Zoroastrians use the date of the coronation of what Sassanian king in 631 C.E. as the first year of their calendar?
a. Xerxes
b. Alexander
c. Cyrus
d. Yazdgird
d. Yazdgird
Analysis:
a, b & c. Incorrect. The Sassanians presented themselves as pious Zoroastrians, putting religious images on their coins and buildings.
d. Correct. Zoroastrians still use the date of the coronation of the last Sassanian king, Yazdgird, in 631 C.E. as the first year of their calendar.
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