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3 historical records

252 · China · House · House of Wu · Fei Ti

Succession

Succeeds as Emperor of China

252 · Persia · Armenia · House · House of Sasan · Shapur I

Appointment of Hormizd-Ardashir

Shapur I installed his son Hormizd-Ardashir as Great King of Armenia, placing a member of the Sasanian royal house over the important frontier kingdom.

252 · Persia · Armenia · Warfare · Rome War · Shapur I

Campaign in Armenia

Shapur I renewed pressure on Rome by asserting Sasanian power in Armenia, a strategic kingdom contested by the two empires.