Context: Ardashir II (Middle Persian:), was the eleventh Sassanid King of Persia from 379 to 383.
He was the brother of his predecessor, Shapur II (309379). During the reign of Shapur II, Ardashir had served as governor-King of Adiabene, where he had reportedly persecuted Christians., Shapur II ("Špr"), also known as Shapur II the Great, was the tenth king of the Sasanian Empire. The longest reigning Sasanian monarch, he reigned from 309 to 379. He was the son of Hormizd II (r. 302309). During Shapur II's long reign, the Sasanian Empire saw its first golden era., Bahram IV (<wlhln>, archaic "Warahrn", pronounced "Wahrm" and sometimes written <whlm>; New Persian: , "Bahrm"), was thirteenth king of the Sasanian Empire from 388 to 399. He was the son and successor of Shapur III (383388). , Shapur III (New Persian: ), was the twelfth king of the Sasanian Empire from 383 to 388. He was the son of Shapur II (r. 309379) and had succeeded his uncle Ardashir II (r. 379383). Shapur's cousin Zruanduxt married the King Khosrov IV of Armenia., Yazdegerd I ( Middle Persian :  Yazdekerd , meaning `` made by God '' ; New Persian :  Yazdegerd ) was the fourteenth Sasanian king of Persia and ruled from 399 to 420 . He was the son of Shapur III ( 383 -- 388 ) . He succeeded to the Sasanian throne on the assassination of his brother Bahram IV in 399 and ruled for twenty - one years till his death in 420 . Yazdegerd I 's reign was largely uneventful . The king is described as being of a peaceful disposition . There were cordial relations between Persia and the Eastern Roman Empire as well as between Persia and the Western Roman Empire . Early during his reign , Yazdegerd was entrusted the care of the Roman prince Theodosius by his father Arcadius on the latter 's death in 408 , and Yazdegerd faithfully defended the life , power and possessions of the Roman prince . Yazdegerd promoted Christianity in the early years of his reign and later opposed it . He is known in Sasanian sources ( and also in Islamic Persian sources who use Sasanian sources as their references ) as the sinner . However , this is propaganda made by the Zoroastrians due to his persecution of the Zoroastrians who opposed him , and his tolerance towards his non-Zoroastrian subjects , such as the Christians and the Jews . Yazdegerd also used the title of `` Ramshahr '' ( `` who maintains peace in his dominion '' ) , which fitted to him , due to his peace with the Romans and tolerance towards his subjects . The title `` Ramshahr '' was a title used by the legendary Kayanid kings , and thus starts the Sasanian interest in Kayanid history , where they later would adopt the title of `` Kay '' and use the slogan `` xwarrah '' . However , due to the Christians use of his tolerance to attack the Zoroastrians , and the appointment of the intolerant vizier Mihr Narseh , resulted in persecutions of the Christians , and also the struggle to convert Armenia to Zoroastrianism . During Yazdegerd 's last days , there took place a civil war between his sons . Bahram V emerged victorious and claimed the throne . Yazdegerd I died in 420 and was succeeded by his son Bahram V., The Sasanian Empire (or ), also known as Sassanian, Sasanid, Sassanid or Neo-Persian Empire), known to its inhabitants as rnshahr in Middle Persian, was the last imperial dynasty in Persia (Iran) before the rise of Islam, ruled by and named after the Sasanian dynasty from 224 to 651 AD. The Sasanian Empire, which succeeded the Parthian Empire, was recognized as one of the leading world powers alongside its neighboring arch-rival the Roman-Byzantine Empire, for a period of more than 400 years., Subject: yazdegerd i, Relation: date_of_birth, Options: (A) 224 (B) 302 (C) 309 (D) 379 (E) 383 (F) 388 (G) 400
Output: 400