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Shapur I

Type Figure Region Sasanian Persia Time c. 215–270 Also known as Shapur I Sasanid

Shapur I, second Sasanian king, born c. 215 CE, died 270, son of founder Ardashir I; co-ruler c.…

Timeline

c. 240–242Ctesiphon · Sasanian PersiaShapur I was named co-ruler in the late years of Ardashir I, participating in military and political decision-making and preparing for independent rule.
242–270Edessa · MesopotamiaAfter ruling independently, Shapur I repeatedly attacked Rome's eastern provinces, capturing Emperor Valerian near Edessa in 260, and built extensive defensive works on the frontier, consolidating Sasanian hegemony.

Sources

Encyclopaedia Iranica: Shapur I https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/shapur-i
The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 3(1): The Seleucid, Parthian and Sasanian Periods — Ehsan Yarshater (ed.) (1983)