Shapur III was King of Persia from 383 to 388. Son of Shapur II of Persia (309–379), he was elevated to the throne by the magnates against his uncle, Ardashir II of Persia (379–383), and killed by them after a reign of five years. He concluded a treaty with the Roman Emperor Theodosius the Great (379–395). 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 - Arcadius is elevated as Roman Emperor. ... // Events Bahram IV becomes king of Persia. ... Shapur II the Great was king of Persia (309 - 379). ... Ardashir II was King of Persia from 379 to 383. ... On the reverse of this coin minted under Valentinian II, both Valentinian and Theodosius are depicted with halos. ...
Ardashir II was King of Persia from 379 to 383. ... 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 - Arcadius is elevated as Roman Emperor. ... // Events Bahram IV becomes king of Persia. ... Bahram IV, King of Persia (388–399), son and successor of Shapur III of Persia (383–388), under whom he had been governor of Kirman; therefore he was called Kirmanshah (Agathias iv. ...
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Persia proper is bounded on the north by Transcaucasia, the Caspian Sea, and Russian Turkestan; on the south by the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf; it is over one-fifth as large as the United States (excluding Alaska) and twice as large as Germany, having an area of about 642,000 square miles.
Darius III fled to Media, where he was seized and murdered by Bessus, Satrap of Bactria (330), while Alexander entered Babylon and Susa, and subdued the provinces of Elam, Persia, and Media.
On his arrival in Persia, Mgr Cluzel was immediately acknowledged by the shah, decorated with the insignia of the Lion and Sun, and officially confirmed, by a special imperial firman, as the representative of the Father of the Faithful.
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