Ardeshir

Ardeshīr, Ardashīr, or Ardashēr (PerB| اردشير ) is Middle Persian for "whose reign is through "arda" (truth)" and may refer to:

* the throne name of several emperors:
** Ardeshir I Papakan, "r." 224 - 241, founder of the 2nd Persian Empire.
** Ardeshir II Bahram, "r." 379 - 383, son of Hormizd II and successor of Shapur II "the Great"
** Ardeshir III Kavadh, "r." 628 - 630, the youngest of the Sassanid kings.
** "Ardeshir" is also the Middle Persian equivalent of Old Persian "Artaxšacā" (Latinized Artaxerxes), the throne name of five emperors of the 1st Persian Empire.

* a male first name:
** Ardeshir Cowasjee, Pakistani journalist
** Ardaseer Cursetjee, the first Indian elected a Fellow of the Royal Society
** Ardeshir Godrej, Indian inventor and engineer
** Ardeshir Godrej, Indian industrialist
** Ardeshir Hosseinpour, Iranian scientist
** Ardeshir Irani, Indian Irani screen-writer and director
** Ardeshir Kamkar, Iranian musician
** Ardeshir Mohassess, Iranian illustrator
** Ardeshir Sepahsalar, Iranian philosopher
** Ardeshir Talyarkhan, Indian cricket commentator
** Ardeshir Tarapore, Indian soldier
** Ardeshir Zahedi, Iranian diplomat

* Mons Ardeshir is the name of a mountain on the Moon.