House of Ispahbudhan

The House of Ispahbudhan or the House of Aspahbadh was one of the Seven Great Houses of the Sasanian Empire. Like the Sasanian dynasty, they claimed descent from the Achaemenid dynasty. They also claimed descent from the legendary Kayanian figure Esfandiyār, who was the son of Vishtaspa, who according to Zoroastrian sources was one of Zoroaster's early followers.