Shapur I of Persia

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
Sasanian emperor
gptkbp:birthDate c. 215 CE
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Bishapur
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Bishapur
gptkb:Ctesiphon
gptkbp:capturedBy gptkb:Valerian
gptkbp:children gptkb:Bahram_I
gptkb:Hormizd_I
gptkb:Narseh
gptkbp:deathDate c. 270 CE
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Sasanian
gptkbp:father gptkb:Ardashir_I
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shapur I of Persia
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Middle_Persian
gptkbp:mother Lady Myrōd
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Gordian_III
gptkb:Philip_the_Arab
gptkb:Battle_of_Edessa
gptkb:Valerian
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Ka'ba-ye_Zartosht_inscription
gptkb:Naqsh-e_Rustam_reliefs
gptkbp:notableEvent Supported religious tolerance
Expanded Sasanian Empire
Promoted Mani and Manichaeism
Captured Antioch
Captured Dura-Europos
Consolidated Sasanian power
Defeated Roman Emperor Valerian
Expanded Sasanian influence into Central Asia
Fought against Armenia
Fought against Kushan Empire
Fought against Rome
Issued trilingual inscriptions
Negotiated with Rome
Patronized Mani
Promoted urban development
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Res_Gestae_Divi_Saporis
King of Kings of Iran and non-Iran
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Nishapur
gptkb:Bishapur
gptkb:Gundeshapur
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Ardashir_I
gptkbp:reignEnd 270 CE
gptkbp:reignStart 240 CE
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Zoroastrianism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Queen_Azarmidokht
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Hormizd_I
gptkbp:title gptkb:Shahanshah
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Emperor_Valerian
gptkb:Artaxias_IV_of_Armenia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6