Adur Narseh was the ninth

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briefly in 309. Following his father's death, the nobles and

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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

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. Adur Narseh is only mentioned in some

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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 {{Iran-royal-stub