Bishapur (Middle Persian: Bay-Šāpūr; Persian: بیشاپور, Bishâpûr) was an ancient city in Sasanid Persia (Iran) on the ancient road between Persis and Elam...

The Battle of Bishapur took place during the Muslim conquest of Fars, a province of Persia, in the seventh century AD. The city was taken by the Muslim...

court in his later years, participating in archery. He died of illness in Bishapur, most likely in May 270. Shapur was the first Iranian monarch to use the...

is located at Kangāvar in Kermanshah Province. The other is located at Bishapur. The remains at Kangavar display Persian architectural designs. The plinth's...

Lactantius, Shapur I sent Valerian and some of his army to the city of Bishapur or Gundishapur where they lived in relatively good conditions. Shapur used...

his victory by carving the impressive rock reliefs in Naqsh-e Rostam and Bishapur, as well as a monumental inscription in Persian and Greek in the vicinity...

continued to be celebrated in later Persian literature. Firuzabad, Fars and Bishapur have groups of Sassanian reliefs, the former including the oldest, a large...

Arab–Sasanian coinage minted in Bishapur during the caliphate of Ali contains both Arabic and Sasanian symbols (image of the crowned Khosrow II, holy fire...

of south Iran, approximately 6 km (3.7 miles) from the ancient city of Bishapur, in the Shapur cave on the fourth of five terraces stands the 3rd-century...

reflecting the history of the province, Iran, and West Asia. The ruins of Bishapur, Persepolis, and Firouzabad are all reminders of this. Arab invaders brought...

historic city Bishapur is near Kazerun; it was a capital of the Sasanian Empire.[citation needed] The nearby ruins of the ancient city of Bishapur 12 mi (19 km)...

District, and Dashtak of Marvdasht and the villages around Kazerun and Bishapur and Larestan County. The old Shiraz dialect, to which Hafez and Saadi have...

illustrated by their surviving palaces, such as those at Firouzabad and Bishapur in Fars, and the capital city of Ctesiphon in modern Iraq. In addition...

scholars claim Shapur sent Valerian and some of his army to the city of Bishapur, where they lived in relatively good conditions. Shapur used the remaining...

1A Sassanid era mosaic excavated at Bishapur...

224 – Palace of Ardashir built near Ghal'eh Dokhtar by Ardashir I. 266 – Bishapur city founded by Emperor Shapur I as a capital for the Sassanid Empire 290s...

reflecting the history of the province, Iran, and West Asia. The ruins of Bishapur, Persepolis, and Firouzabad are all reminders of this. The Arab invaders...

while the rest withdrew to Basra. In c. 643, Uthman ibn Abi al-As seized Bishapur, which signed a peace treaty. In 644, al-'Ala' once again attacked Fars...

Romans prisoners of war, including Shadh-Shapur (Dayr Mikhraq) in Meshan, Bishapur in Persis, Wuzurg-Shapur (Ukbara; Marw-Ḥābūr), and Gundeshapur. Agricultural...

Castle Parvizeh Evaz Castle Puskan Castle Qal'eh Dokhtar Qal'eh Dokhtar, Bishapur Qalat Castle, Kavar Qalat Castle, Qir and Karzin Qalat Khawari Castle Sarvestan...

the University of Chicago, led by Erich Schmidt. Behistun Inscription Bishapur Essaqwand Rock Tombs Istakhr Naqsh-e Rajab Persepolis Qadamgah (ancient...

continued to be celebrated in later Persian literature. Firuzabad, Fars and Bishapur have groups of Sassanian reliefs, the former including the oldest, a large...

life. King Shapur I captures Valerian. King Shapur I sends Valerian to Bishapur and uses the captured Roman army for engineering plans. They construct...

floor pavement marble mosaic representing female dancers, Shapur palace, Bishapur, Iran, c. 260 AD. Excavated by Roman Ghirshman, ca. 1939–1941. Department...

Mountains, in southern Iran, about 6 kilometres (3.7 miles) from the city of Bishapur. Sangtarashan cave is located in the Jahrom, in southern Iran. Palace of...

Rashidun Caliphate. Imitation of Sasanid Empire ruler Khosrau II type. BYS (Bishapur) mint. Dated YE 25 = AH 36 (AD 656). Sasanian style bust imitating Khosrau...

Qal'eh Dokhtar, Iran, Firuzabad, Fars Sarvestan Palace, Iran, Sarvestan Bishapur, Iran, Kazerun, most notably at the Temple of Anahita Beverston Castle...

Persians. Battle of Waj Rudh Arabs defeat Persians. 643–644 Battle of Bishapur (643-644) Rashidun Caliphate defeats Sasanian Empire. 644 Battle of Rasil...

cave, a huge limestone cave located about 6 km from the ancient city of Bishapur in the south of Iran. About 1400 years ago, after the Arab invasion of...

eight archaeological sites are clustered across three zones: Firuzabad, Bishapur, and Sarvestan. These areas exhibit an array of well-preserved urban designs...