Editing Ardashir I (section)

== Etymology ==
"Ardashir" is the [[New Persian]] form of the [[Middle Persian]] name [[File:ArdashirPahlaviName.png|75x75px]], which is ultimately from [[Old Iranian]] ''*Artaxšaθra-'', equivalent to [[Ancient Greek|Greek]] ''Artaxérxēs'' ({{lang|grc|[[wikt:Αρταξέρξης|Αρταξέρξης]]}}), and [[Old Armenian language|Armenian]] ''Artašēs'' ({{lang|xcl|[[wikt:Արտաշէս|Արտաշէս]]}}).<ref name=":02">{{Cite book|title=Sasanian History|last=Shahbazi}}</ref> Literally, Ardashir means "the one whose reign is based on honesty and justice".<ref>{{Cite book|title=Artaxerxes|last=Schmitt}}</ref> The first part of ''*Arta-xšaθra-'' is adapted from the religious concept of justice known as [[Ṛta]] or [[Asha]] and the second part is related to the concept "city" and "kingdom".<ref name=":02" />

Three of [[Achaemenid Empire|Achaemenid]] [[King of Kings|kings of kings]] and four of the local [[Shah]]s of Pars—known as [[Frataraka]] and [[Kings of Persis]]—were named Ardashir, and Ardashir I has been Ardashir V in the chain of local Shahs.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Orders of Achaemenid Shahanshahs|last=Sharpp}}</ref><ref name=":42"/>