Shapur I was sometimes, known as Shapur I the Great. He was supposedly the second king of kings in the Sasanian Empire. The dates are known as 204/42 to 270/72 but it is likely that he was co-regent with his father before his father died. Shapur I was 55 or 57 when he died. He had five children: Narseh, Bahram I, Hormizd I, Mirian III of Iberia, Shapur Meshanshah. Gurdzad Khuranzim al-Nadirah was his wife.
Shapur’s dad’s name was Ardashir I, he was the creator of the Sasanian dynasty. Shapur clearly succeeded him. His mother who was a lady, Lady Myrōd to be exact, was apparently an Arsacid princess. Some of the Talmud cities nicknamed her “Ifra Hurmiz”, after her incredible beauty. Shapur had a brother who would one day serve in Kirman as governor. He may have had anther brother, also named Shapur, Shapur the brother may have served as governor.…show more content… The Parthians controlled quite a bit of the Iranian plateau. They did this through a bunch of vassal states. In front of a meeting of entrepreneurs, Ardashir “judged him the gentlest, wisest, bravest and ablest of all his children” and asked that he become the next heir. Shapur is named heir apparent in other places as well. This included his capital, Gor.
Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari, an Iranian historian, said this of Shapur before he ascended the throne. The Iranians, according to legend, had tested Shapur already. They tested him in intelligence, understanding, learning, boldness, oratory, logic, kind-heartedness and affection. Something named the Cologne Mani-Codex says that by 240 Shapur was already co ruling with his father. In a letter from the Roman emperor addressed to his senate, makes reference of the Persian Kings. In plural. That gives us evidence that he was co ruling by at least 242 because that is when this letter was
