Arrest of Arshak II
Arrests the Armenian King & reduces him to suicide
Role range: 0309-0379
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Shapur II Biography and Timeline — Page 2
Follow Shapur II through 45 dated historical records for Persia.
Shapur II, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
45Distinct records
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371–379Years on this page
371
Rule of Armenia
Reduces Armenia to a Persian satellite
Role range: 0309-0379
Suicide
Arrests the Armenian King & reduces him to suicide
Role range: 0309-0379
375
Shapur Maintains Long Reign
Shapur's seven decade reign was one of the longest in Sasanian history and reshaped relations with Rome.
379
Shapur Dies After Long Rule
Shapur II died in 379 and was succeeded by Ardashir II in the Sasanian royal succession.
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.