{"slug": "shapur-ii", "label": "Shapur II", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shapur_II", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q234860", "qid": "Q234860", "description": "Sasanian emperor", "entries": 17, "years": 15, "span": [309, 379], "span_label": ["309 CE", "379 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 11}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}, {"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 1}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "kingdom-of-armenia-antiquity", "label": "Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity)", "shared": 6}, {"slug": "sasanian-empire", "label": "Sasanian Empire", "shared": 5}, {"slug": "sassanid-empire", "label": "Sassanid Empire", "shared": 5}, {"slug": "mesopotamia-roman-province", "label": "Mesopotamia (Roman province)", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "euphrates", "label": "Euphrates", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "constantius-ii", "label": "Constantius II", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "roman-empire", "label": "Roman Empire", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "constantinople", "label": "Constantinople", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "macedonia-roman-province", "label": "Macedonia (Roman province)", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "ctesiphon", "label": "Ctesiphon", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "iran", "label": "Iran", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "christians", "label": "Christians", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 309, "year_label": "309 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": null, "text": "Hormizd is succeeded by his infant son Shapur II following the brief reign and murder of Adur Narseh.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1330161246#Persia", "title": "309", "revid": 1330161246, "section": "Events › By place › Persia"}}, {"year": 309, "year_label": "309 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Shapur II (the Great), king of the Sassanid Empire (d. 379)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1330161246#Births", "title": "309", "revid": 1330161246, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 337, "year_label": "337 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "King Shapur II of Persia begins a war against the Roman Empire. He sends his troops across the Tigris to recover Armenia and Mesopotamia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1342549552#Persia", "title": "337", "revid": 1342549552, "section": "Events › By place › Persia"}}, {"year": 338, "year_label": "338 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Shapur II, king of the Persian Empire, begins a widespread persecution of Christians. He orders forcible conversions to the state religion, Zoroastrianism, lest the Christians disrupt his realm while he is away fighting the Romans in Armenia and Mesopotamia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1267075323#Persia", "title": "338", "revid": 1267075323, "section": "Events › By place › Persia"}}, {"year": 339, "year_label": "339 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Emperor Constantius II hastens to his territory in the East, where a revived Persia under King Shapur II is attacking Mesopotamia. For the next 11 years, the two powers engage in a war of border skirmishing, with no real victor.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1355371026#Roman_Empire", "title": "339", "revid": 1355371026, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 344, "year_label": "344 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Battle of Singara: The Roman army under Constantius wins a close victory, at the strongly fortified city of Singara (Mesopotamia). His enemy, King Shapur II, is forced to lift the siege, and withdraw the Persian army.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1314901826#Roman_Empire", "title": "344", "revid": 1314901826, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 350, "year_label": "350 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The city of Anbar (Iraq) is founded by king Shapur II.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367501252#Asia", "title": "350", "revid": 1367501252, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 358, "year_label": "358 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Emperor Constantius II builds new forts to secure upper Mesopotamia. Persia's king Shapur II sends an emissary to Constantinople with gifts and a letter wrapped in white silk. He requests that Constantius return the lands of his ancestors from the Euphrates to the frontier of Macedonia. Constantius tactfully refuses to cede any territories.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1267077925#Roman_Empire", "title": "358", "revid": 1267077925, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 359, "year_label": "359 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "King Shapur II the Great of the Persian Empire invades southern Armenia. The Romans implement a scorched earth policy and place strong guards at the Euphrates crossings.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1332409759#Roman_Empire", "title": "359", "revid": 1332409759, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 362, "year_label": "362 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Julian builds a fleet of 50 warships, and more than 1,000 transport boats at Samosata, for his expedition in Persia against King Shapur II the Great.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1331333761#Roman_Empire", "title": "362", "revid": 1331333761, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 363, "year_label": "363 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 29", "text": "May 29 – Battle of Ctesiphon: Julian reaches the vicinity of the strongly fortified capital Ctesiphon. King Shapur II in charge of a large Persian army adopts a scorched earth policy, leaving the Romans desperately short of supplies.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367307501#Roman_Empire", "title": "363", "revid": 1367307501, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 369, "year_label": "369 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "King Shapur II occupies the pro-Roman kingdom of Armenia. He besieges Artogerassa in modern Georgia, where Papas (Pap), son of King Arsaces II (Arshak II), defends the fortress and the royal treasure against Persian forces.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1322977158#Persia", "title": "369", "revid": 1322977158, "section": "Events › By place › Persia"}}, {"year": 371, "year_label": "371 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Persian Empire attains the zenith of its power under King Shapur II as the Romans renew their war against Persia. Hostilities will continue for the next 5 years.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1283531136#Persia", "title": "371", "revid": 1283531136, "section": "Events › By place › Persia"}}, {"year": 373, "year_label": "373 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "King Shapur II declares war as a result of Valens' support of Armenia. Emperor Valens makes Antioch his military base for the campaign against Persia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364742164#Persia", "title": "373", "revid": 1364742164, "section": "Events › By place › Persia"}}, {"year": 377, "year_label": "377 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Persian king Shapur II pushes the Huns back across the Caucasus.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367313593#Persia", "title": "377", "revid": 1367313593, "section": "Events › By place › Persia"}}, {"year": 379, "year_label": "379 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "King Shapur II, ruler of the Persian Empire, age 70, dies after a 69-year reign in which he conquered Armenia and transferred multitudes of people from the western lands to Susiana (Khuzistan). The great town Nishapur in Khorasan (eastern Parthia) is also founded by him. His brother Ardashir II, governor-king of Adiabene, is placed by the nobles on the throne.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367645183#Persia", "title": "379", "revid": 1367645183, "section": "Events › By place › Persia"}}, {"year": 379, "year_label": "379 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Shapur II (the Great), ruler of the Sasanian Empire (b. 309)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367645183#Deaths", "title": "379", "revid": 1367645183, "section": "Deaths"}}]}