Adur Narseh ( fa, آذرنرسه) was the ninth
Sasanian
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King of Kings
King of Kings; grc-gre, Βασιλεὺς Βασιλέων, Basileùs Basiléōn; hy, արքայից արքա, ark'ayits ark'a; sa, महाराजाधिराज, Mahārājadhirāja; ka, მეფეთ მეფე, ''Mepet mepe'' ...
of
Iran
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briefly in 309. Following his father's death, the nobles and
Zoroastrian
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clergy 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. He was succeeded by his infant brother
Shapur II
Shapur II ( pal, 𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭩 ; New Persian: , ''Šāpur'', 309 – 379), also known as Shapur the Great, was the tenth Sasanian King of Kings ( Shahanshah) of Iran. The longest-reigning monarch in Iranian history, he reign ...
.
Adur Narseh is only mentioned in some
Greek
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sources, while oriental sources make no mention of him, and none of his coins have yet been found. The credibility of these Greek sources regarding Adur Narseh is questioned by Nikolaus Schindel, who believes that Adur Narseh probably never ruled.
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3rd-century births
309 deaths
Year of birth unknown
4th-century Sasanian monarchs
Murdered Persian monarchs
4th-century murdered monarchs
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