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Ardashir III

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Ardashir III (c. 621–27 April 630
630
-Byzantine Empire:* Croats and Serbs settle in the Balkans, having been invited by the Byzantine emperor Heraclius.* The Byzantine-Arab Wars begin.-Asia:* January 1—Muhammad sets out toward Mecca with the army that will capture it bloodlessly....

) was the twenty-fourth Sassanid
Sassanid Empire
The Sassanid Empire or Sasanian Empire, known to its inhabitants as Ērānshahr, was the last pre-Islamic Persian Empire, ruled by the Sasanian Dynasty who reigned from 224 to 651 CE...

 King of Persia from 628 to 630. Son of Kavadh II
Kavadh II
Kavadh II , twenty-third Sassanid King of Persia, son of Khosrau II , was raised to the throne in opposition to his father in February 628, after the great victories of the Emperor Heraclius . He put his father and eighteen brothers to death, began negotiations with Heraclius, but died after a...

 (628), he was raised to the throne as a boy of seven years, but was killed 18 months later by his general, Shahrbaraz
Shahrbaraz
Shahrbaraz was a general, with the rank of Eran Spahbod under Khosrau II . His name was Farrokhan and Shahrbaraz was his title...

 (who ruled briefly in 630).