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Narseh

Narseh (also spelled Narses or Narseus; Middle Persian: 𐭭𐭥𐭮𐭧𐭩) was the seventh King of Kings of Sasanian Iran from 293 to 303. The youngest son of Shapur I (r. 240–270), Narseh served as the governor of Sakastan, Hind and Turan under his father. Shapur I was eventually succeeded by his son Hormizd I (r. 270–271), who died after a reign of one year.…

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Born
Between 228–233
Died
303 (aged 70–75)
Father
Shapur I
House
House of Sasan
Issue
Hormizd II Hormizddukhtak
Predecessor
Hormizd I · Bahram III

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The Paikuli inscription

Rock relief

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related to Sources · 125
Narseh → ABC-CLIO, Adiabene, Ancient Iran, Anērān, Architecture, Archived, Armenia, Aryan Worshiping Ohrmazd, Bahai Faith III, Bahrām II, Bahrām III, Baḵtīārī, BCE, BRILL, Brosius, Built Environment, California Press, Canepa, Carlo, CE
related to Religious policy · 35
Narseh → According, Ahura Mazda, Anahid, Anahita, As, As Ursula Weber, At, Bahram II, Cereti, Christian, Christianity, Church, East, He, Historian Touraj Daryaee, Istakhr, It, Kartir, Kartir's, Kirdēr
related to Rise · 29
Narseh → Adurfarrobay, Amongst, Ardashir, Bahram II, Bahram III, Bahram III's, Both, Ctesiphon, Following, Four, Garmekan, Gods, He, His, However, In, Iran, Iranian, Kartir, Meshan
related to Titles · 29
Narseh → Abzūdxwarrah, Aneran, Armenia, Armenān, As, Bahram, During, Eran, Hind, Iran, Iranian, King, Mazda-worshipping, Mazda-worshipping Narseh, MLKʾn MLKʾ, MN, MNW, NPi, NVŠ, Paikuli
related to Early life and governorship · 25
Narseh → Ardashir, Armenia, Arminān, Bahram, Bahram I's, Bahram II, During, Great King, He, Hind, His, Hormizd, Kartir, Narseh's, Nevertheless, Roman, Sakastan, Sasanian, Sasanian Empires, September
related to Further reading · 22
Narseh → Brill Online, Brill's New Pauly, Christine, Francis, Franz, Gentry, In Nicholson, In Salazar, ISBN, Josef, Landfester, Late Antiquity, Manfred, Martin, Narses, Oliver, Oxford, Oxford University Press, Schottky, The Oxford Dictionary
related to Name · 22
Narseh → Arabic, Armenian Nerseh, Coptic Narsaph, Greek, However, Latin, Middle Persian, Naqsh-e Rostam, Narsaios, Narsaiēs, Narseh's, Narseos, Narseus, Narsi, Narsēs, Nrsy, Old Iranian, Paikuli, Parthian, Syriac
related to The Paikuli inscription · 20
Narseh → Adiabene, Bahram III, Greek, Iraqi Kurdistan, Ka'ba-ye Zartosht, King, Kings, Like, Middle Persian, Paikuli, Parthian, Parthian Empire, Sasanian, Sasanian Empire, Shahanshah, Shapur I's, The, The Paikuli, This, Unlike Shapur I's
related to Rock relief · 14
Narseh → Achaemenid, Anahita, BC, Darius, Great, Hormizd, However, Iran, Naqsh-e Rostam, Sasanian, Shapurdukhtak, The, While, Xerxes
related to Coinage · 12
Narseh → Anērān, Drachma, Gold, In, Iran, King, Kings, Mazda-worshiping, Mazdēsn, Narseh's, Narsē, The

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bahram sasanian shapur armenia ed iii iranica throne paikuli inscription son encyclopædia galerius ii king father iran peace romans isbn

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NarsehBornBetween 228–2331.00infobox
NarsehDied303 (aged 70–75)1.00infobox
NarsehFatherShapur I1.00infobox
NarsehHouseHouse of Sasan1.00infobox
NarsehIssueHormizd II Hormizddukhtak1.00infobox
NarsehPredecessorHormizd I1.00infobox
NarsehPredecessorBahram III1.00infobox
NarsehReign271 – 2931.00infobox
NarsehReign293 – 3031.00infobox
NarsehReligionZoroastrianism1.00infobox
NarsehSpouseShapurdukhtak1.00infobox
NarsehSuccessorHormizd II1.00infobox

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