Sasan
- Royalty.death_date
- 226
- Royalty.religion
- Zoroastrianism
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Farn-Sasan was the last king of the Indo-Parthian Kingdom, ruling the region of Sakastan approximately from 210 to 226. Literary sources makes no mention of him, and he is only known through the coins he issued. He was defeated in 226 by the Sasanian ruler Ardashir I (), which marked the end of Indo-Parthian rule.
== Etymology == The main part of the name "Sasan" was popular in the Indo-Parthian realm. The etymology of the name is uncertain; according to scholars David Neil MacKenzie and V.A. Livshits the name is derived from Old Iranian *Sāsāna ("defeating enemy"). It was the name of a local Zoroastrian deity venerated in Indo-Parthia and Khwarazm. Farn-Sasan's name is mentioned in some of Islamic sources in the forms of "Ssan-Ĥorrah" (سْسَنخُرَه) and "Sis-Ĥorrah" (سیسخُرَه).
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