Ardashir II was King of Persia from 379 to 383. While under the reign of his brother, Shapur II of Persia (309–379), Ardashir II served as governor-King of Adiabene, where he persecuted Christians. Following Shapur II's death, and over the age of seventy, the magnates raised Ardashir II to the Persian throne. Nothing is known of his reign. The Sassanid Empire in the time of Shapur I; the conquest of Cappadocia was temporary Official language Pahlavi (Middle Persian) Dominant Religion Zoroastrianism Capital Ctesiphon Sovereigns Shahanshah of the Iran (Eranshahr) First Ruler Ardashir I Last Ruler Yazdegerd III Establishment 224 AD Dissolution 651 AD Part of the History of... Events January 19 - Theodosius I is elevated as Roman Emperor at Sirmium. ... Events January 19 - Arcadius is elevated as Roman Emperor. ... Shapur II the Great was king of Persia (309 - 379). ... Adiabene (In Syriac: ܚܕܝܐܒ) was an ancient Assyrian kingdom in Mesopotamia with its capital at Arbela. ... Christianity is a monotheistic religion centered on the life, teachings, and actions of Jesus of Nazareth, known by Christians as Jesus Christ, as recounted in the New Testament. ...

Shapur II the Great was king of Persia (309 - 379). ... The Sassanid Empire in the time of Shapur I; the conquest of Cappadocia was temporary Official language Pahlavi (Middle Persian) Dominant Religion Zoroastrianism Capital Ctesiphon Sovereigns Shahanshah of the Iran (Eranshahr) First Ruler Ardashir I Last Ruler Yazdegerd III Establishment 224 AD Dissolution 651 AD Part of the History of... Events January 19 - Theodosius I is elevated as Roman Emperor at Sirmium. ... Events January 19 - Arcadius is elevated as Roman Emperor. ... Shapur III was king of Persia from 383 to 388. ...

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