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Name:  Artashir III
Brief biography:  Sasanian Shahanshah 628-630.
Nationality:  Sasanian
Occupation:  Emperor
Date of birth:  621
Period of rule:  628-630
Date of death:  630
Place of death:  Ctesiphon

Artashir was the son of Kavadh II and became Shahanshah on Kavadh's death in 628 at the age of around 7. He had been on the throne for just over a year when he was deposed and killed by the general Shahbaraz as part of the chaos ensuing from the execution of Khusrau II.

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