Adur Narseh
| Adur Narseh | |
|---|---|
| King of Kings of Iran and non-Iran[a] | |
| Shahanshahof theSasanian Empire | |
| Reign | 309 |
| Predecessor | Hormizd II |
| Successor | Shapur II |
| Died | 309 |
| House | House of Sasan |
| Father | Hormizd II |
| Mother | Ifra Hormizd |
| Religion | Zoroastrianism |
Adur Narsehwas the ninthSasanianKing of KingsofIranbriefly in 309. Following his father's death, the nobles andZoroastrianclergy saw an opportunity to gain influence within the Empire. Thus, they murdered Adur Narseh, blinded one of his brothers and forced another brother (Hormizd) to flee.[1]He was succeeded by his infant brotherShapur II.[2]
Adur Narseh is only mentioned in someGreeksources, while oriental sources make no mention of him, and none of his coins have yet been found.[3]The credibility of these Greek sources regarding Adur Narseh is questioned by Nikolaus Schindel, who believes that Adur Narseh probably never ruled.[3]
Notes[edit]
- ^Also spelled "King of Kings of Iranians and non-Iranians".
References[edit]
- ^Pourshariati 2008,p. 56.
- ^Tafazzoli 1983,p. 477.
- ^abSchindel 2013,p. 815.
Sources[edit]
- 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.ISBN978-1-84511-645-3.
- Schindel, Nikolaus (2013). "Sasanian Coinage". In Potts, Daniel T. (ed.).The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Iran.Oxford University Press.ISBN978-0199733309.
- Shahbazi, A. Shapur(2005)."Sasanian dynasty".Encyclopaedia Iranica, Online Edition.
- Tafazzoli, Ahmad (1983). "ĀDUR NARSEH".Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. I, Fasc. 5.p. 477.
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