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Yazdegerd III

624 - 652

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Yazdegerd III (also spelled Yazdgerd III and Yazdgird III; Middle Persian: 𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭪𐭥𐭲𐭩) was the last Sasanian King of Kings of Iran from 632 to 651. His father was Shahriyar and his grandfather was Khosrow II. Ascending the throne at the age of eight, the young shah lacked authority and reigned as figurehead, whilst real power was in the hands of the army commanders, courtiers, and powerful members of the aristocracy, who engaged in internecine warfare. The Sasanian Empire was weakened severely by these internal conflicts, resulting in invasions by the Göktürks from the east, and Khazars from the west. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yazdegerd III has received more than 712,037 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Yazdegerd III is the 1,047th most popular politician (down from 1,016th in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from Iran and the 22nd most popular Iranian Politician.

Yazdegerd III is most famous for being the last Sasanian king. He was overthrown by the Muslim forces in 651.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yazdegerd III ranks 1,047 out of 15,577Before him are Peter III of Aragon, Ottokar II of Bohemia, Charles II, Archduke of Austria, Petronius Maximus, Grigory Zinoviev, and Edmund I. After him are Warren G. Harding, Archduke Otto of Austria, Xuande Emperor, János Kádár, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, and Roh Tae-woo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 624, Yazdegerd III ranks 4Before him are Hasan ibn Ali, Wu Zetian, and Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr. After him is Adomnán. Among people deceased in 652, Yazdegerd III ranks 1After him are Abu Dhar al-Ghifari, Rothari, Emmeram of Regensburg, Itta of Metz, and Olympius.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Yazdegerd III ranks 46 out of 528Before him are Farah Pahlavi (1938), Bahá'u'lláh (1817), Cambyses I (-600), Saadi Shirazi (1210), Astyages (-700), and Abolhassan Banisadr (1933). After him are Rashid-al-Din Hamadani (1247), Hassan Rouhani (1948), Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary (1932), Mohammad Mosaddegh (1882), Abu al-Wafa' Buzjani (940), and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (1956).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Yazdegerd III ranks 22Before him are Ardashir I (180), Shapur I (150), Farah Pahlavi (1938), Cambyses I (-600), Astyages (-700), and Abolhassan Banisadr (1933). After him are Rashid-al-Din Hamadani (1247), Hassan Rouhani (1948), Mohammad Mosaddegh (1882), Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (1956), Cyaxares (-700), and Ghazan (1271).