Shāpūr I

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Shāpūr I: References & Edit History

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Assorted References

contribution to Sāsānian architecture
- In Iranian art and architecture: Sāsānian period
Edessa, Battle of
- In Battle of Edessa
influence on Zoroastrianism
- In Zoroastrianism: The Sasanian period

association with

Ardashīr I
- In Ardashīr I
Mani
- In Mani
- In ancient Iran: Manichaeism

history of

Iran

In ancient Iran: Wars of Shāpūr I

Ctesiphon
- In Ctesiphon
Hatra
- In Hatra
Sāsānian dynasty
- In Sasanian dynasty

Mesopotamia
- In history of Mesopotamia: The Sasanian period
Roman Empire
- In ancient Rome: Difficulties in the East

Article Contributors

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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

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Dutta Promeet

Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Anniversary information added.		Jan 01, 2024
	Added new Web site: The Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies - Shapur I.	Dutta Promeet	Jan 16, 2009
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	May 27, 1999