Declaration of War
Declares war on Rome but is defeated
Role range: 0420-0438
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Bahram V Biography and Timeline
Follow Bahram V through 6 dated historical records for Persia.
Bahram V, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
6Distinct records
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420–422Years on this page
420
Succession
Succeeds as King of Persia
Role range: 0420-0438
Declaration of War
Declares war on Rome but is defeated
Role range: 0420-0438
Succession
Succeeds as King of Persia
Role range: 0420-0438
421
Bahram Faces Roman War
Bahram V came to power as renewed fighting between Persia and the Eastern Roman Empire began over religious and border disputes.
422
Bahram Agrees Peace With Rome
Bahram V reached a peace settlement with the Eastern Roman Empire following a brief war over the frontier and religious issues.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.