Person
Shapur I
Second Sasanian king of kings (reigned c. 240–270/272); he defeated Roman emperors and in 260 captured Valerian near Edessa, as his inscription at Naqsh-e Rostam proclaims.
- Dates
- … – between 270 and 272
- Events
- 8 events
- Regions
- Middle East and Egypt, Central and Northern Asia, South Asia
- In the threads
- Middle East and Egypt (1st–5th c.), The Steppe and Central Asia (1st–5th c.), South Asia (1st–5th c.)
Events
- Battle of Hormozdgan28 April 224 · Middle East and Egypt
- Mani begins his mission240 · Middle East and Egypt
- Shapur I conquers Kushanshahrbetween 230 and 262 · Central and Northern Asia
- Paintings of the synagogue and the church at Dura-Europosbetween 240 and 256 · Middle East and Egypt
- Kushano-Sasanians in Gandhara: Sasanian claims reach Peshawarbetween 240 and 262 · South Asia
- Battle of Edessa and the capture of Valerian260 · Middle East and Egypt
- Palmyra of Odaenathus and Zenobia260–273 · Middle East and Egypt
- The Kushano-Sasanian kingdom in Bactriabetween 230 and 262 – between 350 and 370 · Central and Northern Asia
Often together with
Sasanian EmpireArdashir IKushan EmpireRoman EmpireKushano-Sasanian KingdomArtabanus IV of ParthiaAurelianManiOdaenathusPalmyrene EmpireParthian EmpireValerian