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Shahanshah
[[Image:proskynesis.jpg|thumb|right|270px|[[Darius I of Persia|Darius the Great]], the first to bear the title Shahanshah.]]

'''Shāhanshāh''' is a [[Persia]]n [[Iranian monarchy|monarchial]] title, literally meaning ''[[King of Kings]]''. It is often confused with [[Shah]], a similar title used by Persian rulers, which is translated as ''[[Monarch|king]]''.

==History==

They can be traced back to the [[Achaemenid dynasty|Achaemenid]] kings of [[Persian Empire|ancient Iran]], who, from [[Darius I]], the Great (521-486 B.C.) onwards, refer to themselves in their inscriptions both as ''xšayaθiya'' "king" (from the root ''xšay-'' "to rule" cognate to Sanskrit ''kşáyati'' "possess" and Greek ''χταομαι'' "acquire") and as '(contracted; show full)[[pl:Sasanidzi]]
[[pt:Dinastia Sassânida]]
[[ru:Сасаниды]]
[[sk:Novoperzská ríša]]
[[sl:Sasanidi]]
[[fi:Sassanidit]]
[[sv:Sasanider]]
[[zh:萨珊王朝]]