Shapur I
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Shapur I was a powerful 3rd-century Sasanian king of the Persian Empire known for his military victories against Rome and significant contributions to imperial expansion and administration.
All labels observed (2)
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
3rd-century ruler
ⓘ
Iranian person ⓘ Sasanian king ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Barbalissos
ⓘ
Battle of Edessa (260) ⓘ Battle of Misiche ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Istakhr ⓘ |
| capitalDuringReign | Ctesiphon ⓘ |
| captured | Valerian ⓘ |
| conflict |
Roman–Persian Wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman–Sasanian Wars
|
| country | Sasanian Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | c. 270 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Gundeshapur ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Sasanian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Sasanian dynasty
|
| era | 3rd century ⓘ |
| father | Ardashir I ⓘ |
| founded | Gundeshapur ⓘ |
| fullName | Shapur I self-link ⓘ |
| implemented |
centralization of imperial administration
ⓘ
taxation reforms ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administrative reforms
ⓘ
expansion of the Sasanian Empire ⓘ military victories against the Roman Empire ⓘ religious tolerance toward various faiths ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription |
Greek
ⓘ
Middle Persian language ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Persian
Parthian language ⓘ
surface form:
Parthian
|
| militaryAchievement |
captured Roman emperor Valerian
ⓘ
defeated Roman emperor Gordian III ⓘ defeated Roman emperor Philip the Arab ⓘ |
| mother | Lady Myrōd (Myrōdukht) ⓘ |
| nameInGreek | Sapor ⓘ |
| nameInMiddlePersian | Shabuhr ⓘ |
| nameInNewPersian |
Shapur I
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Shapur
|
| notableWork | Ka'ba-ye Zartosht trilingual inscription ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Mani
ⓘ
Manichaeism ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Shahanshah of Persia
ⓘ
surface form:
King of Kings of the Sasanian Empire
|
| predecessor | Ardashir I ⓘ |
| promoted |
construction of roads and infrastructure
ⓘ
urban development ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 270 ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 240 ⓘ |
| religion | Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| successor | Hormizd I ⓘ |
| territorialExpansion |
extended Sasanian control in Armenia
ⓘ
extended Sasanian control in Mesopotamia ⓘ extended Sasanian influence in Syria ⓘ |
| title |
Shahanshah of Persia
ⓘ
surface form:
King of Kings of Iran and non-Iran
|
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Gordian III
this entity surface form:
Shapur