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Ardashir III of Persia

Ardashir III, king of Persia from 628 to 630. Son of Kavadh II, he was raised to the throne as a boy of seven years, but was killed two years afterwards by his general, Shahrbaraz.

This entry was originally from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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