Ardeshir or Ardashir ( Persian: اردشیر; also spelled as Ardasher) is a Persian name popular in Iran and other Persian-speaking countries. Ardashir is the New Persian form of the Middle Persian name ArdashirPahlaviName

, which is ultimately from Old Iranian ''*Artaxšaθra-'', equivalent to Greek ''Artaxérxēs'' (), and Armenian ''Artašēs'' (). Literally, Ardashir means "the one whose reign is based on honesty and justice". The first part of ''*Artaxšaθra-'' is adapted from the religious concept of justice known as

Ṛta In the Vedic religion, ''Ṛta'' (; Sanskrit ' "order, rule; truth") is the principle of natural order which regulates and coordinates the operation of the universe and everything within it. In the hymns of the Vedas, ''Ṛta'' is described as ...

Asha Asha (; also arta ; ae, 𐬀𐬴𐬀, translit=aṣ̌a/arta) is a Zoroastrian concept with a complex and highly nuanced range of meaning. It is commonly summarized in accord with its contextual implications of 'truth' and 'right(eousness)', 'ord ...

and the second part is related to the concept "city".

Throne name of several rulers

Artaxerxes (disambiguation) Artaxerxes may refer to: The throne name of several Achaemenid rulers of the 1st Persian Empire: * Artaxerxes I of Persia (died 425 BC), Artaxerxes I Longimanus, ''r.'' 466–425 BC, son and successor of Xerxes I * Artaxerxes II of Persia (436 BC ...

, the Hellenized form of Ardeshir * Ardashir Orontid, ''r.'' 5th century BC, Armenian King from the Orontid Dynasty *

Ardashir I Ardashir I (Middle Persian: 𐭠𐭥𐭲𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭥, Modern Persian: , '), also known as Ardashir the Unifier (180–242 AD), was the founder of the Sasanian Empire. He was also Ardashir V of the Kings of Persis, until he founded the new emp ...

, ''r.'' 224–241, founder of the Sassanid Empire *

Ardashir II Ardashir II ( pal, 𐭠𐭥𐭲𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭥, Ardašīr), was the Sasanian King of Kings () of Iran from 379 to 383. He was the brother of his predecessor, Shapur II (), under whom he had served as vassal king of Adiabene, where he fought along ...

, ''r.'' 379–383, son of Hormizd II and successor of Shapur II "the Great" * Ardashir III, ''r.'' 628–630, the youngest of the Sassanid kings *

Ardashir I (Bavandid ruler) Ardashir I (Persian: اردشیر), was the ruler of the Bavand dynasty from 1173 to 1205. He was the son and successor of Hasan I. Biography Alliance with the Khwarazmians In 1173, after the death of his father, Ardashir I ascended the Bavandid ...

(Ardashir I of Mazandaran), ''r.'' 1173–1205, ruler of the Bavand dynasty *

Ardashir II (Bavandid ruler) Ardashir II ( fa, اردشیر) was the ruler of the Bavand dynasty from 1238 to 1249. His grandmother was a sister of Rustam V, and he was also related to the Nizari Ismaili Jalaluddin Hasan through his mother. Biography In 1238, Ardashir resto ...

(Ardashir II of Mazandaran), ''r.'' 1238–1249, ruler of the Bavand dynasty

Given name

* Ardaseer Cursetjee (1808–1877), the first Indian elected a Fellow of the Royal Society * Ardeshir Godrej (1868–1936), Indian inventor and engineer * Ardeshir Irani (1886–1969), Indian screenwriter and director * Ardeshir Furdorji Sohrabji (1897–1990), Indian cricket commentator * Ardeshir Tarapore (1923–1965), Indian soldier, Param vir chakra recipient * Ardeshir Cowasjee (1926-2012), Pakistani journalist * Ardeshir Zahedi (1928–2021), Iranian diplomat * Ardeshir Mohasses (1938–2008), Iranian illustrator * Ardeshir Hosseinpour (1962–2007), Iranian scientist * Ardeshir Kamkar (born 1962), Iranian musician

Other

* Ardeshir, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province * Mons Ardeshir, a mountain on the Moon

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