Sapor

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Sapor is the Greek form of the name Shapur I, a prominent 3rd-century Sasanian king of Persia known for his military campaigns against the Roman Empire.

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Sapor canonical 1

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf SasanianKing ⓘ
historicalPerson ⓘ
associatedWithPlace Ctesiphon ⓘ
Gundeshapur ⓘ
battle Battle of Edessa (260) ⓘ
birthPlace Persia ⓘ
captured Valerian ⓘ
conflict Roman–Persian Wars ⓘ
country SasanianEmpire ⓘ
linked to: Sasanian Empire
deathPlace Persia ⓘ
dynasty Sasanian dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Sasanian Empire
enemy Roman Empire ⓘ
era 3rd century ⓘ
expandedInto Armenia ⓘ
linked to: Persarmenia

Mesopotamia ⓘ
Syria ⓘ
father Ardashir I ⓘ
hasGivenName Shapur ⓘ
hasWork Ka'ba-ye Zartosht trilingual inscription ⓘ
knownFrom Roman sources ⓘ
Sasanian inscriptions ⓘ
later Persian historiography ⓘ
languageOfInscription Middle Persian ⓘ
Parthian ⓘ
linked to: Parthian language
mother Lady Myrōd ⓘ
nameInLanguage Greek ⓘ
notableFor construction and patronage of cities ⓘ
defeat and capture of Roman emperor Valerian ⓘ
expansion of Sasanian territory ⓘ
military campaigns against the Roman Empire ⓘ
promotion of Zoroastrianism ⓘ
opponent Gordian III ⓘ
linked to: Emperor Gordian III

Philip the Arab ⓘ
Valerian ⓘ
patronage Mani ⓘ
positionHeld King of Kings of Iran and non-Iran ⓘ
predecessor Ardashir I ⓘ
reignedOver Persia ⓘ
SasanianEmpire ⓘ
linked to: Sasanian Empire
religion Zoroastrianism ⓘ
sameAs Shapur I ⓘ
successor Hormizd I ⓘ
title King of Kings ⓘ
Shahanshah ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shapur I → nameInGreek → Sapor ⓘ