Shāpūr (, meaning ''son of the king'') or Shahpur (شاهپور) is a Persian

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popular in

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

and other Persian speaking countries. It is first attested in

Middle Persian Middle Persian, also known by its endonym Pārsīk or Pārsīg ( Inscriptional Pahlavi script: , Manichaean script: , Avestan script: ) in its later form, is a Western Middle Iranian language which became the literary language of the Sasania ...

as Shāhpuhr (). The Armenian form is Շապուհ ''Šapuh'' or Սեպուհ ''Sepuh''.

Sasanian kings

Shapur can refer to one of four

Sasanian The Sasanian Empire (), officially Eranshahr ( , "Empire of the Iranians"), was an Iranian empire that was founded and ruled by the House of Sasan from 224 to 651. Enduring for over four centuries, the length of the Sasanian dynasty's reign ...

kings: *

Shapur I Shapur I (also spelled Shabuhr I; ) was the second Sasanian Empire, Sasanian King of Kings of Iran. The precise dating of his reign is disputed, but it is generally agreed that he ruled from 240 to 270, with his father Ardashir I as co-regent u ...

(r. 241–272) *

Shapur II Shapur II ( , 309–379), also known as Shapur the Great, was the tenth King of Kings (List of monarchs of the Sasanian Empire, Shahanshah) of Sasanian Iran. He took the title at birth and held it until his death at age 70, making him the List ...

(r. 309–379) *

Shapur III Shahpur, Shapur, Shahpoor, or Shahapur () may refer to: People * Shapur (name), Persian given name and a list of people with the name Places India Bihar * Shahpur, Bihar, a city in Bhojpur district ** Shahpur, Bihar Assembly constit ...

(r. 383–388) * Shapur IV (r. 420) *

Shapur-i Shahrvaraz Shapur-i Shahrvaraz (, meaning "Shapur, son of Shahrvaraz"), also known as Shapur V, was Sasanian king (shah) of Iran briefly in 630. Biography Shapur-i Shahrvaraz was the son of Shahrbaraz, the distinguished Iranian military commander (''spahbed' ...

(r. 630)

Other people

Shapur may also refer to: *

Vramshapuh Vramshapuh () was a noble of the Arsacid dynasty who served as the Sasanian client king of Armenia from 389 until his death in 414. He is mainly remembered for presiding over the creation of the Armenian alphabet by Mesrop Mashtots. Name The nam ...

or Bahram-Shapur, a Prince who served as a

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Arsacid The Parthian Empire (), also known as the Arsacid Empire (), was a major Iranian political and cultural power centered in ancient Iran from 247 BC to 224 AD. Its latter name comes from its founder, Arsaces I, who led the Parni tribe ...

Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...

from 389 until 417. *

Shapur Mihran Shapur Mihran (), known in Armenian sources as Shapuh Mihran (Armenian: Շապուհ Միհրան), was a Sasanian nobleman from the House of Mihran. He served as the marzban of Persian Armenia briefly in 482. Biography Shapur belonged to the H ...

, a 5th-century

Iranian Iranian () may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Iran ** Iranian diaspora, Iranians living outside Iran ** Iranian architecture, architecture of Iran and parts of the rest of West Asia ** Iranian cuisine, cooking traditions and practic ...

noble from the

House of Mihran The House of Mihrān or House of Mehrān (Middle Persian: 𐭬𐭨𐭥𐭠𐭭; New Persian: ), was a leading Iranian noble family (''šahrdārān''), one of the Seven Great Houses of the Sasanian İranian Empire which claimed descent from the ...

, who served as the

marzban Marzbān, or Marzpān (Middle Persian: 𐭬𐭫𐭱𐭰𐭠𐭭𐭯 transliteration: mrzwpn, derived from Middle Persian: 𐭬𐭫𐭱 ''marz'' "border, boundary" and the Middle Persian suffix: 𐭡𐭭𐭯 ''-pān'' "guardian"; Modern Persian: ...

(governor) of

Persian Armenia Sasanian Armenia, also known as Persian Armenia and Persarmenia ( – ''Parskahayastan''), may either refer to the periods in which Armenia ( – ''Armin'') was under the suzerainty of the Sasanian Empire or specifically to the parts of Armeni ...

briefly in 482. * Shapur of Ray or Shapur Razi, a 5th-century

from the

, who served as the

(governor) of

from 483 to 484. * Shapur (Bavandid ruler) (died 825), local ruler in Tabaristan *

Shapur Bakhtiar Shapour Bakhtiar (, ; 26 June 19146 August 1991) was an Iranian politician who served as the last Prime Minister of Iran under the rule of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. In the words of the historian Abbas Milani: "more than once in the tone of a jere ...

(1915–1991), former Prime Minister of Iran * Shapur ibn Sahl, a ninth-century Persian Christian physician from the Academy of Gundishapur * Sapor of Bet-Nicator was the Christian bishop of Bet-Nicator * Maharsapor (or Sapor; died 421), an early Christian martyr of Persia. *

Saburrus Saburrus () was a Byzantine military leader of Persian descent who served under Emperor Constans II (641–668). He commanded a force of 20,000 soldiers in an operation against the Lombard Duchy of Benevento, but after suffering defeat at Forino, he ...

, Byzantine general who served in Italy under Constans II *

Saborios Saborios or Saborius () was a Byzantine general who rose in revolt against Emperor Constans II (r. 641–668) in 667–668. He sought and obtained the aid of the Caliph Muawiyah I (r. 661–680), but was killed in a horse accident before confrontin ...

, Byzantine general who revolted against Constans II *

Shapoor Zadran Shapoor Zadran (; born 8 July 1987) is an Afghan cricketer who currently plays for the national cricket team. He is a left-arm fast-medium bowler. Early life Zadran was born on 8 July 1987 in Logar Province, Afghanistan. He was a refugee in P ...

, an Afghan cricketer * Shapoor Reporter, a British intelligence agent * Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry (1929-2022), Indian-born Irish businessman *Mar Shapur also known as Mar Sabor, a Chaldean Assyrian bishop who helped set up a church in present day

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Places

* Anbar, Iraq was known as Peroz-Shapur in ancient times.

Other

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Nizami Ganjavi Nizami Ganjavi (; c. 1141 – 1209), Nizami Ganje'i, Nizami, or Nezāmi, whose formal name was Jamal ad-Dīn Abū Muḥammad Ilyās ibn-Yūsuf ibn-Zakkī,Mo'in, Muhammad(2006), "Tahlil-i Haft Paykar-i Nezami", Tehran.: p. 2: Some commentators h ...

's tale ''Khusraw and Shirin'' *

Shapoorji Pallonji Group Shapoorji Pallonji & Company Private Limited (SPCPL), trading as Shapoorji Pallonji Group, is an Indian conglomerate headquartered in Mumbai. Its primary business interests include construction and engineering, infrastructure, real estate, ener ...

, Indian business conglomerate

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