Battle of Hormozgan relief. Firouzabad. Largest one in Iran is 18m by 3.7.m . 3,4.Ardeshir defeats Ardvan. 5,6. Shapur kills Chief minister Dadbundad.

THE SLAVE GIRL GULNAR FALLS IN LOVE WITH THE  YOUNG ARDESHIR PAPAKAN. SHAHNAMEH OF BAYSUNGUR. 1430. GOLESTAN PALACE. TEHRAN.

AEDESHIR, BORN IN 180 A.D WAS THE GRAND-SON OF THE HIGH PRIEST SASAN, WHO WAS DESCENDED FROM DARIUS THE THIRD. HIS MOTHER WAS PRINCESS RODAK AND FATHER, PAPAK WAS THE RULER OF THE TOWN OF ESTAKHR NEAR SHIRAZ. HE WAS EMPLOYED, A MILITARY TRAINER FOR ARDVAN THE 4TH'S SON.

ARDESIR AND GULNAR SHARE A MOMENT OF PASSION.

ARDESHIR FELL OUT WITH ARDVAN, WHO HAD TREATED HIM HARSHLY. HE FLED WITH GULNAR, COLLECTED AN ARMY AND FINALLY DEFEATED AND KILLED ARDVAN TO ESTABLISH THE SASSANIAN DYNASTY, THAT RULED IRAN FROM 224 TO 651 A.D. ARDESHIR MARRIED THE DAUGHTER OF ARDVAN. HIS WIFE HAD BEEN PERSUADED BY HER BROTHERS, NOW EXILED TO INDIA TO POISON ARDESHIR WITH SNAKE VENOM.  

ARDESHIR AND GULNAR FLEE TO ESTAKHR.

ARDESHIR'S WIFE WAS HOWEVER RELUCTANT AND CONFESSED TO HIM. ARDESHIR COULD NOT FIND IT IN HIS HEART TO EXECUTE HER. HE MERELY BANISHED HER. SHE WAS CARRYING HIS SON, WHO WOULD GROW UP TO BE SHAPUR THE GREAT. FATHER AND SON WERE UNITED AT THE TANG-E-CHOGAN/ POLO FIELD. ARDESHIR WAS THUS REWARDED FOR HIS CLEMENCY 20 YEARS LATER, WHEN HE HAD NO OTHER SONS.