Ardeshir

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 , which is ultimately from Old Iranian *Artaxšaθra-, equivalent to Greek Artaxérxēs (Αρταξέρξης), and Armenian Artašēs (Արտաշէս). 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 or Asha and the second part is related to the concept "city".

Throne name of several rulers

• Artaxerxes, the Hellenized form of Ardeshir
• Ardashir Orontid, r. 5th century BC, Armenian King from the Orontid Dynasty
• Ardashir I, r. 224–241, founder of the Sassanid Empire
• Ardashir II, 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 of Mazandaran), r. 1173–1205, ruler of the Bavand dynasty
• Ardashir II (Bavandid ruler) (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

See also

• Artaxerxes (disambiguation)
• Artaxias (disambiguation)
• Asha, a Zoroastrian concept