page_title: Padishkhwargar
hierarchical_section_title: Padishkhwargar
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of northern Iran under the Sasanians. Mainly based on the Sasanian map in the Cambridge History of Iran (volume 3) and the map of northern Iran (vol 4). Map taken from DEMIS Mapserver, which is public domain, the rest is self-made.
context_page_description: Padishkhwārgar was a Sasanian province in Late Antiquity, which almost corresponded to the present-day provinces of Mazandaran and Gilan. The province bordered Adurbadagan and Balasagan in the west, Gurgan in the east, and Spahan in south. The main cities of the province were Amol and Rasht.
  The province functioned as some kind of vassal kingdom, being mostly ruled by princes from different royal families, who bore the title of Padashwargarshah.
context_section_description: Padishkhwārgar was a Sasanian province in Late Antiquity, which almost corresponded to the present-day provinces of Mazandaran and Gilan. The province bordered Adurbadagan and Balasagan in the west, Gurgan in the east, and Spahan in south. The main cities of the province were Amol and Rasht.
  The province functioned as some kind of vassal kingdom, being mostly ruled by princes from different royal families, who bore the title of Padashwargarshah ("Shah of Padishkhwargar").
caption: Map of northern Iran under the Sasanians
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