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	b. Ardashir I to Shapur II. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Narseh (Narses) worsted his brother and rival, Hormizd, and drove Tiridates from Armenia (296).
		Narseh surrendered to Rome Mesopotamia and other territories east of the Tigris, the western part of Media was ceded to Armenia, and Iberia became a Roman protectorate.
		During the reign of Narseh, the king of Armenia was converted to Christianity.
	www.bartleby.com /67/272.html (717 words)

	The Sassanids, to 500 CE
		As with the autocracies before, freedom to worship depended upon the whim of the ruler, and for awhile persecution was lifted from the Manichaeans, Christians and Jews.
		Bahram II died in 293, and he was succeeded by Narseh, who ruled to 303.
		And, ruling over peoples of various religions, Narseh claimed that he was king in the name of Mazda and all the gods and claimed to be a disciple of Mani.
	fsmitha.com /h1/ch22c.htm (1896 words)

	History of Iran: Pirooz (Son of Yazdgerd III) in China (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It was written by Prince Nah-shieh (Narseh), who was the son of Prince Pirooz, who was the son of King Yazdgerd III-- the last Sasanid king of Persia.
		Narseh was a Chinese general stationed in the Tang Chinese military garrisons in what are today's Afghanistan, Tajikistan and parts of Uzbekistan.
		Narseh recounts in his diary of how his father set foot in China around the 660s A.D. Pirooz was only a little boy when the Arabs beheaded his father.
	www.iranchamber.com /history/articles/pirooz_in_china.php (716 words)

	Iranica.com - HORMOZD II
		In the "investiture" relief of Narseh at Naqæ-e Rostam in Fa@rs (Herrmann, pp.
		It is unlikely that he participated in his father's war against Rome, which ended in Narseh's crushing defeat, the capture of his wife and several children, and the ceding of several provinces in Armenia and Mesopotamia for their return (for Narseh's war, see Ensslin, pp.
		Georgina Herrmann, Naqsh-i Rustam 5 and 8: Sasanian Reliefs Attributed to Hormuzd II and Narseh (Iranische Denk-mäler, Lief.
	www.iranica.com /articles/v12f5/v12f5014.html (701 words)

	Encyclopedia: Narseh of Persia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Events Narseh of Persia and Diocletian conclude a peace treaty between Persia and Rome.
		Hormizd II, king of Persia, son of Narseh, reigned for seven years and five months, 302-309.
		Events Diocletian launched the last major persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire; Hierocles was said to have been the instigator of the fierce persecution of the Christians under February 24 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Empire.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Narseh-of-Persia (748 words)

	History of Iran: The Early Years of Sassanid Empire and Religious Turmoil in Persia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		He had been influenced by his grandfather, Shapur I and had become acquainted with advanced Hellenistic culture, and he was offended by the zealotry of the Zoroastrians.
		Narseh claimed to restore the rule of Ardashir, which he claimed was unequaled.
		In the Roman Empire, however, which was often at war with the Sassanids, the Manichaeans continued to be seen as representatives of a foreign power and as dangerous aliens.
	www.iranchamber.com /history/articles/sassanids_religious_turmoil.php (3148 words)

	Livius Picture Archive: Naq-i Rustam
		Narseh, a younger son of the great Shapur I, had come to power by a coup d' état, which may explain that he does not receive the cydaris from Ahuramazda, but from a women.
		We do not know who she is. It has been assumed that she is the goddess Anahita, but the king does not greet her as befits a worshipper in front of a deity.
		There is no triumph relief of Narseh, which comes as no surprise, because he was defeated by the Romans and forced to give up parts of Armenia.
	www.livius.org /a/iran/naqshirustam/sassanid3.html (372 words)

	Frye. Heritage of Persia
		Since Narseh did not mutilate Kartir's inscriptions, and there is no evidence of a clash between the two, we may assume that Narseh, who mentions in his inscription (Paikuli, line g) 'Ahura Mazda and all the gods and Anahita called the lady', did not overthrow the work of Kartir.
		The policy of toleration of Narseh towards the Manichaeans is generally known, but it is possible that a change began at the very end of the reign of Varahran II.
		Narseh fared no better and further concessions had to be made to the Emperor Galerius.
	www.fordham.edu /halsall/med/fryeheri.html (10494 words)

	S$S$NIDS [IX:70b] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		He was called “the Mazdaean, divine Narseh, king of kings of Iran and non- Iran, descended from the Gods” on his coins, which had his own face in the flames of the fire-altar on the reverse.
		In 298 Narseh secured the return of his family by ceding several districts on the upper Tigris to the Romans and setting the frontier at the Tigris.
		Narseh was succeeded by his son Hormizd II (302-9), who continued his father's policies and was represented in combat in a rock relief at
	www1.encislam.brill.nl /data/EncIslam/S1/SIM-6661.html (7508 words)

	Narseh of Persia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		For other historical figures with similar names, see Narses (disambiguation).
		Narseh (whose name is also sometimes written as Narses or Narseus) was a Sassanian King of Persia (292 - 303), and son of Shapur I.
		He rose as pretender to the throne against his grand-nephew Bahram III in AD 292, and soon became sole king.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Narseh_of_Persia (125 words)

	Classical Armenian Online
		Under Diocletian, Rome tried to install Khosrov II as ruler of Armenia, and between 279 and 287 A.D. he was in possession of the western parts of Armenian territory.
		When Narseh left to take the Persian throne in 293 A.D., Khosrov's murderer was installed on the Armenian throne.
		Rome nevertheless defeated Narseh in 298 A.D., and Khosrov's son Trdat III regained control of Armenia with the support of Roman soldiers.
	www.utexas.edu /cola/depts/lrc/eieol/armol-4-X.html (4425 words)

	Iranica.com - HAZAÚRBED
		The title occurs in the trilingual inscription of ˆa@pu@r (ˆa@buhr) I on the Ka¿be-ye Zardoæt, as well as in the bilingual inscription of Narseh at Paikuli, as Mid.
		In the inscription of Narseh at Paikuli, however, a new official, ˆa@pu@r the hargbed "?" is listed at the head of the nobles and grandees (a@za@d ud wazurg) followed by the bidaxæ and haza@rbed (NPi, Mid.
		A recently published Manichean Coptic text mentions a certain Sapo@re@s, who was Narseh's hyparch (Sapo@re@s p-hyparkhos) until the king's death in 302 (Pedersen, 1997, p.
	www.iranica.com /articles/v12f1/v12f1082.html (1268 words)

	Pirooz in China
		It was quite tough, but with the help of my Chinese friends and associates I got through it.
		Some Sogdians came as widows who then married Chinese soldiers along with their orphaned children.
		However, Pirooz financed most of the garrisons there with his own money.
	www.s110058824.onlinehome.us /minority/iran.html (1205 words)

	:: We Are The Best :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Narseh was a son of Shapur I. His reign followed that of his brother Varhran I and that emperors son and grandson (Varhran II and III respectively).
		Narseh felt that he was the rightful ruler of the empire after the death of Hormizd I and Varhran III was disposed of in a less than peaceful fashion.
		Other than the internal warring for control there is not too much that is known about the rule of this emperor.
	boyz.blogsky.com /?PostId=20 (2714 words)

	M091
		He ordered Narseh, the Iranian Commander in Edessa, to defy the orders of the Roman Commander, Germanus and hold on to his Fortress.
		Khusru then laid siege to Dara for nine months, at the end of which it surrendered, followed by the Roman Fortress of Amid.
		In 607 Khusru joined by Narseh, pressed forwards along the Euphrates and crossed into Syria, capturing Harran and Edessa.
	www.aoti76.dsl.pipex.com /coins/g1/m091.htm (780 words)

	Zurvanism - Essential 'Zoroastrianism' of classical Zurvanism
		Seeking to avoid this, he created the god Narseh [a youth] of fifteen years of age.
		And he put him, naked as he was, behind Satan so that the women should see him, desire him, and ask Satan for him.
		Moreover, Theodore seems to have imported the god Narseh from a similar Manichaean myth, for he is wholly absent from the Bundahishn account.
	www.farvardyn.com /zurvan5.php (2424 words)

	The Sasanian period (
		Peace between the two empires lasted until 283, when the Roman emperor Carus invaded Mesopotamia and advanced on Ctesiphon, but the Roman army was forced to withdraw after Carus' sudden death.
		In 296 Narseh I, the seventh Sasanian king, took the field and defeated a Roman force near Harran, but in the following year he was defeated and his family was taken captive.
		As a result, the Romans secured Nisibis and made it their strongest fortress against the Sasanians.
	www.angelfire.com /nt/Gilgamesh/sasanian.html (1797 words)

	Iran Daily
		According to ISNA, an Iranologist and professor of Rome’s La Sapienza University, Carlo Cereti has undertaken to supervise the project of computerizing the manuscripts known as ’Nebik’--a mid-Parsi term for the writings.
		Cereti said, “The project is still in its preliminary stage and for the time being we are computerizing manuscripts of Paikuli which is written by Narseh, a Sassanid king from the fourth century AD.
		He said that Italian researchers have already published a pamphlet about the administrative seals of Dowin, the capital of Sassanid rulers.
	www.iran-daily.com /1383/2223/html/art.htm (1437 words)

	Sassanid dynasty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the cities created by Shapur there were settlers from the western terretories, which included some Christians, who could exercise their faith there, were settled.
		He attacked the Romans, but after defeating the emperor Galerius near Callinicum on the Euphrates in 296 was completely defeated in 297 King Narseh (293-302) attacked the Romans, but after defeating the emperor Galerius near Callinicum on the Euphrates in 296 was completely defeated in 297, some areas in Mesopotamien were lost to Romans.
		These peoples did not show themselves rarely as serious threat for the Sassanids.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sassanid (3940 words)

	- Chapter 1
		Abivard's left hand twisted in the gesture Makuraners used to invoke the God, the only one they reverenced.
		"Narseh, Gimillu, the lady Shivini, Fraortish eldest of all, let that city fall into my hands," he murmured.
		He'd lost track of how many times he'd beseeched the Prophets Four to intercede with the God on his behalf, on behalf of Makuran, on behalf of Sharbaraz King of Kings.
	www.baen.com /chapters/W200509/1416508996___1.htm (10592 words)

	PERSEPOLIS AND ANCIENT IRAN - ROCK RELIEFS
		Naqsh-i-Rustam - Sasanian Relief Depicting the Equestrian Combat of King Bahram II above the Equestrian Combat of Bahram's Son, P 58803
		Naqsh-i-Rustam - Relief Depicting the Investiture of Narseh by Anahita, P 57362
		Naqsh-i-Rustam - Relief Depicting the Equestrian Combat of King Hormizd II, P 58777
	oi.uchicago.edu /OI/MUS/PA/IRAN/PAAI/PAAI_Rock_Reliefs.html (967 words)

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