Narseh (also spelled Narses or Narseus; Middle Persian: 𐭭𐭥𐭮𐭧𐭩) was the seventh Sasanian King of Kings of Iran from 293 to 303. The youngest son of...
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Adur Narseh was the ninth Sasanian King of Kings of Iran briefly in 309. Following his father's death, the nobles and Zoroastrian clergy saw an opportunity...
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Mihr-Narseh (Middle Persian: 𐭬𐭲𐭥𐭭𐭥𐭮𐭧𐭩 mtrnrshy), was a powerful Iranian dignitary from the House of Suren, who served as minister (wuzurg framadar)...
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and Coptos. In 294, Narseh, a son of Shapur I, who had been passed over for the Sassanid succession, came into power in Persia. Narseh probably moved to...
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grand-uncle Narseh. After reigning for a period of only four months, Bahram III was either captured or more likely killed during a campaign by Narseh, who took...
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Kartir (section Under Bahram II, Bahram III and Narseh)
nobles who supported the rebellion of Narseh, who overthrew Bahram III and ascended the throne. During Narseh's reign, Kartir faded into obscurity. Kartir's...
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Tetrarch Galerius and the forces of the Sasanian Empire of Persia led by Shah Narseh (Narses). The battle was an overwhelming victory for the Roman army, with...
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six years and five months, from 303 to 309. He was a son and successor of Narseh (r. 293–303). During his reign, the Kingdom of Armenia had recently declared...
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battles, Galerius secured victories over Narseh. During the second encounter, Roman forces seized Narseh's camp, his treasury, his harem, and his wife...
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Battle of Carrhae (296) (section Narseh)
Sasanian king Narseh. The battle took place between Carrhae (Harran) and Callinicum (al-Raqqah) and was a victory for the Sasanians. Narseh attacked with...
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Mesopotamia. In 294, Narseh, a son of Shapur who had been passed over for the Sassanid succession, came to power in Persia. In early 294, Narseh sent Diocletian...
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Šahfur. When Hormizd II died in 309, he was succeeded by his son Adur Narseh, who, after a brief reign which lasted few months, was killed by some of...
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up as a monument to victory, and tells how and why the Sasanian emperor Narseh (also written Narses) ousted his grandnephew from power. In 293 Narses marched...
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of the Sasanian Empire. He had three younger brothers: Hormizd-Ardashir, Narseh, and Shapur Meshanshah. Although the oldest of Shapur's sons, Bahram I was...
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of the old Armenia c. 400–800. The district was in Siunik, region of Balk. The ruler about 451 was Narseh Urdzi. List of regions of old Armenia v t e...
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region and a family of the old Armenia c. 400–800. The ruler in c. 420 was Narseh Djidjrakatsi. The family had the hegemony in Armenia 421 to 422. List of...
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Constantius sallies forth from the walls and defeats the enemy in a major battle. Narseh, ruler (Shahanshah) of the Sassanid Empire, dies after a 9-year reign. He...
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East and annexed most of the land of the Kushans, and appointing his son Narseh as Sakanshah—king of the Sakas—in Sistan. In 242 CE, Shapur conquered khwarezm...
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Narseh (Persian: نرسه, also Romanized as Nerseh; also known as Narsen) is a village in Kuhsarat Rural District, in the Central District of Minudasht County...
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3rd and early 4th-centuries, who was the wife of the Sasanian king (shah) Narseh (r. 293–302). She has been suggested to be the daughter of shah Shapur I...
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Yazdegerd under Yazdegerd I Mihr Narseh under Yazdegerd I and Bahram V Suren Pahlav under Bahram V, possibly Mihr Narseh's direct successor Bozorgmehr under...
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Shapur II (r. 309–370). Abruwan is notable for being the birthplace of Mihr-Narseh, the minister (wuzurg framadar) of the Sasanian monarchs Yazdegerd I (r...
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296 - Narseh raids Armenia, expels Tiridates, and quells the Romans. 297- Roman Emperor Galerius undoes Narseh. The Treaty of Nisibis compels Narseh to abandon...
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Ardashir I Shapur I Hormizd I Bahram I Bahram II Bahram III Narseh Hormizd II Adur Narseh Shapur II Ardashir II Shapur III Bahram IV Yazdegerd I Shapur...
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probably aided by Kartir to ascend the throne instead of Narseh. This most likely frustrated Narseh, who held the title of Vazurg Šāh Arminān ("Great King...
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launches a surprise attack against Narseh's camp in western Armenia. The Romans sack the camp and capture Narseh's wives, sisters and daughters, including...
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III ascends to the throne. After four months, Bahram III's great-uncle Narseh, the king of Persarmenia, marches on the Persian capital Ctesiphon with...
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Ardashir I Shapur I Hormizd I Bahram I Bahram II Bahram III Narseh Hormizd II Adur Narseh Shapur II Ardashir II Shapur III Bahram IV Yazdegerd I Shapur...
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Shapur II. Following the death of Hormizd II (r. 302–309), his son Adur Narseh (r. 309–309) succeeded him, but after a while he was deposed and killed...
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Narseh I – ? Son of Shapur I 293–302 302 Shahanshah Hormizd II – ? Son of Narseh I 302–309 309 Killed by Iranian aristocrats Shahanshah Adhur Narseh –...
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