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Ostandar or Ustandar was an administrative title wielded by provincial governors under the Sasanian Empire.[1] They governed the royal lands, known as the ostan.[2] The title was later assumed by the Baduspanids of Ruyan, starting with Shahriyar III ibn Jamshid (r.937–949).[1]

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