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Shapur II
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Shapur II was a Persian ruler who reigned for 70 years during the Sasanian Empire, one of the major powers of the ancient world. His long reign was significant for the empire's military campaigns and internal development during a crucial period of Persian history.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Shapur
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Sasanian Empire
- Place of birth
- Firuzabad
- Place of death
- Bishapur
- Father
- Hormizd II
- Mother
- Ifra Hormizd
- Sibling
- Hormizd
- Occupation
- sovereign
- Languages spoken
- Middle Persian
- Religion
- Zoroastrianism
- Family
- Sasanian dynasty
- Noble title
- King of Kings
- Image
- Bust of Shapur II the Great in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.jpg
- Significant event
- posthumous birth
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- date of death
- 0379-01-01
- date of birth
- 0310-03-00
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- Category:Shapur II
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Encyclopedic overview
Shapur II (Middle Persian: 𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭩 Šābuhr, 309–379), also known as Shapur the Great, was the tenth King of Kings (Shahanshah) of the Sasanian Empire. He took the title at birth and held it until his death at age 70, making him the longest-reigning monarch in Sasanian history. He was the son of Hormizd II (r. 302–309).
His reign saw the military resurgence of the country and the expansion of its territory, which marked the start of the first Sasanian golden era. Thus, along with Shapur I, Kavad I and Khosrow I, he is regarded as one of the most illustrious Sasanian kings. His three direct successors, on the other hand, were less successful. At the age of 16, he launched enormously successful military campaigns against Arab insurrections and tribes.
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