Yazdegerd III (r. 632-651) was the last monarch of the Sassanian Empire (224-651), ruling – or attempting to rule – amidst the chaos of its final decline and fall to the invading Muslim Arabs. He was the son of the prince Shahriyar (d. 628) and grandson of Kosrau II (r. 590-628).
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602 - 628Kosrau II's wars with Byzantine Empire which weakened the Sassanian Empire and led to civil war.
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628 - 632Civil war among Sassanian political factions further weakens the empire.
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632 - 651Reign of Yazdegerd III, the last king of the Sasanian Empire.
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636Battle of al-Qadisiyya.
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642 - 651Yazdegerd III flees invading Muslim Arab forces while trying to mobilize troops to defend his realm.
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651Yazdegerd III assassinated; fall of the Sassanian Empire.
