Adur Narseh

Adur Narseh
"King of kings of Iran and Aniran"
Reign	309
Predecessor	Hormizd II
Successor	Shapur II
Born	Unknown
Died	309
House	House of Sasan
Religion	Zoroastrianism

Adur Narseh (Persian: آذرنرسه)‎‎) was the son of Hormizd II and the ninth king of the Sasanian Empire. Following his father's death, the nobles and Zoroastrian clergy saw an opportunity to gain influence within the Sasanian Empire. Thus, they murdered Adur Narseh, blinded one of his brothers and forced another brother to flee.^[1] Another source states that he ruled several months before being killed because he was a tyrant.^[2] He was succeeded by his unborn brother Shapur II.^[3]

References

↑ Parvaneh Pourshariati, Decline of the Sasanian Empire, (I.B.Tauris, 2008), 56.
↑ ĀDUR NARSEH, A. Tafażżolī, Encyclopaedia Iranica, (July 22, 2011).
↑ ĀDUR NARSEH, A. Tafażżolī, Encyclopaedia Iranica.

Sources

Pourshariati, Parvaneh (2008). Decline and Fall of the Sasanian Empire: The Sasanian-Parthian Confederacy and the Arab Conquest of Iran. London and New York: I.B. Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84511-645-3.
Shapur Shahbazi, A. (2005). "SASANIAN DYNASTY". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Online Edition. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
Tafazzoli, Ahmad (1983). "ĀDUR NARSEH". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. I, Fasc. 5. p. 477.

Adur Narseh Sasanian dynasty
Preceded by Hormizd II	Great King (Shah) of Persia 309	Succeeded by Shapur II

Rulers of the Sasanian Empire (224–651)

Ardashir I (224–242) Shapur I (240–270) Hormizd I (270–271) Bahram I (271–274) Bahram II (274–293) Bahram III (293) Narseh (293–302) Hormizd II (302–309) Adur Narseh (309) Shapur II (309–379) Ardashir II (379–383) Shapur III (383–388) Bahram IV (388–399) Yazdegerd I (399–420) Shapur IV^§ (420) Khosrow the Usurper^§ (420) Bahram V (420–438) Yazdegerd II (438–457) Hormizd III (457–459) Peroz I (459–484) Balash (484–488) Kavadh I (488–496) Djamasp (496–498) Kavadh I (498–531) Khosrow I (531–579) Hormizd IV (579–590) Khosrow II (590) Bahram VI Chobin^§ (590–591) Khosrow II (591–628) Vistahm^§ (591–596) Kavadh II (628) Ardashir III (628–629) Shahrbaraz^§ (629) Khosrow III^§ (629) Borandukht (629–630) Shapur-i Shahrvaraz^§ (630) Peroz II^§ (630) Azarmidokht (630–631) Farrukh Hormizd^§ (630–631) Hormizd VI^§ (630–631) Khosrow IV^§ (631) Farrukhzad Khosrau V^§ (631) Boran (631–632) Yazdegerd III (632–651) Peroz III (pretender) Narsieh (pretender)

^§ usurpers or rival claimants

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, March 24, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.