{"slug": "narseh", "label": "Narseh", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narseh", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q264903", "qid": "Q264903", "description": "seventh Sasanian emperor (r. 293–302)", "entries": 7, "years": 6, "span": [293, 357], "span_label": ["293 CE", "357 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Deaths", "count": 3}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 3}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "armenia", "label": "Armenia", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "tiridates-iii-of-armenia", "label": "Tiridates III of Armenia", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "galerius", "label": "Galerius", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "sassanid-empire", "label": "Sassanid Empire", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "sasanian-empire", "label": "Sasanian Empire", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "raqqa", "label": "Raqqa", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "goths", "label": "Goths", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "illyria", "label": "Illyria", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "moesia", "label": "Moesia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "mesopotamia", "label": "Mesopotamia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "diocletian", "label": "Diocletian", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "caucasus", "label": "Caucasus", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 293, "year_label": "293 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "King Bahram II of the Persian Empire dies after a 17-year reign; his son Bahram III ascends to the throne. After four months, Bahram III's great-uncle Narseh, the king of Persarmenia, marches on the Persian capital Ctesiphon with the support of a faction of the nobility and the eastern Satraps. Bahram is overthrown and Narseh is declared the new King of Kings.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367495846#Persia", "title": "293", "revid": 1367495846, "section": "Events › By place › Persia"}}, {"year": 296, "year_label": "296 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Persian king Narseh invades Roman-held Upper Mesopotamia and Arsacid western Armenia, the latter territory being under the leadership of the pro-Roman king Tiridates III. With only a small army, Caesar Galerius fights three holding actions against Narseh's army in Mesopotamia. Somewhere in the open plains between Carrhae and Callinicum, Galerius' army suffers a defeat against the Persian army, which is both more numerous and contains superior numbers of high-quality cavalry. Nevertheless, Galerius succeeds in blunting the Persian offensive.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1267076673#Roman_Empire", "title": "296", "revid": 1267076673, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 297, "year_label": "297 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Diocletian watches over the Syrian provinces while Caesar Galerius makes preparations for a campaign against the Persian king Narseh. He recruits veterans from Illyria and Moesia, recruits new soldiers, and strengthens his army with Gothic mercenaries and the Armenian units of Tiridates III.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1349992933#Roman_Empire", "title": "297", "revid": 1349992933, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 299, "year_label": "299 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Peace of Nisibis: Emperor Diocletian signs a treaty with the Persian king Narseh that will last for 40 years. The Persians accept Roman dominion over Armenia, the Caucasus, and Upper Mesopotamia. The pro-Roman ruler Tiridates III receives all of Armenia as far as the border with Atropatene. Mirian III of the Kingdom of Iberia is made a Roman client, and at some point in time, as a result of the treaty, Caucasian Albania will follow suit. Rome also gains five satrapies beyond the Tigris, which are perhaps given to Tiridates to administer.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1267078871#Roman_Empire", "title": "299", "revid": 1267078871, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 302, "year_label": "302 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Narseh (or Narses), ruler of the Sassanid Empire", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1274672982#Deaths", "title": "302", "revid": 1274672982, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 302, "year_label": "302 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Narseh, ruler (Shahanshah) of the Sassanid Empire, dies after a 9-year reign. He is succeeded by his son Hormizd II.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1274672982#Persia", "title": "302", "revid": 1274672982, "section": "Events › By place › Persia"}}, {"year": 357, "year_label": "357 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Winter – Constantius II receives ambassadors from the Persian Empire. They demand that Rome restore the lands surrendered by King Narseh.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1331328193#Roman_Empire", "title": "357", "revid": 1331328193, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}]}