Sassanid

[ suh-sah-nid, -san-id ]

/ səˈsɑ nɪd, -ˈsæn ɪd /

a member of a dynasty that ruled in Persia a.d. 226–651.

of or relating to the Sassanids or their dynasty.

Also Sas·sa·ni·an

[suh-sey-nee-uh n] /səˈseɪ ni ən/, Sas·sa·nide

[sas-uh-nid] /ˈsæs ə nɪd/.

Origin of Sassanid

1770–80; Sassan grandfather of first king of dynasty + -id¹

With Chosroes I (531-579) came a last period of Sassanid vigour.

The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind |Herbert George Wells
Moreover, a great and exhausting struggle began with the Sassanid Empire in Persia.

The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind |Herbert George Wells
But after the middle of the third century the Sassanid dynasty restored the power of Persia and revived its ancient pretensions.

The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism |Franz Cumont
The lives of the women of the Sassanid were not always to be envied.

Oriental Women |Edward Bagby Pollard

And a word or so is due to religious developments in the Persian community during the Sassanid period.

The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind |Herbert George Wells

Sassanid

/ (ˈsæsənɪd) /

any member of the native dynasty that built and ruled an empire in Persia from 224 to 636 a.d

Sassanian, adjective