Sassanid

American  

[suh-sah-nid, -san-id] / səˈsɑ nɪd, -ˈsæn ɪd /

Also Sassanian

noun

plural

Sassanids, Sassanidae

1. a member of a dynasty that ruled in Persia a.d. 226–651.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Sassanids or their dynasty.

Sassanid British  

/ ˈsæsənɪd /

noun

1. any member of the native dynasty that built and ruled an empire in Persia from 224 to 636 _a.d

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Other Word Forms

• Sassanian adjective

Etymology

Origin of Sassanid

1770–80; Sassan grandfather of first king of dynasty + -id ¹

Example Sentences

Named a World Heritage site in 2015, it was “an important center of the Roman, Sassanid, Byzantine, Islamic and Ottoman periods,” she added.

From Washington Post • Feb. 7, 2023

The ancient city of Hatra fended off two Roman emperors and repulsed Persia’s powerful Sassanid dynasty.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 9, 2015

They also took parts of the Sassanid Empire.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

Another reason for Muslim success was the persecution suffered by people under Byzantine or Sassanid rule because they did not support the official state religions, Christianity or Zoroastrianism.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

During the last years of the Sassanid dynasty the work was resumed, the former collection being revised and greatly added to by the Dihkan Danishwer, assisted by several learned mobeds.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various