Shapur III

Shahanshah of the Sasanian Empire from 383 to 388 Shapur III𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭩King of Kings of Iranians and non-IraniansA depiction of a king killing a leopard on the "Klimova Plate" (Hermitage Museum), presumed to be Shapur IIIShahanshah of the Sasanian EmpireReign383 – 388PredecessorArdashir IISuccessorBahram IVDied388SpouseYazdan-Friy ShapurIssueYazdegerd IBahram IVHouseHouse of SasanFatherShapur IIReligionZoroastrianism Shapur III (Middle Persian: 𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭩 Šābuhr), was the Sasanian King of Kings (shahanshah) of Iran from 383 to 388. He was the son of Shapur II (r. 309–379) and succeeded his uncle Ardashir II (r. 379–383). His reign was largely uneventful; to the west, a dispute with the Romans over Armenia was eventually settled through diplomacy, partitioning the area between the two empires in a manner which left most of it under Sasanian control. To the east, Shapur III lost control of the important mint city Kabul to the Alchon Huns. He is notable for having a rock relief carved at Taq-e Bostan, depicting a scene of him along with his father. He was the penultimate monarch to have a rock relief carved, the last one being Khosrow II (r.