page_title: Timeline of the Sasanian Empire
hierarchical_section_title: Timeline of the Sasanian Empire
caption_attribution_description: English: Coin of Bahram V.
context_page_description: The Sassanid Empire or Sassanian Dynasty is the name used for the Persian dynasty which lasted from 224 to 651 AD.
  224 - Ardashir I introduces the title Šāhanšāh; the Sasanid reign is founded.
  c. 224-240 – Zoroastrianism belief experiences an era of recovery under the reign of Ardashir I.
  230 - The Sassanian army assaults the Roman-controlled fraction of Upper Mesopotamia and lay hands on Nisibis, but fails to catch it.
  237-238 - Ardashir I begins another rushes on the Eastern Roman Provinces and occupies Harran and Nisibis.
  241 - Coronation of Shapur I.
  c. 242-273 - Mani makes a journey in Persia.
  252-256 - Shapur I moves forward to the Eastern Roman Provinces.
  c. 259 - Defeat and capture of Valerian by Shapur I.
  c. 260 - 2nd foray of the Eastern Roman Provinces by Shapur I.
  c. 261 - Odaenathus, the ruler of Palmyra, stops the triumphant Persian troops coming back home following the looting of Antioch, scores a notable conquest against Shapur I and drives the Persians back across the Euphrates.
  271 - Coronation of Hormizd I.
  273 - Coronation of Bahram I.
  274 or 277 - The execution of Mani by influential Zoroastrian high priest Kartir.
  276 - Coronation of Bahram II.
context_section_description: The Sassanid Empire or Sassanian Dynasty is the name used for the Persian dynasty which lasted from 224 to 651 AD.
  224 - Ardashir I introduces the title Šāhanšāh (king of kings); the Sasanid reign is founded.
  c. 224-240 – Zoroastrianism belief experiences an era of recovery under the reign of Ardashir I.
  230 - The Sassanian army assaults the Roman-controlled fraction of Upper Mesopotamia and lay hands on Nisibis, but fails to catch it.
  237-238 - Ardashir I begins another rushes on the Eastern Roman Provinces and occupies Harran and Nisibis.
  241 - Coronation of Shapur I.
  c. 242-273 - Mani makes a journey in Persia.
  252-256 - Shapur I moves forward to the Eastern Roman Provinces.
  c. 259 - Defeat and capture of Valerian by Shapur I.
  c. 260 - 2nd foray of the Eastern Roman Provinces by Shapur I.
  c. 261 - Odaenathus, the ruler of Palmyra, stops the triumphant Persian troops coming back home following the looting of Antioch, scores a notable conquest against Shapur I and drives the Persians back across the Euphrates.
  271 - Coronation of Hormizd I.
  273 - Coronation of Bahram I.
  274 or 277 - The execution of Mani by influential Zoroastrian high priest Kartir.
  276 - Coronation of Bahram II.
  276 - The Kartir is chosen as extreme power of the Zoroastrian place of worship and  victimizes the supporters of other believes; his engravings at Ka'ba-ye Zartosht, Naqsh-e Rajab, and Sar Mashhad (south of Kazerun) declare to prove his principles.
  283 - Roman Emperor Carus seizes Mesopotamia and catches Ctesiphon, but his troops comes back his unexpected passing.
  286 - Tiridates takes the Armenian throne and the Persians are discharged from there.
  293 - Narseh overwhelms his  competitors and triumphs to the Persian throne.
  c. 294 - Narseh’s Paikuli inscription in Iraq next to the Persian frontier.
  296 - Narseh raids Armenia, expels Tiridates, and quells the Romans.
  297- Roman Emperor Galerius undoes Narseh. The Treaty of Nisibis compels Narseh to abandon Armenia and Mesopotamia.
  c. 301 - The realm of Armenia is the first nation to accept Christianity as the state religion.
  302 - Resignation of Narseh; Coronation of Hormizd II.
  309 - Coronation of Shapur II.
  325 - Shapur II falls upon Arab people and makes impregnable the empire’s frontiers.
  338 - Shapur II retrieves the five regions gave in by Narseh to Rome.
  348 - Shapur II seizes Mesopotamia.
  c. 360 - Fondation of the Kidarite kingdom.
  363 - War between Julian and Persian troops follows his back off and demise; the surrendered territories and Nisibis are brought back to Persia.
  376 - The armistice signed by Rome and Persia.
  379 - Death of Shapur II and the accession of Ardashir II.
  383 - Coronation of Shapur III.
  399 - Coronation of Yazdegerd I, titled “the Sinner” owing to his efforts to control the influence of Zoroastrian clergy and his leniency towards other believes.
  409 - Christian are allowed to publicly worship and to construct churches.
  420 - Coronation of Bahram V (Bahram Gūr).
  421 - Peace between Persia and Rome comes to an end.
  422 - Bahram V triumphs in driving off an assault by the Hephtalites.
  c. 425 - Bahram V brings in gypsies from India to amuse people according to the Shahnameh.
  428 - Dissolution of Arsacid dynasty of Armenia. Establishment of Persian Armenia.
  438 - Coronation of Yazdegerd II.
  451 - Battle of Avarayr fought against the Christian Armenian rebels led by Vardan Mamikonian.
  457 - Coronation of Hormizd III.
  459 - Coronation of Peroz I.
  484 - Hephthalite Empire conquer Peroz I.
  484 - Coronation of Balash. The Nvarsak Treaty grants the Armenians the right to profess Christianity freely.
  488 - Coronation of Kavadh I; expedition against Khazars.
  c. 490 - Mazdak teaches his egalitarian ideology with the benefit of Kavadh I’s support.
  c. 490 - Initiation of agrarian and tax reforms.
  496 - Kavadh I is dethroned by his brother Djamasp.
  499 - Return of Kavadh I with support of Hephtalites.
  524 - War between Byzantine Empire and Sassanid Empire.
  526 - Romans assault Persia, Armenia, and Mesopotamia, however they are beaten. Start of the Iberian War.
  531 - Coronation of
caption: Coin of Bahram V.
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